Raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, launching pilot projects with Californian wineries and developing innovations for the global market. Ukrainian technology companies are once again making their mark in Silicon Valley.
At the major TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 conference in San Francisco, ten Ukrainian teams successfully showcased their innovative products. The event helped entrepreneurs establish contacts with investors, test market hypotheses and explore opportunities for integration into the US and EU markets.
During the conference, Ukrainian developers participated in seven specialised side events and held productive meetings with representatives of Plug and Play, Stanford University and J.P. Morgan. The innovators also visited Google's office, where they met with the Google for Startups and Google Cloud teams. In addition, participants attended industry events including Ukraine Defense Tech: Ecosystem Night, National SI Center and Venture Night.
Ukrainian startups achieved notable victories in pitching competitions. QueSee AI won the Audience Choice category at Venture Night, while Deus Robotics won the Unicorn Battle organised by Network.VC during a Plug and Play event.
Key achievements of the Ukrainian teams
The conference delivered a number of concrete results and preliminary agreements for participating entrepreneurs:
- ThreatBreaker: Secured $25,000 in angel investment, established contacts with ABB, Zendesk and Qatar Science & Technology Park, and is planning cooperation in industrial cybersecurity.
- INNONEERS: Attracted interest from three partners in potential investments totalling $500,000, established a connection with Flairio Labs and is preparing to launch three pilot projects with agricultural companies.
- YHarvest: Identified $500,000 in potential investment, is negotiating paid pilot projects with Californian wineries and exploring cooperation with the University of California, Davis.
- Spaceplace: Is discussing $1 million in pre-seed investment following contacts with Kompas VC, WaveX VC and Speedrun.
- Portality: Attracted interest from three investors for a potential $550,000 investment and is negotiating with Mirko Solutions, Makimo and Simulated Security to enter EU markets.
- WebSpellChecker: Is seeking between $650,000 and $2 million in potential investment and planning technology partnerships.
- CELEBRA Tech: Is negotiating with a jet engine manufacturer on solutions for deep-strike capabilities.
- Deus Robotics: Is discussing integrations and sales opportunities with representatives of the logistics, warehouse automation and retail sectors.
- QueSee AI: Established contacts with Salesforce, AlphaSense, Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support, Qatar Science & Technology Park and Kazakhstan's KMF Bank.
Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, together with Digital Ukraine and StrategEast, organised the participation of the Ukrainian national delegation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
The initiative was supported by the Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund, the US Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program and YEP Accelerator.
