Seeing Systems
YC W26 · Active · Modular AI-Commanded Drones for Defence
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greypoint IndustriesShared: defense, drones, hardwareActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS26 |
 Albacore Inc.Shared: defense, drones, autonomousActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS25 |
 Earendil RoboticsShared: drones, defence, contestedActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS26 |
 IcarusShared: defense, hardware, weatherActiveOther | Other | Active | YCF25 |
 Arlo IndustriesShared: defense, hardware, droneActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vernius Systems, Inc.Shared: defense, drones, autonomousActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS26 |
 Mass MagneticsShared: defense, drones, earthActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS26 |
 IMPACT DronesShared: drones, hardware, costActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 Maquoketa ResearchShared: drone, defenseActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
 ApolloShieldShared: defense, drone, forceActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS16 |
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Founders
- Alexander Le MaitreFounder/CEO
- Matthew Le MaitreFounder/CTO
About Seeing Systems
We engineer inexpensive, autonomous strike drones designed to operate in the most contested combat environments on Earth! By combining true hardware modularity with an agentic control system that lowers cognitive load on operators, we enable faster upgrades, broader adoption, and more than 2x reduction in lifecycle cost. Our customers and partners include the UK Royal Marine Commandos, several other units in the UK, and 4 other NATO forces, and we are currently shipping prototypes for iterative feedback. Think of us as Anduril, but with worse weather, and better banter.
- YC batch
- W26 · Winter 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 7
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 32m ago
Seeing Systems: questions
Which YC batch was Seeing Systems in?
Seeing Systems was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).
Is Seeing Systems still active?
Y Combinator lists Seeing Systems as active.
Who founded Seeing Systems?
Seeing Systems's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alexander Le Maitre (Founder/CEO), Matthew Le Maitre (Founder/CTO).
Where is Seeing Systems based?
Seeing Systems lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.
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