Startup · United States
HQ Austin, United StatesFounded 202411-50 employees
Austin, Texas maker of counter-drone systems. Its first product, Edda, is a turret that detects small drones acoustically, tracks them with an onboard visual model and engages them with a shotgun effector at 10-100 m. Y Combinator Spring 2026 company.
About 23 kg counter-drone turret: acoustic detection cues an onboard visual tracker and a fast motion platform aims a 12-gauge shotgun at small drones 10-100 m away. Emits no RF.
Photo: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ra Hetep · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun-based and turreted counter-UAS | Developer | Limited fielding | — | — | Reported |
| Passive acoustic and electro-optical drone detection | Developer | Prototype | — | — | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | Gaingels | Confirmed |
| 2026 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | Mana Ventures, Pioneer Fund, RSquared VC, Y Combinator | Reported |
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| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Sandhills | Supplier | Development | Reported |
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mothers Austin headquarters | Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States | Operating | Reported |
Computer Vision Engineer, Senior ↗
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Senior Mechatronics Engineer ↗
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
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TechCrunch · Jun 18, 2026 · Supports Organization · founded year
“Founded in 2024, the startup has already booked $1.6 million in sales”
Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · logo
“{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
U.S. Army · Aug 26, 2026 · Supports System
“An Edda counter-unmanned aircraft system turret awaits testing during the Project Sandhills 2.0 live-fire exercise at Range 63, Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 18, 2026.”
The Defence Blog · Aug 23, 2026 · Supports Organization technology, System
“carries an Edda counter-unmanned aircraft system turret built by Austin-based 9 Mothers.”
9 Mothers · Supports Facility, Organization, Organization · name, Organization technology, System · system input:edge-ai-compute
“We are a focused team building counter-drone systems out of Austin.”
Y Combinator · Supports Funding round, Organization, Organization technology, Role, System
“Spring 2026”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Aug 24, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Issuer: Gaingels 9 Mothers LLC; Date of First Sale: 2026-08-11; Total Amount Sold: 714585”
Black Flag · Supports Funding round, Organization, Role
“Some investors Include... Y Combinator Pioneer Fund Mana Ventures RSquared”
Defense Daily · Supports Supply relationship
“A semi-autonomous, turreted 12-gauge shotgun system called Edda and supplied by 9 Mothers is mounted atop the cab of an unmanned Ford F-250 pickup truck”
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