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Known for these resultsRole60%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 60% 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.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% 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-company20%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 20% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bogdan PyzhFounder/COO · 9 MothersX26Industrials · Austin
- Roman KhomenkoFounder · 9 MothersX26Industrials · Austin
- Russell Smith@rhsFounder/CEO · 9 MothersX26Industrials · Austin
- Sindhuja Jeyabal@sindhujajeyabalFounder · Dost EducationW17Education · Delhi
- Sneha Sheth@snehakshethFounder/CEO · Dost EducationW17Education · Delhi
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bogdan Pyzh9 MothersFounder/COOSpring 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States19—Roman Khomenko9 MothersFounderSpring 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States19—Russell Smith9 Mothers2× YCFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsAustin, United States19https://x.com/rhsSindhuja JeyabalDost EducationFounderWinter 2017EducationDelhi, India30https://x.com/sindhujajeyabalSneha ShethDost EducationFounder/CEOWinter 2017EducationDelhi, India30https://x.com/snehaksheth
Showing 1–5 of 5 founders
Roman Khomenko
Founder·9 Mothers
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size19
BatchSpring 2026
LocationAustin, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of 9 Mothers Defense. Previously Data Scientist at Rainforest QA (YC S12), hacker, and builder of weird things. I love everything old: Lisp, NES games, IRC, trackers, and 8-bit music. Now building AI-driven counter-drone 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
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
9 Mothers
Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.
