Seeing Systems YC Application

Winter 2026Active

Seeing Systems went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch as a Industrials company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2026
Industry: IndustrialsDefense
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Matthew Le MaitreFounder
Alexander Le MaitreFounder

What Seeing Systems does

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.

Seeing Systems's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Seeing Systems, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Seeing Systems

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Modular AI-Commanded Drones for Defence

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build inexpensive, autonomous strike drones designed to operate in contested combat zones. Our drones use modular hardware combined with an AI control system that reduces the cognitive load on operators, enabling faster upgrades and broader adoption. Our current focus is on defense forces that need reliable, cost-effective, and adaptable drone support.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We currently live and work in London, UK, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London gives us access to key UK military customers like the Royal Marine Commandos and several NATO partners. It also has a strong aerospace and defense ecosystem, making it the natural place to grow Seeing Systems.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Seeing Systems YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Seeing Systems's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Seeing Systems would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.