About
Roman Khomenko was a data scientist at Rainforest QA (YC S12). He is co-founder of 9 Mothers Defense, where he works on AI-driven counter-drone systems.
Founder at 9 MothersYC X26
Intro paths
Roman went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran 9 Mothers's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Roman can intro founders to 9 Mothers's investors below.
9 Mothers's investors · 5
Co-founders at 9 Mothers
Experience
- 9 MothersBuilder of Thinking Machinescurrent2024 — presentTexas, United States
- Rainforest QALead AI Data Scientist2016 — 2024
- DataRobotData Scientist2015 — 2016Greater Boston
- DisOpt.comSoftware Development Consultant2006 — 2014
- DisOpt.comSecurity Researcher2002 — 2013
- Police of UkraineOfficer2008 — 2009Ukraine
- Police of UkraineSergeant2003 — 2008Ukraine
- Police of UkrainePrivate2001 — 2003Ukraine
Education
- Kharkiv National University of Radio ElectronicsMaster's degree, Computer Science2002 — 2007
Skills & more
Languages English · German · Spanish · Ukrainian
From Roman's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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DataRobot mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Data Robot mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Rainforest mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics1
Shared employers
Also worked at 9 Mothers2
Also worked at Rainforest QA7
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