Ukrainian Space Startups
Ukraine has been seminal in the history of space. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, arguably one of the fathers of the human space movement and inspiration to Gerard K. O’Neill and many others, was born in Ukraine. Also born in Ukraine, the legendary Serhiy Korolov led the Sputnik team. More, a significant portion of the innovation and design of the entire Soviet Space Program is traceable to Ukrainian leadership and engineering.
This Special Database is dedicated to our space startup friends in the brave Ukrainian Republic. While our amazing team did their best to ensure those listed are still viable, given the vagaries of war and the ongoing devastation wrought by the Russian leader’s unprovoked and malicious invasion, the companies here may or may not still exist. Also, while our early investments have been largely in the US or UK (with one in Luxembourg, and one in South America), you can be sure that as we evolve our subsequent funds, we will be keeping a keen eye on the innovative and exciting space community in Ukraine.
The table below details all the available data on these Ukrainian space startups.
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Status: This column is meant to describe the current status of the company as it relates to the ongoing operations of Ukrainian space companies. ‘Pivoted’ means the company has pivoted to work on the war effort, either reducing or canceling commercial operations. ‘Zombie’ means we cannot confirm if there is any ongoing activity.
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Have we missed your company? Is the listed data inaccurate or outdated? Do you see missing data for your company? The best way to update your information in this database is to reach out to us directly to provide additional information. We are also eager to learn about any additional data sources that can help us in our ongoing research, so please feel free to share any resources you know of with our team.
Updates will be published as new information becomes available.
SpaceFund Special Database
Last Updated: July 12, 2022
Ukraine Space
| wdt_ID | Company Name | Status | Location | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurs Orbital | Alive | Kyiv | Satellite Servicing | Developing reusablle servicing spacecraft for satellite life extension and space debris removal missions |
| 2 | Promin Aerospace | Alive | Kyiv | Launch | Building a small rocket to democratize access to space |
| 3 | Space Cossacks | Pivoted | Kyiv | Components | Developing technology solutions for space applications |
| 4 | SETS | Alive | Dnipro | Propulsion | Offering electric propulsion systems and subsystems for spacecraft |
| 5 | Strato | Zombie | Kyiv | Launch | Launching stratospheric balloons for research and advertising payloads |
| 6 | VRD Space | Zombie | Dnipro | Propulsion | Developing the next generation of spacecraft engines for deep space missions |
| 7 | xBeam | Alive | Kyiv | Manufacturing | Advancing additive manufacturing to print metal parts on-orbit |
| 8 | Flight Control Propulsion | Alive | Dnipro | Propulsion | Offering reliable and affordable propulsion systems and development |
| 9 | Orbit Boy | Alive | Kyiv | Launch | Developing an on-demand microsatellite air-launch system |
| 10 | Lunar Research Service | Pivoted | Kyiv | Other | Providing extreme environment hardware testing, launch integration, and R&D services |
| Company Name | Status | Location | Category | Description |