Defense · Austin, TX, USA · Founded 2024 · Formation stage
9 Mothers
Counter Drone Systems
Review noteYC directory: Spring 2026 batch, founded 2024, Austin, team of 19, USD 1.6M of systems sold to the DoW; founders Russell Smith (CEO), Roman Khomenko, Bogdan Pyzh. Co-founder's HN hiring post says 'We started in 2025' and under 20 people, so the founding year is 2024 per YC and 2025 per the founder. Source ↗
Edge
19#73 · ▲4 in 7d
Why now
People
co-founder
Founder/CEO
Making AI weapon systems.
Founder
Co-founder of 9 Mothers Defense. Previously Data Scientist at Rainforest QA (YC S12), hacker, and builder of weird things. I love everything old: Lisp, NES games, IRC, trackers, and 8-bit music. Now building AI-driven counter-drone systems.
Founder/COO
Building Counter-Drone Systems.
Score
Hiring
× 0.95
Matched on autonomous, counter-drone, defense, drone, industrial
× 0.97
Already visible: Hacker News mentions
× 0.85
4 named people, none from a top lab or company
29 × 0.95 × 0.97 × 0.85 × 0.85 one family only = 19