Ukraine.
The shortlist a Ukrainian Solana builder actually needs: funds with a confirmed UA portfolio, the Solana-active backers most likely to take a CEE intro, plus the grants that fit UA-incorporated teams.
Shortlist
UA portfolio Β· Solana active Β· sorted by max check- 1Sequoia CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Co-led Phantom $150M Series C (Solana).
$2Mβ$50M - 2ParadigmπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Co-led Phantom $150M w/ Sequoia.
$2Mβ$30M - 3Pantera CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Led Unstoppable Domains $65M Series A β UA tech team in Kyiv. Has Pantera Ukraine community.
$1Mβ$25M
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- 4Founders FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Thiel's fund. Backed Mobalytics seedβA. Crypto-active.
$500Kβ$25M - 5Greylock PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Backed Magic Eden $130M.
$2Mβ$25M - 6DragonflyπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Existing investor in zkSync (UA founder). Co-invested with UA Hypra in Utorg.
$1Mβ$20M - 71kxπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
European crypto VC. UA-accessible. Existing Matter Labs investor.
$500Kβ$5M - 8Cyber FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$100M venture arm by Lido co-founders Lomashuk & Shapovalov. UA/CIS-aware. 150+ projects since 2014.
$250Kβ$5M - 9PlaceholderπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
Joel Monegro / Chris Burniske. Existing Matter Labs investor. Protocol/infra thesis.
$500Kβ$5M - 10Gumi CryptosπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$110M fund II. Led Arkis (UA DeFi prime broker).
$250Kβ$2M - 11TA VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
Viktoriya Tigipko. UA-led, established.
$200Kβ$2M - 12Hypra FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$25M UA Web3-only fund (Mar 2022). Buys 20-30% of existing Web3 service/product businesses.
$250Kβ$2M - 13Roosh VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
VC arm of Sergey Tokarev's Roosh Group. UA-founded. Sector-agnostic crypto-active.
$100Kβ$1M - 14QPDigitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
UA fund (2020). AI + blockchain + gaming + fintech.
$250Kβ$750K - 15a16z cryptoπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500K minimum. Anatoly Yakovenko is CSX mentor. Solana-friendly track.
$500Kβ$500K - 16Y CombinatorπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500k SAFE. YC Crypto Deals w/ Solana Foundation + Phantom.
$500Kβ$500K - 17Geek VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$23M NYC fund (Ihar Mahanek + Vadym Rogovskyi) backing immigrant founders. ~1/3 UA.
$100Kβ$500K - 18Majinx CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
Kyiv-founded Web3 VC (Jul 2024) by Ruslan Lynnyk. Portfolio: LayerZero, Magpie, Blast Royale.
$10Kβ$500K - 19Everstake CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
Investment arm of Kyiv-based Everstake validator. Backed Solana, Wormhole, Metaplex, Pyth, Allbridge, Everlend (UA Solana DeFi).
$50Kβ$500K - 20Boosty Venture StudioπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
Venture studio launched Oct 2022 by Boosty Labs + Hypra + CLUST.
$50Kβ$500K - 21SID Venture PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$
Vartanian + Lazorenko + Vaisburd + Illia Polosukhin (NEAR). Strong UA + blockchain thesis.
$100Kβ$400K - 22Sigma Software LabsπΊπ¦β Sol$$
Accelerator + venture studio. Datrics β NEAR follow-on. UA-native.
$25Kβ$250K - 23Superteam Ukraine / KumekaπΊπ¦β Sol$
Official Solana ecosystem hub in Ukraine. Instagrants, hackathons, BootCamp, Startup Terminal. THE entry door for UA Solana builders.
