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Ukraine's ousted defense minister Fedorov is launching a defense technology company with backing from Palantir CEO Alex Karp. The venture's stated aim is to convert Ukraine's wartime experience into new technologies.
The path Fedorov is taking is uncommon. Ministers who leave government under circumstances the word "ousted" implies typically move toward advisory positions or established institutions.
Fedorov is instead founding a company, with a named backer at the helm of a technology firm, which suggests the venture was organized before his departure rather than assembled after it.
The bet at the center of the startup is whether battlefield-derived knowledge can be converted into defensible product.
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