These funds are now fueling the transformation of various economic sectors.
Fedorov also named several projects that have created market-defining technologies across industries:
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Esper Bionics developed bionic prosthetics with a cloud service that "learns" users’ habits. The company is creating a new market segment in bionics, personalizing complex technologies and making them accessible to more patients.
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CheckEye is using AI technology to screen for diabetic retinopathy, opening up a mass market for rapid vision diagnostics and giving people in remote areas access to life-saving eye care.
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SolarGaps is creating smart blinds that generate electricity, pioneering a niche at the intersection of smart home technology and green energy. Unlike traditional solar panels that require large areas, SolarGaps lowers the entry threshold for green energy by enabling microgeneration for apartments and offices.
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Deus Robotics builds warehouse robots to automate logistics for small and medium-sized businesses—technology previously available only to major e-commerce giants.
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Tayra is an AI medical assistant that listens, transcribes, and inputs information into a doctor’s medical software. This eliminates paperwork and increases efficiency.
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AGRO BI gathers crop data using drone imagery, while Y-Harvest monitors soil conditions via AI. These agri-tech startups are expanding the growing market of precision agriculture by helping to increase crop yields.
“Despite the war, Ukrainian innovators continue to grow and create markets that didn’t exist just a few years ago," Fedorov said.
"The support of the Ukrainian Startup Fund gave a significant boost to many market-making companies. It’s an important part of our WINWIN 2030 innovation strategy and Ukraine’s transition to an innovation-driven economy.”
Earlier in May 2025, 117 Ukrainian startups were awarded grants as part of the latest round of the Seeds of Bravery initiative. The total support amounted to €3.5 million ($3.8 mln) — marking the largest round of grant funding in the program’s history and the strongest support yet for Ukrainian deep-tech projects.