# Earendil Robotics

[Earendil Robotics on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/earendil-robotics)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://earendil.io/)
- [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/earendil-robotics)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/earendil-robotics)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/earendil-robotics/)

## About

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## YC company profile

Drone swarm defence at a small-unit level

Earendil Robotics builds cUAS solutions for the modern warfighter, enabling effective air defence at the small-unit level. We deliver spotting, engaging, and destroying capabilities through advanced sensors, autonomous interceptors, and integrated systems.

Our product lineup covers every stage of the kill chain, complemented by the Drone Warfare Academy that trains soldiers to eliminate enemy drone threats in contested environments.

Backed by worldwide frontline combat experience, we equip units with combat-proven tools to counter evolving aerial threats.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Team size:** 7
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Industrials
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Drones, Swarm Robotics, AR
- **YC partner:** Vivian Midha Shen

## Founders

### James Walton — Founder/CEO

James Walton is Co-founder of Earendil. Former British Army and a UAS specialist with experience in Ukraine, he brings direct operational experience in contested electromagnetic environments and detachment-level drone integration challenges.

Prior to Earendil, he founded and scaled two IT and telecoms companies. His frontline UAS expertise and operational delivery track record position Earendil to close the gap in scalable, NATO-aligned drone warfare training and interception.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-walton-79b35339a/)

### Dan Komorny — Founder/CTO

Dan Komorny is Co-founder of Earendil Robotics. He has a decade of experience in drones and security, including direct operational exposure in Ukraine. He has developed AR heads-up display applications and optical systems, and previously led hardware product development on drone payloads and turrets.

This combination of frontline insight, product development, and computer vision expertise positions Earendil to deliver advanced UAS and soldier systems.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-komorny/)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/earendil-robotics) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Dan Komorny](https://hacklab.so/dan-komorny) — Founder/CTO (Present)
- [James Walton](https://hacklab.so/james-walton) — Founder/CEO (Present)