Hop Aero
Develops autonomous hypersonic cargo rockets for military micro-payload delivery.
$11MSeed
ParticipantYC
Y Combinator (YC)
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionDefense tech
Y Combinator funds early-stage startups through a three-month accelerator in San Francisco, with four batches a year and a standard $500,000 investment for accepted companies.
The investment consists of $125,000 for 7% of the company and $375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with a most-favoured-nation provision. The second SAFE adds to YC’s ownership when it converts, so the full $500,000 is not exchanged for a fixed 7% stake.
During the batch, founders work with YC partners in individual and group office hours, build toward Demo Day and use the alumni community for feedback, hiring and introductions. Companies can apply before launch; YC also accepts businesses that already have users and revenue.
- Rounds participated in
- 5
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 4 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 4 First participation on record · 1 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $132M 4 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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Rounds
5 in this selectionIsengard Industries
Builds precision strike and counter-UAS systems for allied militaries
UndisclosedStrategic
Role not disclosedArray Labs
Building a new way to understand the physical world
$21MStrategic
Role not disclosedSingularity
Building a safer world by deploying low-cost air defense systems at scale
$80MSeries A
Role not disclosedArray Labs
Building a new way to understand the physical world
$20MSeries A
Role not disclosed