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Iris Automation

Acquired · Enabling autonomous drone operations globally through AI software

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8signal of 100 · rising 1
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherCorvus RoboticsShared: autonomous drone, dronesYC S18San FranciscoStartup →OtherPaladinShared: autonomous drone, dronesYC S18HoustonStartup →OtherTheseusShared: drone operation, dronesYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherAvionShared: autonomous drone, drones, operationYC W20San FranciscoStartup →AIRowndShared: autonomous drone, drones, operationYC W22RaleighStartup →
Companies closest to Iris Automation
Company
Corvus RoboticsShared: autonomous drone, dronesYC S18ActiveOther
PaladinShared: autonomous drone, dronesYC S18ActiveOther
TheseusShared: drone operation, dronesYC S24ActiveOther
AvionShared: autonomous drone, drones, operationYC W20ActiveOther
RowndShared: autonomous drone, drones, operationYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherAirDodgeShared: drone operation, enablingAntler 2023NorwayStartup →OtherAero Systems WestShared: drone operation, autonomousAlchemist Class 21Morgan HillStartup →OtherVoltairShared: autonomous drone, globallyYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherIris LabShared: autonomous droneEF 2024ParisStartup →OtherBrumbyShared: autonomous droneAntler 2025AustraliaStartup →
Companies next to Iris Automation
Company
AirDodgeShared: drone operation, enablingAntler 2023Not statedOther
Aero Systems WestShared: drone operation, autonomousAlchemist Class 21Not statedOther
VoltairShared: autonomous drone, globallyYC W26ActiveOther
Iris LabShared: autonomous droneEF 2024Not statedOther
BrumbyShared: autonomous droneAntler 2025Not statedOther

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About Iris Automation

The future for autonomous industrial drones is in sight - Enabling safer drone operation through intelligent collision avoidance. We are a Y Combinator and Silicon Valley investor company with a team from NASA, Boeing and PhDs in computer vision. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/y7tm4zr8 Website: www.IrisOnBoard.com

YC batch
S16 · Summer 2016
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Drones, Computer Vision, AI

Iris Automation in S16: 102 companies, 18% AI

Company profile

Iris Automation: questions

Which YC batch was Iris Automation in?

Iris Automation was in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch (S16).

Is Iris Automation still active?

Y Combinator lists Iris Automation as acquired.

Where is Iris Automation based?

Iris Automation lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.