YC Demo Day: Live Drone Tracking Used by Ukraine's Military and Self-Improving Voice Agents
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-11
aaronedell shares highlights from YC Demo Day.
- A live drone-tracking startup already engaged with the Ukrainian military — "seeing the future live"
- Dialogus pitches self-improving voice agents for orders, support, and collections: 137K+ calls/day, 1+/sec at peak, 24/7 with no queue; claims agent v127→v128 lifted resolution 4.1% overnight; SOC 2 Type II attested, YC-backed
A snapshot of voice agents and defense tech startups shipping at the frontier.
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