Fundraising Fox
RSRussell Smith

Russell Smith

YC X26

Founder / CEO at 9 Mothers

Founder and CEO of 9 Mothers, which develops counter-drone defense systems for military applications.

Intro paths

YC

Russell went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran 9 Mothers's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Russell can intro founders to 9 Mothers's investors below.

9 Mothers's investors Β· 5

Co-founders

BPBogdan Pyzh
Bogdan PyzhCo-Founder, COO