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9 Mothers

Active · Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.

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Why it ranks

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13signal of 100 · rising 13
  • team of 19Team size · YC's directory+6.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIIsengard Industries IncShared: counter drone, system, defenseYC S26San FranciscoStartup →OtherKairox SystemsShared: low cost, drone, vehicleYC F26San FranciscoStartup →
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ArmoryShared: counter drone, low cost, systemAntler 2025Not statedOther
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Degla IncShared: fully autonomous, drone, systemYC F26ActiveAI
RowndShared: fully autonomous, droneYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools
BayMachinesShared: dow, system, defenseYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools

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About 9 Mothers

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

YC batch
X26 · Spring 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
19
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Checked
7h ago

9 Mothers in X26: 194 companies, 84% AI

9 Mothers: questions

Which YC batch was 9 Mothers in?

9 Mothers was in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch (X26).

Is 9 Mothers still active?

Y Combinator lists 9 Mothers as active.

Where is 9 Mothers based?

9 Mothers lists Austin, TX, USA as its location on YC's directory.