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Vernius Systems, Inc. launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

Autonomous radar guidance for interceptors

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
Industrials
Team size
3
Based
San Francisco, CA, USA

Founders

vernius.systems ↗

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Vernius Systems, Inc. on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: We make radar seekers for interceptors. The seeker — the sensor that finds and locks onto targets — is the most critical and costly component in every interceptor. Developing a radar seeker takes a 200+ person team at Raytheon and hundreds of millions of dollars. We’ve built a pipeline which automates their entire engineering pipeline, and can produce working seekers in weeks, not years. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "Vernius builds low-cost active radar seekers for counter-UAS, letting any interceptor detect Shahed-class targets beyond visual range in all weather." (source)

Who is behind it

  • Arthur Nguyen-cao, Founder/CEO: Founder at Vernius Systems. 6+ years RF PCB engineering. Previous Technical Lead at Defence Tech for Ukraine, leading 14 engineers to develop FPV drone systems now fielded by Ukrainian units. Co-founded Auctify (raised $250K, featured in The Verge, 30K users), where we built the world's first AI smart glasses. Part of the $2.6B USAF B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program proposal at Pratt & Whitney. (source)
  • Hisham El-Halabi, Founder/CTO: Founder at Vernius Systems. Previously founding engineer at Suave Money (HF0, Orange DAO-backed), building a non-custodial P2P fiat-to-crypto marketplace used by hundreds of thousands and adopted by YC startups Shor and Kontigo. Co-founder/CTO at Auctify, raising $77K in presales and pivoting to Sano AI calorie tracker (30K users, $2.5K MRR, $250K raised). BEng Engineering Science, University of Toronto. (source)
  • Joe Gonzalez, Founder/COO: CoFounder at Vernius Systems. Serial founder: built Plucky Labs (backend-as-a-service for AI chat), XP Protocol (scaled to 200K+ users, 50K+ MAU), and Huddln (venture-backed Web3 startup). Previously Solutions Architect at Sandia National Labs under Q clearance, architecting secure comms for US Navy Tomahawk fleet. BS Computer Engineering, Sacramento State. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2026: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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Where else to launch Vernius Systems, Inc.

  • Indie Hackers Forum ↗
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    Audience: IndieHackers; bootstrapped solo founders sharing revenue and behind-the-scenes
  • BetaList ↗
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    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • CoFoundersLab ↗
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  • Hacker News (Show HN) ↗
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    Audience: Hacker News readers; engineers, technical founders, infra-curious people
  • Invincible Product Hunters (Global) ↗
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    Audience: Telegram channel readers; URL-first, attention-light
  • Launching Next ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • LaunchPedia ↗
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    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories
  • MicroLaunch ↗
    Self-promotion allowedFree, with paid options
    Audience: Directory listing surface; cold readers scanning categories

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