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9 Mothers

YC X26 ↗

Austin, US · Founded 2024 · 19 employees · 5 known investors

9mothers.com ↗

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)

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Russell Smithin𝕏Founder / CEO

RK

Roman KhomenkoinFounder

BP

Bogdan PyzhinCo-Founder, COO

Investors · 5

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Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K

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Daft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2Mvia Jon Dishotsky · inferred

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Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K

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Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M

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Theory Forge VenturesTustinvia Ben Parr · inferred