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Ukrainian drone manufacturer Buntar Aerospace has raised $16 million to expand production and enter foreign markets, bringing total funding to $30 million. The round was led by Freedom Fund VC and an unnamed international private equity fund, with participation from Gardar Venture Capital and Iron Wolf Capital. Buntar produces reconnaissance drones and battlefield AI software.
Buntar Aerospace, a Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has closed a $10.4 million funding round from U.S. law-enforcement technology firm Axon Enterprise and Norwegian investor Munkene AS. The round ranks among the six largest disclosed venture rounds in Ukraine this year, according to Defence Builder citing Vestbee data.
Why it matters: Axon's move into Ukrainian drone equity is a bet that frontline-proven designs will scale into Western law-enforcement and perimeter-security markets once the war ends.
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