Startup

After the start of a full-scale war, three IT guys from Kyiv decided to create their own platform for drivers — not just another forum or a public on social networks, but a full-fledged social network with modern tools for car enthusiasts. So in May 2022, the «eDrive» project was born — not just a car forum or a public on social networks, but a modern platform where drivers can maintain their own blogs about cars, share experiences and use special tools for keeping a «car diary». In three years, the platform has grown from a basic MVP to a community of over 60,000 users, mostly from Ukraine. We tell you what kind of tool this is and who it is useful to.

War sets priorities very quickly. It clearly shows the difference between technology as an idea and technology as a real capability. You can create a strong innovative solution — but without testing, integration, production, standards and constant feedback from the front, it will not become part of the defense system.

In today's world, where technology is becoming an integral part of national security, Ukrainian developers are creating game-changing products. One such breakthrough is DrillApp, a mobile application for training in shooting and weapons handling, which has already crossed the line from a local startup to a global platform for the military and civilians. Today, DrillApp is used by over 200,000 users in 159 countries around the world. We spoke with DrillApp founder Alexander Gusarov about the project's new ambitious goals and the direction the application is heading.

Ukrainian startup chessed.me has transformed individual online chess lessons into a guided service for developing concentration and cognitive skills in children. The platform already works with hundreds of families in the UK, conducts thousands of classes and retains about 90% of customers in the first months. Now the team is preparing to scale the product in the US and EU and introduce AI into the educational process. Read our article to find out who is behind the startup and why it is growing rapidly.

Ukrainians are opening a network of golf simulators in the United States, trying to meet the growing demand for such a product in this country. According to the CEO and founder of the Remo startup Yaroslav Pryhara, more than 40 million people in the United States already play golf simulators, and the potential audience is much wider. This is comparable to the entire population of Ukraine. A rapid surge of interest in this sport occurred after the Covid pandemic. One Remo Golf Simulator is already operational in Austin, Texas, and another has opened in Nebraska. The next step is to further expand the network of golf simulators over the next year. Contracts have already been signed for the installation of such simulators in a number of states, and the units for this have been put into production.

This list includes Ukrainian miltech teams with the largest amount of publicly announced investments, as well as products that are already undergoing real combat use.

On December 21, 2025, the SKELAR Veteran Venture Forum was held in Kyiv. After a full cycle of acceleration, veteran entrepreneurs presented their startups at the forum. These are the finalist projects of the first venture incubator for veteran entrepreneurs in Europe.