$1Kβ$10K
- Superteam Instagrants (Ukraine + global)Superteam DAO Β· rolling Β· non-dilutive<$10K microgrants
- Aleph Zero EFPAleph Zero Foundation Β· rolling Β· non-dilutiveUp to $500K per project, $50M total pool
- Ukrainian Startup Fund β Startup EDGEMinistry of Digital Transformation + EU4Innovation East + Expertise France Β· quarterly Β· non-dilutivePre-seed β¬20K; Seed β¬40K
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- Ukrainian Startup Fund β base grantUSF Β· round Β· non-dilutiveProgramme will fund projects totalling $2.5M
- Google Ukraine Support FundGoogle for Startups Β· rolling Β· non-dilutiveUp to $100K non-dilutive + $350K cloud credits
- EBRD Star Venture ProgrammeEBRD Β· rolling Β· non-dilutiveFree 24-month advisory + investor pitching
- NGI Zero Commons Fund (EU)European Commission Β· rolling Β· non-dilutiveβ¬5K β β¬50K
- EU Horizon Europe β Cluster 4 DigitalEuropean Commission Β· annual Β· non-dilutiveβ¬700M+ disbursed 2016β2024 to blockchain projects
- Greencubator Green Innovation Support ProgramGreencubator (Ukraine) Β· annual Β· non-dilutiveUp to $20K grant
1991 VenturesπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$500KAVentures CapitalπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$1MBoosty Venture StudioπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500K
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Cyber FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$UA-led
$5MEverstake CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KFlyer One VenturesπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$1.6MGeek VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KHorizon CapitalπΊπ¦$$$$UA-led
$25MHypra FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$2MMajinx CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KPragmatech VenturesπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$500KQPDigitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$750KRoosh VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$1MSID Venture PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$UA-led
$400KSigma Software LabsπΊπ¦β Sol$$UA-led
$250KSMRK VCπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$1.5MSuperteam Ukraine / KumekaπΊπ¦β Sol$UA-led
$10KTA VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$2Mu.venturesπΊπ¦$$$UA-led
$2MUkrainian Startup Fund (USF)πΊπ¦$UA-led
$75K1kxπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$5Ma16z cryptoπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500KAlmaz CapitalπΊπ¦$$$$
$10MDragonflyπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$20MFounders FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25MGoogle for Startups Ukraine Support FundπΊπ¦$$
$100KGreylock PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25MGumi CryptosπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$2MPantera CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25MParadigmπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$30MPlaceholderπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$5MSequoia CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$50MY CombinatorπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500K
Sequoia CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$50MParadigmπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$30MPantera CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25M
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Founders FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25MGreylock PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$25MDragonflyπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$20MMulticoinβ Sol$$$$
$10MJump Cryptoβ Sol$$$$
$10MGalaxyβ Sol$$$$
$10M1kxπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$5MCoinbase Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$5MElectric Capitalβ Sol$$$$
$5MFoundation Capitalβ Sol$$$$
$5MPolychain Capitalβ Sol$$$$
$5MRockawayXβ Sol$$$$
$5MStandard Cryptoβ Sol$$$$
$5MLightSpeed Factionβ Sol$$$$
$5MCyber FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$UA-led
$5MPlaceholderπΊπ¦β Sol$$$$
$5MSolana Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$5M6th Man Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$3MAnagram.xyzβ Sol$$$$
$3MBorderless VCβ Sol$$$$
$3MCastle Island Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$3MDelphi Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$3ML1Dβ Sol$$$$
$3MRace Capitalβ Sol$$$$
$3MVariantβ Sol$$$$
$3MHack VCβ Sol$$$$
$3MMaven 11 Capitalβ Sol$$$$
$3MSlow Venturesβ Sol$$$$
$3MBig Brain Holdingsβ Sol$$$
$2MGumi CryptosπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$2MReciprocal Venturesβ Sol$$$
$2MAnimoca Brandsβ Sol$$$
$2MTA VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$2MHypra FundπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$2MFrictionless Fundβ Sol$$$
$1.5MRoosh VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$1MQPDigitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$750Ka16z cryptoπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500KAllianceβ Sol$$$
$500KRobot Venturesβ Sol$$$
$500KY CombinatorπΊπ¦β Sol$$$
$500KGeek VenturesπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KMajinx CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KEverstake CapitalπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KBoosty Venture StudioπΊπ¦β Sol$$$UA-led
$500KSolana Foundation Grantsβ Sol$$$
$500KHelium Foundation Grantsβ Sol$$$
$500KJito Foundation Grantsβ Sol$$$
$500KJupiter Ecosystem Fundβ Sol$$$
$500KP2P Validator (P2P.org)β Sol$$$
$500KSID Venture PartnersπΊπ¦β Sol$$UA-led
$400KOutlier Venturesβ Sol$$
$250KColosseumβ Sol$$
$250KMetapurseβ Sol$$
$250KSigma Software LabsπΊπ¦β Sol$$UA-led
$250KPump Fund (Pump.fun)β Sol$$
$250KSuperteam Ukraine / KumekaπΊπ¦β Sol$UA-led
$10K
- Matter Labs / zkSyncZK-rollup L2Alex Gluchowski (Kyiv β global)
- Hackensmart-contract securityDmitry Budorin (Kyiv)
- EverstakeSolana validator + Everstake CapitalSergii Vasylchuk (Kyiv)
- AllbridgeSolana-native cross-chain bridgeAndriy Velykyy (Kyiv)
- Unstoppable DomainsWeb3 domainsBogdan Gusev CTO + Kyiv team
- 1inchDEX aggregatorSergej Kunz / Anton Bukov
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- Lidoliquid stakingKonstantin Lomashuk / Vasiliy Shapovalov
- NEAR ProtocolL1Illia Polosukhin (Kharkiv)
- DMarketacquired by Mythical Games 2023Vlad Panchenko (Kyiv)
- Refacea16z-backed, gen-AIUA founders
- MobalyticsFounders Fund-backed gaming analyticsUA founders
- ArkisDeFi prime brokerTyshchenko/Proskurin (London/Kyiv)
- Wirexcrypto cardsPavel Matveev
- Phantom WalletSolana walletnot UA-founded, heavily UA-staffed engineering
- Solana itselfL1 β the Solana co-founder is UkrainianAnatoly Yakovenko (born in Kyiv)