Ukrainian Drone Maker UForce in Talks to Raise ~$500M at $5B, Led by Valor Equity

Bloomberg reports London-based UForce is in talks to raise roughly $500M at a ~$5B valuation in a round led by Valor Equity Partners, the venture firm run by SpaceX board member Antonio Gracias. UForce, founded by Ukrainian engineers Oleg Rogynskyy and Oleksii Honcharuk in 2022, makes AI-driven unmanned vehicles for air, land and sea; a March 2026 round valued the company above $1B, making it Ukraine's first defence-tech unicorn. The round is not closed and details could change.