February 18, 2024, Ian Lafi Posted On the X, he and two other people had just built a cheap drone in a hectoothone that calculated their points using their camera and Google Maps. He and his fellow, true lAndVY and Carl Schuller were all engineers under the age of 25.
The tech had a clear potential to fight GPS Jiming in Ukraine in Ukraine. Instead of GPS, drone operators will have to use high -tech springs to guide their drones. But this causes many problems, especially bad conditions such as thick fog or at night.
At the end of Hikathon, Schuller wished and separated from his two fellow colleagues, hoping that their paths could be re -crossed.
But the tweet went viral and his life changed. A day later, the three of them decided to apply to the Y Combinite, after successfully joined it Spring 2024 Coast.
Now, their San Francisco -based company, ThesisIt has collected only 3 4.3 million in financing the seeds in a round headed by the first round capital, which has the additional backing of the Y Combatinator and Lux Capital, especially to Tech Crunch.
The thesis is included in the drone’s other startups flock. Skydio is, focused on taking Chinese drones for US law enforcement and was Last time was worth $ 2.2 billion in 2023. Shield AI, who recently makes a Reconstructive drone 5.3 Billion Dollars Pricted at a cost. The largest defensive tech player, Andoril, Launched Last year its own little drone, and is allegedly in conversation Billion increasing the price of 28 billion.
Thesis says it does not make a drone, but focuses on hardware components and software that will enable any military drone to fly without a GP. The thesis CEO, Schuller, told Tech Crunch that the company does not create a targeting system. Its software is not deciding whether a particular place is a legitimate military target or not – single focus is getting drones from point A to B.
Thesis has not yet won any US military deals, and has not been deployed to any real battlefield. So it is using its fresh capital to focus on building its tech further, Rent. For three engineering roles.
However, the viral hackathone tweet took notice of Anis by the US Special Forces, which has signed a contract for preliminary examination and development. The Thesis says it recently went to a secret special forces base to test its latest system, in which a photo of the Tech Crunch was sent.
Overall, starting a company with people that you are known for less than a week is “generally not advised”, but in the case of thesis, it endorsed the jump of faith, showing a shoeler. Is written LinkedIn is in.