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Volume I · Chapter 1.5

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.

23 intersection33 UA-friendly60 Solana-active9 UA grants

Shortlist

UA portfolio · Solana active · sorted by max check
  1. 1
    Sequoia Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Co-led Phantom $150M Series C (Solana).

    $2M→$50M
  2. 2
    Paradigm🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Co-led Phantom $150M w/ Sequoia.

    $2M→$30M
  3. 3
    Pantera Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Led Unstoppable Domains $65M Series A — UA tech team in Kyiv. Has Pantera Ukraine community.

    $1M→$25M
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  1. 4
    Founders Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Thiel's fund. Backed Mobalytics seed→A. Crypto-active.

    $500K→$25M
  2. 5
    Greylock Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Backed Magic Eden $130M.

    $2M→$25M
  3. 6
    Dragonfly🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Existing investor in zkSync (UA founder). Co-invested with UA Hypra in Utorg.

    $1M→$20M
  4. 7
    1kx🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    European crypto VC. UA-accessible. Existing Matter Labs investor.

    $500K→$5M
  5. 8
    Cyber Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    $100M venture arm by Lido co-founders Lomashuk & Shapovalov. UA/CIS-aware. 150+ projects since 2014.

    $250K→$5M
  6. 9
    Placeholder🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$

    Joel Monegro / Chris Burniske. Existing Matter Labs investor. Protocol/infra thesis.

    $500K→$5M
  7. 10
    Gumi Cryptos🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    $110M fund II. Led Arkis (UA DeFi prime broker).

    $250K→$2M
  8. 11
    TA Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    Viktoriya Tigipko. UA-led, established.

    $200K→$2M
  9. 12
    Hypra Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    $25M UA Web3-only fund (Mar 2022). Buys 20-30% of existing Web3 service/product businesses.

    $250K→$2M
  10. 13
    Roosh Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    VC arm of Sergey Tokarev's Roosh Group. UA-founded. Sector-agnostic crypto-active.

    $100K→$1M
  11. 14
    QPDigital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    UA fund (2020). AI + blockchain + gaming + fintech.

    $250K→$750K
  12. 15
    a16z crypto🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    $500K minimum. Anatoly Yakovenko is CSX mentor. Solana-friendly track.

    $500K→$500K
  13. 16
    Y Combinator🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    $500k SAFE. YC Crypto Deals w/ Solana Foundation + Phantom.

    $500K→$500K
  14. 17
    Geek Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    $23M NYC fund (Ihar Mahanek + Vadym Rogovskyi) backing immigrant founders. ~1/3 UA.

    $100K→$500K
  15. 18
    Majinx Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    Kyiv-founded Web3 VC (Jul 2024) by Ruslan Lynnyk. Portfolio: LayerZero, Magpie, Blast Royale.

    $10K→$500K
  16. 19
    Everstake Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    Investment arm of Kyiv-based Everstake validator. Backed Solana, Wormhole, Metaplex, Pyth, Allbridge, Everlend (UA Solana DeFi).

    $50K→$500K
  17. 20
    Boosty Venture Studio🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$

    Venture studio launched Oct 2022 by Boosty Labs + Hypra + CLUST.

    $50K→$500K
  18. 21
    SID Venture Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$

    Vartanian + Lazorenko + Vaisburd + Illia Polosukhin (NEAR). Strong UA + blockchain thesis.

    $100K→$400K
  19. 22
    Sigma Software Labs🇺🇦◎ Sol$$

    Accelerator + venture studio. Datrics → NEAR follow-on. UA-native.

    $25K→$250K
  20. 23
    Superteam Ukraine / Kumeka🇺🇦◎ Sol$

    Official Solana ecosystem hub in Ukraine. Instagrants, hackathons, BootCamp, Startup Terminal. THE entry door for UA Solana builders.

    $1K→$10K

UA-friendly grants

9 programs · non-dilutive
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  1. Superteam Instagrants (Ukraine + global)
    Superteam DAO · rolling · non-dilutive
    <$10K microgrants
  2. Aleph Zero EFP
    Aleph Zero Foundation · rolling · non-dilutive
    Up to $500K per project, $50M total pool
  3. Ukrainian Startup Fund — Startup EDGE
    Ministry of Digital Transformation + EU4Innovation East + Expertise France · quarterly · non-dilutive
    Pre-seed €20K; Seed €40K
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  1. Ukrainian Startup Fund — base grant
    USF · round · non-dilutive
    Programme will fund projects totalling $2.5M
  2. Google Ukraine Support Fund
    Google for Startups · rolling · non-dilutive
    Up to $100K non-dilutive + $350K cloud credits
  3. EBRD Star Venture Programme
    EBRD · rolling · non-dilutive
    Free 24-month advisory + investor pitching
  4. NGI Zero Commons Fund (EU)
    European Commission · rolling · non-dilutive
    €5K – €50K
  5. EU Horizon Europe — Cluster 4 Digital
    European Commission · annual · non-dilutive
    €700M+ disbursed 2016–2024 to blockchain projects
  6. Greencubator Green Innovation Support Program
    Greencubator (Ukraine) · annual · non-dilutive
    Up to $20K grant

