Edgerun
<!-- hacklab:yc-profile -- YC company profile Military exoskeletons Edgerun builds military exoskeletons. The first product is a 10-pound hip system that fits over existing kit…
About Edgerun
YC company profile
Military exoskeletons
Edgerun builds military exoskeletons. The first product is a 10-pound hip system that fits over existing kit and doubles a soldier’s range. Since April 2026, Edgerun built over a dozen iterations of their product through continuous field tests with Ukrainian fighters and secured $150M+ in LOIs. Founder David Venegas previously co-founded Durin (autonomous mining robotics) and worked at Stoke Space (at 19) and Hadrian. He is a high-school dropout, state-championship runner, adventure athlete, and pilot. Edgerun is a Y Combinator company backed by General H.R. McMaster, Cyan Banister, Joshua Steinman and Jason Miller. edgerun.com
- YC batch: Summer 2026
- Founded: 2026
- Team size: 5
- Location: San Francisco
- Country: US
- Status: Active
- Industry: Industrials
- Stage: Early
- Tags: Hard Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Defense
- YC partner: Tyler Bosmeny
Founders
David Venegas — Founder/CEO
Founder of Edgerun, pro-human expansionist, state-championship runner, adventure athlete, and pilot.
Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.
Current staff
1- Supply Chain EngineerFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $110 - $160 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity
- Mechanical EngineerFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $120 - $180 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity
- Principal Engineer, Embedded SystemsFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $220 - $325 · 0.75% - 2.00% equity
- Electrical EngineerFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $120 - $180 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity
- Firmware EngineerFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $140 - $190 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity
- Software EngineerFull-time · On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US · $150 - $200 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity