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9 Mothers

YC X26

Austin, US · Founded 2024 · 19 employees · 3 known investors

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9 Mothers builds counter-drone defense systems that enable rapid deployment of point defense at infantry-mobile scale. The company serves military operators and procurement teams with hardware engineered for cost-effective attrition warfare against modern threats like FPV drones.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)

Russell Smithin𝕏Founder / CEO

Roman KhomenkoinFounder

Bogdan PyzhinCo-Founder, COO

Investors · 3

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Y Combinator✓ verifiedMountain View · $500K – $500K

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Daft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2M

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Streamlined Ventures