9 Mothers
9 Mothers is a YC Spring 2026 (P26) company. Based in Austin, TX, USA. Team of 19.
About 9 Mothers
Summary
9 Mothers builds autonomous counter-drone systems for the U.S. military and its prime contractors, targeting the close-in threat from low-cost FPV suicide drones that legacy systems were not built to handle. Its first product, Edda, is an AI-driven point-defense turret that detects and engages multiple high-speed drones at ranges of 10 to 100-plus meters using passive acoustic and visual targeting, with zero RF emissions. Three additional products covering passive sensing, belt-fed close-range engagement, and Group 2 UAS defeat are in development behind it.
Go-to-market
U.S. government agencies and defense prime contractors buy directly through contracts, with Edda shipping now and the remaining three systems planned for 2027.
From the Y Combinator listing
Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.
We have sold $1.6m of systems to the DoW. Multiple systems delivered to the DoW. Our first product - EDDA - is a counter drone system - small, low power, low cost fully autonomous-capable. It's designed to be used on vehicles, bases, or carried - to stop group 1 suicide drones. We have multiple contracts, sales, etc. We have 3 more products with demand in various stages of development. More details at https://9mothers.com
Facts
- Industrials / Industrials -> Defense
- Austin, TX, USA
- 19
- Active
- Early
Founders (3)
- Bogdan Pyzh
- Roman Khomenko
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