Podcast Episode
Why Ukraine is Europe's DefenceTech Lab

About this episode
Andreas Flodström, co-founder, Varangians
Key Points:
• The story behind the Varangians name and its connection between Sweden and Ukraine..
• How building Beetroot shaped Andreas Flodström’s relationship with Ukraine..
• Why Ukraine has become an important centre for DefenceTech innovation..
• The balance between pure DefenceTech and dual-use technologies..
• What Europe can learn from Ukraine about drones, electronic warfare and rapid innovation..
• How investors evaluate technology, teams, governance and risk..
• Whether today’s DefenceTech investment surge marks the beginning of a new European industrial era.