Rownd (YC W22) — Fully autonomous defense solutions for the global edge
Rownd AI builds fully autonomous drones that use local edge intelligence and global LTE/5G/SatCom failover to eliminate the 1:1 pilot bottleneck anywhere on earth or space. We are currently field-deployed with active customers across U.S.
Rownd is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Fully autonomous defense solutions for the global edge. The founders listed are Robert Thelen (Founder), Matt Hamann (Founder), Rachel Orrino (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 27, 2022).
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Rownd AI builds fully autonomous drones that use local edge intelligence and global LTE/5G/SatCom failover to eliminate the 1:1 pilot bottleneck anywhere on earth or space. We are currently field-deployed with active customers across U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) via our defense business line, ArcEdge AI. Operating out of Raleigh, NC and Wisconsin, we leveraged our team's background in mobile hardware optimization and zero-trust architectures to build true cognitive autonomy directly onto physical aircraft. While we are heavily focused on defense technology today, our ultimate mission is scaling this physical autonomous infrastructure across commercial enterprise edge applications.
Robert Thelen
Founder
Matt Hamann
Founder
Rachel Orrino
Founder
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