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Known for these resultsRole67%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 67% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Roman KhomenkoFounder · 9 MothersX26Industrials · Austin
- Fred Stevens-Smith@fredsters_sFounder/CEO · RainforestS12B2B · San Francisco
- Russell Smith@rhsFounder/CTO · RainforestS12B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Roman Khomenko9 MothersFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States19—Fred Stevens-SmithRainforestFounder/CEOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States40https://x.com/fredsters_sRussell SmithRainforest2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2012B2BSan Francisco, United States40https://x.com/rhs
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Russell Smith
Founder/CEO·9 Mothers
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size19
BatchSpring 2026
LocationAustin, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Making AI weapon systems.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founder
- S12RainforestActive
- X269 MothersActive · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
9 Mothers
Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.
