SYSTEM

SYSTEM

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DATE

DATE

11/06
11/06

YEAR

YEAR

2026
2026

DB
Accelerator

DEFENCE
BUILDER
ECOSYSTEM

DEFENCE
BUILDER
ECOSYSTEM

BATCH 3 PORTFOLIO 

JUNE 2026

9 companies
C-UAS · STRIKE · MARITIME · UGV · ISR

To win, we need serial production, scalable business models, and companies ready for international joint ventures. Defence Builder Accelerator takes early-stage defence tech companies and over 4 months builds them into that — shaping product, business logic, and validation from the ground up. Batch 3 presents nine of those companies: across C-UAS and drone detection, strike munitions, maritime defence, autonomous ground systems, and target acquisition.

*one company is not being disclosed due to security risks

UA/UK/EY

UA/UK/EY

Companies
presented

Companies
presented

Fremen

AI-Powered Drone Survival Kit

Fremen is developing an AI-powered drone survival system designed to increase the survivability of reconnaissance UAVs in environments where they are actively hunted by low-cost FPV interceptors.

Open

Fremen

AI-Powered Drone Survival Kit

Fremen is developing an AI-powered drone survival system designed to increase the survivability of reconnaissance UAVs in environments where they are actively hunted by low-cost FPV interceptors.

Open

Fremen

AI-Powered Drone Survival Kit

Fremen is developing an AI-powered drone survival system designed to increase the survivability of reconnaissance UAVs in environments where they are actively hunted by low-cost FPV interceptors.

Open

UMP

UGV TAUREX

A wheeled unmanned ground vehicle designed for logistics and evacuation missions

Open

UMP

UGV TAUREX

A wheeled unmanned ground vehicle designed for logistics and evacuation missions

Open

UMP

UGV TAUREX

A wheeled unmanned ground vehicle designed for logistics and evacuation missions

Open

Wingtech

HABA - fixed-wing UAVs for strike and logistics 
missions

Reusable fixed-wing strike UAV with autonomous operation in contested EW environments. Capable of GPS-denied takeoff and navigation using custom inertial and beacon-assisted systems.

Open

Wingtech

HABA - fixed-wing UAVs for strike and logistics 
missions

Reusable fixed-wing strike UAV with autonomous operation in contested EW environments. Capable of GPS-denied takeoff and navigation using custom inertial and beacon-assisted systems.

Open

Wingtech

HABA - fixed-wing UAVs for strike and logistics 
missions

Reusable fixed-wing strike UAV with autonomous operation in contested EW environments. Capable of GPS-denied takeoff and navigation using custom inertial and beacon-assisted systems.

Open

Frost Works

VELES

Air threat detection systems designed for tactical and strategic use in contested environments.

Open

Frost Works

VELES

Air threat detection systems designed for tactical and strategic use in contested environments.

Open

Frost Works

VELES

Air threat detection systems designed for tactical and strategic use in contested environments.

Open

Trident

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms — target detection, navigation and terminal guidance. 4 out of 5 drones guided autonomously by Trident's last-mile targeting systems hit their targets. 

Open

Trident

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms — target detection, navigation and terminal guidance. 4 out of 5 drones guided autonomously by Trident's last-mile targeting systems hit their targets. 

Open

Trident

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms

AI-powered autonomy systems for unmanned platforms — target detection, navigation and terminal guidance. 4 out of 5 drones guided autonomously by Trident's last-mile targeting systems hit their targets. 

Open

BlueShadow ApS

BlueDragon

AI-powered solutions for detecting and countering hybrid threats in the maritime domain.

Open

BlueShadow ApS

BlueDragon

AI-powered solutions for detecting and countering hybrid threats in the maritime domain.

Open

BlueShadow ApS

BlueDragon

AI-powered solutions for detecting and countering hybrid threats in the maritime domain.

Open

TELEARMY

Teaching Old Trucks New Tricks

Telearmy develops deep-tech remote driving technology that converts existing military ground vehicles into fully unmanned platforms

Open

TELEARMY

Teaching Old Trucks New Tricks

Telearmy develops deep-tech remote driving technology that converts existing military ground vehicles into fully unmanned platforms

Open

TELEARMY

Teaching Old Trucks New Tricks

Telearmy develops deep-tech remote driving technology that converts existing military ground vehicles into fully unmanned platforms

Open

NEBOSTRAZH

SM-1 Counter-FPV Turret & Interceptor

AI-powered, autonomous counter-drone defence system combining a vehicle-mounted SM-1 three-sensor turret with a land to air  FPV interceptor, both running the same detection AI.

Open

NEBOSTRAZH

SM-1 Counter-FPV Turret & Interceptor

AI-powered, autonomous counter-drone defence system combining a vehicle-mounted SM-1 three-sensor turret with a land to air  FPV interceptor, both running the same detection AI.

Open

NEBOSTRAZH

SM-1 Counter-FPV Turret & Interceptor

AI-powered, autonomous counter-drone defence system combining a vehicle-mounted SM-1 three-sensor turret with a land to air  FPV interceptor, both running the same detection AI.

Open

Ukraine’s Defence
Tech Market Overview

Ukraine’s Defence
Tech Market Overview

$0.0B

Total market volume 
in 2025

$0.0B

Total market volume 
in 2025

$0.0B

UAV segment

$0.0B

UAV segment

$0M

ground robotics (6× YoY)

$0M

ground robotics (6× YoY)

$0M

EW (3.1×)

$0M

EW (3.1×)

Joint research by Defence Builder, KSE Institute, and Brave1 — the most comprehensive analysis of Ukraine's defence tech sector to date.

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invested in Ukrainian defence companies

$129M+

long-term post-war potential

$690B

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