Global VC investment breaks records thanks to AI. In the first quarter of the year, global venture capital investment reached $126.3B, the highest in 11 quarters, according to the KPMG Q1’25 Venture Pulse Report. The main driver is artificial i... #ArtificialIntelligence #investments #Startups #VentureCapital #VentureInvestments
A startup that counters disinformation campaigns raises $1.6M and plans to scale. Ukrainian startup LetsData, which uses artificial intelligence to detect disinformation campaigns, has raised $1.6M in a pre-seed round led by SMOK Ventures, with participation from Wayra, Tilia Impac... #ArtificialIntelligence #CountersDisinformation #LetsData #SMOKVentures #StartUp #StartUpinvestments #UkrainianStartUps
Ukraine needs security guarantees to stimulate international investment in industrial production; Metinvest introduces AI to save resources at Zaporizhstal. Yuriy Ryzhenkov, CEO of the mining and metallurgical company Metinvest, said that 2025 should be the year of recovery for the devastated Ukrainian economy, but this requires security guarantees that w... #ArtificialIntelligence #investments #MetallurgyUkraine #Metinvest #YuriyRyzhenkov #Zaporizhstal
Drone maker Helsing has become one of Europe’s most valuable startups. Helsing, valued at €5B, has become one of Europe’s most valuable startups, thanks to a surge in demand for drones and software for drones and fighter jets amid the war in Ukraine. The company ha... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #Germany #Helsing
A Ukrainian developer of EW-resistant military communication systems receives funds for scaling, and defense startups attract $25M in foreign investment. A Ukrainian developer of communication systems, Himera, received an investment from the Nezlamni fund. Although the amount is undisclosed, it is within the standard range of the fund’s $100,000 ... #ArtificialIntelligence #Brave1 #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #Himera #Nezlamni #Swarmer
A Ukrainian military tech start-up that uses AI to automate drone attacks has attracted $2.7M from US funds. Ukrainian start-up Swarmer, which uses AI technology called Styx that controls drones in a swarm, has attracted $2.7M in investments from R-G.AI, Radius Capital Ventures, Green Flag Ventures, and D3 V... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseStartups #DefenseTechnology #R-G.AI #StartUpinvestments #Swarmer
Two AI startups from Ukraine have attracted more than $3.2M from investors. Ukrainian AI platform Mantis Analytics received $240,000 from the Nezlamni fund. This will be used to accelerate development and launch the platform in the US market, which is a critical strategic pri... #42CAP #ArtificialIntelligence #MantisAnalytics #Nezlamni #Osavul #SMRK #U.Ventures
A Ukrainian manufacturer of electronic warfare technology has invested $500,000 in a unique anti-drone technology with AI. Since early 2024, the Kvertus company has been developing EW systems that will operate noiselessly and will be able to plant AI-enhanced drones. Currently, Russian drones with machine vision are not ... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #ElectronicWarfareTechnology #Kvertus #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
A legal services AI startup with a Ukrainian co-founder has raised $5M. The Edinburgh-headquartered startup Wordsmith, which is developing a legal assistant that utilizes artificial intelligence, raised $5M. Index Ventures led the seed round with the participation of Gene... #ArtificialIntelligence #investments #legalstartup #StartUpinvestments #Wordsmith
A Ukrainian AI-based SaaS startup has secured Lifecell, Nova Poshta, banks, and retail outlets as clients. Ukrainian startups are developing the Getpin online marketing SaaS tool based on AI, which strengthens businesses with physical points of sale in the online space. The startup’s first client in ... #ArtificialIntelligence #Getpin #Marketing #StartUpinvestments #UkrainianStartUP
Cisco has launched a $1B fund for investment in AI. Cisco, which has a representative office in Ukraine, has launched a $1B fund for investment artificial intelligence startups. Through its investment arm, the company has invested in Cohere, Mistral AI... #ArtificialIntelligence #Cisco #InvestmentFund #ScaleAI #Startups
A Ukrainian-British AI-based recruiting startup has attracted $500,000 in investment. With the assistance of the World Bank, the Kazakh venture fund White Hill Capital invested $500,000 in AI recruiting service JobCannon. The company does not disclose its valuation estimate, but it is ... #ArtificialIntelligence #JobCannon #PeterKolomiets #StartUpinvestments
A Ukrainian AI startup has attracted $1M in investment. Ukrainian start-up Respeecher, which creates voices for Hollywood and AAA games using artificial intelligence, has announced an investment from entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and investment funds inclu... #AItech #ArtificialIntelligence #Respeecher #StartUpinvestments
Ukrainian IT company SoftServe announces the creation of a generative artificial intelligence laboratory. The purpose of the laboratory is to accelerate the implementation of AI technologies in various fields and industries, as well as to solve specific business problems through the use of these technolog... #AItech #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftServe #UkrainianITcompany
Adsme, a Ukrainian start-up in artificial intelligence, has attracted angel pre-seed funding. Ukrainian investors provided initial financing for the Ukrainian startup Adsme, which is developing its own AI technology for predicting the effectiveness of advertising in Meta Ads. The size of the i... #Adsme #ArtificialIntelligence #ITinvestment #StartUpinvestments
Ukrainian company Preply has attracted another $70M in investment for AI project. Ukrainian-founded EdTech company Preply has raised $70M in equity and loan capital. The main investor in the new financing round is Horizon Capital, which specializes in investments in equity capital.... #ArtificialIntelligence #ITinvestment #PreplyUkraine
An American facial recognition software development company plans to open an office in Ukraine. The Clearview AI company is interested in building its digital infrastructure of Ukraine. Among their concepts is the use of artificial intelligence in customs and banking. In addition, the company is... #ArtificialIntelligence #ClearViewAI #HoanTonThat #MykhailoFedorov
