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Putin’s invasion is pushing Ukraine to export defence expertise to the west — interview with Ivan Matveichenko

Ukraine is exporting its hard-earned expertise in drone warfare and modern battlefield tactics to help Western allies adapt to the future of combat, says founder of Trypillian, Ivan Matveichenko.

What are some of the European defence startups founded by military vets?

With a rise in defence spending by European countries, many defence technology startups are seeing robust growth, supported by their founders' military experience.

“The West cannot afford ‘meat-assault’ tactics.” An interview with Dr. Robert Seely, a British politician developing a deftech startup in Ukraine

Bob Seely is a British politician and soldier. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan, worked as a correspondent for The Times in the former Soviet Union, led the UK’s Parliament Ukrainian caucus, and was one of the first Western voices to consistently warn about the Russian threat.

Which Battle-Tested Ukrainian Defence-Tech Startups Land Millions From Western Backers?

In just one month, Ukrainian defence-tech startups raised $20 million. While that’s a drop in the bucket compared to their US counterparts, it is a stunning leap for an industry that barely existed two years ago. Global investors are chasing what only Ukraine can provide: battlefield-hardened innovation with real-world results.

How Trypillian will spend $5M and what its first three products will be: a conversation with CEO Ivan Matveichenko

The British-Ukrainian company Trypillian has quickly become a notable player in Ukraine’s defence tech sector. In late May, the previously unknown project announced it had raised $5 million in investment from former UK minister Brooks Newmark. It later emerged that Newmark is one of Trypillian’s three co-founders.Defender Media spoke with Newmark’s partner, war veteran and Trypillian CEO Ivan Matveichenko. He explained that Trypillian is not a classic startup. It will work on in-house R&D, but its core function is to manage a portfolio of technologies from partners and portfolio companies. Most of Newmark’s investment will go toward M&A deals.According to Matveichenko, Trypillian has already completed two acquisitions, and the acquired teams are set to release an FPV drone and a bomber by the end of summer. The company is also finalising a long-range kamikaze drone, designed to be the most cost-effective deep-strike UAV in Ukraine. Below is Ivan Matveichenko’s full story.

War has changed: Ukraine’s tech pioneers are leading the fight West can’t afford to ignore — op-ed by Dr. Robert Seely MBE

The next conflict isn’t coming — it’s already being fought in Ukraine. Not by NATO generals in simulated exercises, but by small, underfunded teams of Ukrainian innovators building the future of warfare with laptops, soldering irons, and scraps of carbon fiber.