All UA-friendly funds

33 entries · UA-led first
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  1. 1991 Ventures🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $500K
  2. AVentures Capital🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $1M
  3. Boosty Venture Studio🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
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  1. Cyber Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$UA-led
    $5M
  2. Everstake Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  3. Flyer One Ventures🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $1.6M
  4. Geek Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  5. Horizon Capital🇺🇦$$$$UA-led
    $25M
  6. Hypra Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $2M
  7. Majinx Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  8. Pragmatech Ventures🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $500K
  9. QPDigital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $750K
  10. Roosh Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $1M
  11. SID Venture Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$UA-led
    $400K
  12. Sigma Software Labs🇺🇦◎ Sol$$UA-led
    $250K
  13. SMRK VC🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $1.5M
  14. Superteam Ukraine / Kumeka🇺🇦◎ Sol$UA-led
    $10K
  15. TA Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $2M
  16. u.ventures🇺🇦$$$UA-led
    $2M
  17. Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF)🇺🇦$UA-led
    $75K
  18. 1kx🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  19. a16z crypto🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  20. Almaz Capital🇺🇦$$$$
    $10M
  21. Dragonfly🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $20M
  22. Founders Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
  23. Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund🇺🇦$$
    $100K
  24. Greylock Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
  25. Gumi Cryptos🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $2M
  26. Pantera Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
  27. Paradigm🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $30M
  28. Placeholder🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  29. Sequoia Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $50M
  30. Y Combinator🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $500K

All Solana-active funds

60 entries · biggest check first
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  1. Sequoia Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $50M
  2. Paradigm🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $30M
  3. Pantera Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
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  1. Founders Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
  2. Greylock Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $25M
  3. Dragonfly🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $20M
  4. Multicoin◎ Sol$$$$
    $10M
  5. Jump Crypto◎ Sol$$$$
    $10M
  6. Galaxy◎ Sol$$$$
    $10M
  7. 1kx🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  8. Coinbase Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  9. Electric Capital◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  10. Foundation Capital◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  11. Polychain Capital◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  12. RockawayX◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  13. Standard Crypto◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  14. LightSpeed Faction◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  15. Cyber Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$UA-led
    $5M
  16. Placeholder🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  17. Solana Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $5M
  18. 6th Man Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  19. Anagram.xyz◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  20. Borderless VC◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  21. Castle Island Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  22. Delphi Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  23. L1D◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  24. Race Capital◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  25. Variant◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  26. Hack VC◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  27. Maven 11 Capital◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  28. Slow Ventures◎ Sol$$$$
    $3M
  29. Big Brain Holdings◎ Sol$$$
    $2M
  30. Gumi Cryptos🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $2M
  31. Reciprocal Ventures◎ Sol$$$
    $2M
  32. Animoca Brands◎ Sol$$$
    $2M
  33. TA Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $2M
  34. Hypra Fund🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $2M
  35. Frictionless Fund◎ Sol$$$
    $1.5M
  36. Roosh Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $1M
  37. QPDigital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $750K
  38. a16z crypto🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  39. Alliance◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  40. Robot Ventures◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  41. Y Combinator🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  42. Geek Ventures🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  43. Majinx Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  44. Everstake Capital🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  45. Boosty Venture Studio🇺🇦◎ Sol$$$UA-led
    $500K
  46. Solana Foundation Grants◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  47. Helium Foundation Grants◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  48. Jito Foundation Grants◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  49. Jupiter Ecosystem Fund◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  50. P2P Validator (P2P.org)◎ Sol$$$
    $500K
  51. SID Venture Partners🇺🇦◎ Sol$$UA-led
    $400K
  52. Outlier Ventures◎ Sol$$
    $250K
  53. Colosseum◎ Sol$$
    $250K
  54. Metapurse◎ Sol$$
    $250K
  55. Sigma Software Labs🇺🇦◎ Sol$$UA-led
    $250K
  56. Pump Fund (Pump.fun)◎ Sol$$
    $250K
  57. Superteam Ukraine / Kumeka🇺🇦◎ Sol$UA-led
    $10K

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