9 Mothers
Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.
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
Public traction evidence
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Garry Tan quote-post on 9 Mothers anti-drone demo
9Mothers is one of those technologies whose impact is immediately obvious to warfighters. Quoted post describes an anti-drone artillery gun at YC demo day.
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Tyler Bosmeny native X post mentioning 9 Mothers
YC is quietly building a counter-drone ecosystem. @PerseusDefense - Guided missiles to shoot down drones @9Mothers - AI machine guns to shoot down drones @surtrdefense - Open OS that fuses every sensor into one threat picture Milliray - Spots drones too small for legacy systems...
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Garry Tan post about 9 Mothers
Garry Tan wrote that 9 Mothers in the YC Spring 2026 batch is a counter-drone defense company where the customer alternative is zero.
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This is the definition of must-have for the future drone war.
This is the definition of must-have for the future drone war. Quoted post: 9Mothers is making AI mission systems for the DoW.
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Interview about @Inc and @lisabonos - @9Mothers , @ployai, @ApolloAtomics, and more @ycombinator P26 folks!
[Log in](https://x.com/i/jf/onboarding/web?mode=login&redirect_after_login=[redacted-public-param])[Sign up](https://x.com/i/jf/onboarding/web?mode=signup&redirect_after_login=[redacted-public-param]) Russell Smith 馃 on X: "Interview about @Inc and @lisabonos - @9Mothers ,...
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"9 Mothers in the YC Spring 2026 batch is a counter-drone defense co for whom bar is zero, there is no viable close quarters defense otherwise! There's no chasm to cross for that." Quote Garry Tan @garrytan 路 May 22 Geoffrey Moore says startups die in the chasm because pragmatist buyers demand a "whole product." These folks won't tolerate gaps. They need references. They need the complete solution. The chasm is lethal because because the buyers won't buy without perfection. But Moore's
"9 Mothers in the YC Spring 2026 batch is a counter-drone defense co for whom bar is zero, there is no viable close quarters defense otherwise! There's no chasm to cross for that." Quote Garry Tan @garrytan 路 May 22 Geoffrey Moore says startups die in the chasm because...
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New site, new things! AI C-sUAS | 9 Mothers | AI C-sUAS From 9mothers.com
New site, new things! AI C-sUAS | 9 Mothers | AI C-sUAS From 9mothers.com
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It's been great to be in @ycombinator, surrounded by the best folks. Lets gooo!
It's been great to be in @ycombinator, surrounded by the best folks. Lets gooo!