Vernius Systems, Inc.
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 1 known investors
Vernius makes drop-in hardware modules that add autonomous or operator-assisted targeting to existing FPV interceptor drones. The module sits between the drone's receiver and flight controller to provide beyond-visual-range sensing, autonomous guidance, or target bearing data for manual pilots, aimed at low-cost, high-volume defense deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareRoboticsHard TechDronesRadarAerospaceDefenseUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Vernius Systems, Inc. was founded in 2026 by Hisham El-Halabi and Joe Gonzalez.
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Hisham El-HalabiinFounderFounder of Vernius Systems. He was previously a founding engineer at Suave Money, where he worked on a non-custodial peer-to-peer fiat-to-crypto marketplace, and co-founder and CTO of Auctify, which later pivoted to the Sano AI calorie tracker; he holds a BEng in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.
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Joe GonzalezinFounderCo-founder of Vernius Systems who previously founded Plucky Labs (a backend-as-a-service for AI chat), XP Protocol, and Huddln, and worked as a Solutions Architect at Sandia National Labs on secure communications for the US Navy Tomahawk fleet. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Sacramento State.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Vernius Systems, Inc. do?
- Vernius makes drop-in hardware modules that add autonomous or operator-assisted targeting to existing FPV interceptor drones. The module sits between the drone's receiver and flight controller to provide beyond-visual-range sensing, autonomous guidance, or target bearing data for manual pilots, aimed at low-cost, high-volume defense deployment.
- Who founded Vernius Systems, Inc.?
- Vernius Systems, Inc. was founded by Hisham El-Halabi, Joe Gonzalez in 2026.
- Who are Vernius Systems, Inc.'s investors?
- Vernius Systems, Inc.'s investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Vernius Systems, Inc. headquartered?
- Vernius Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, US.