Congrats to @albacoreinc on their $6.5M seed! Albacore is building underwater drones for the military. Their first product, Ghostfin, is an 8ft modular autonomous submarine designed to patrol undetected for 1,000+ nautical miles & support special ops. tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-yc-b…
The YC application in 2015: Its a SaaS for dog walkers. The YC application in 2025: Its an 8ft autonomous submarine for special ops. The definition of a "startup" has changed slightly.
Funding always celebrates what’s visible — range, autonomy, performance. The real moat will be in how Ghostfin learns under uncertainty — that’s the billion-dollar edge few teams architect for.
I bet the Albacore team had Finding Nemo on repeat as part of their
I’m always not so sure on YC’s position in defense companies. And now I just got a confirmation.
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