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Battlefield validation
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Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO network Access
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Investor network
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Expert community
Who we are
Defence Builder is a Kyiv-based, non-government defence tech accelerator supporting early-stage solutions for Ukraine and Europe. Our four-month program helps startups turn ideas and prototypes into battlefield-proven, scalable products while securing essential capital
our goal
To make Ukrainian defence technology a cornerstone of global security
our mission
To build the engine for Ukraine's modern defence industry by scaling battlefield innovators into global manufacturers, in close partnership with Europe and allied nations.
Accelerated startups
6
Battlefield
proved
4
Successfully
closed investment round
9
Tested their solutions with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
15+
Tailored scouting projects for investors & manufacturers
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Cyber
Land
Critical components
Sea
Communication
Oleksandr Yabchanka
Commander of the Robotic Systems Service of the 'Da Vinci Wolves' Battalion, 59th OMBR
Oleksandr Kharkovets
Commander of the Alter Ego Battalion, the first UGV unit of the 93rd Brigade "Kholodny Yar"
Anatolii Khrapchynskyi
Air Force reserve Officer, EW Expert, Director of Development Defence Industry Company
Ivan Kaunov
Ukrainian new-gen defence entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO of Buntar Aerospace, MilTech expert
Martin Valovsky
Founding Partner of Baryon Investment Fund
Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein
Founding Partner of Bifrost Defence
Niels Vejrup Carlsen
Founding Partner of Final Frontier VC
Daria Yaniieva
Head of Defence & Investments, Sigma Software Group
Roman Pohorilyi
(DeepState UA)
Military analyst, leading OSINT expert in battlefield mapping, Co-Founder/COO of Deep State UA
Vijay Sekhara
Ex-Program Director of ScaleWolf Accelerator and NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator 'DIANA'
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