Interesting Engineering · Jul 2026
Highlights Tornyol’s 380-microphone sonar system, enclosed propellers, collision avoidance, and the company’s chemical-free pest-control positioning.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Tornyol is a Paris-area, Y Combinator-backed hard-tech startup building an autonomous 40-gram micro-drone system that uses ultrasonic sonar and control software to detect and intercept mosquitoes mid-air for home and outdoor mosquito control.
Primary product
LeSonar 2 / autonomous mosquito-killing micro-drone system with base station
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Gif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France, France
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Engineering Services
Sub-industry
Autonomous drone hardware for mosquito control
Offices
0 jobs at Tornyol
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Nov 2025
Nov 2025 · Y Combinator
Investors
Mission-driven hard-tech startup with a small, engineering-heavy team; public materials emphasize rapid experimentation, open technical demos, and a goal of mosquito eradication rather than generic pest control.
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation details were found; the public careers page currently returns a 404.
Pricing
$1,100 one-time purchase or $50/month subscription, plus a $100 refundable reservation deposit.
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Technology
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Competitors
Interesting Engineering · Jul 2026
Highlights Tornyol’s 380-microphone sonar system, enclosed propellers, collision avoidance, and the company’s chemical-free pest-control positioning.
New Atlas · Jul 2026
Explains the drone’s acoustic detection system, base-station operation, charging cycle, pricing, safety features, and skepticism around real-world limits.
Tom's Hardware · Jul 2026
Describes the moth-kill demo, sonar and microphone stack, 5-acre coverage claim, $1,100 price, and the product’s current development limits.
Popular Science · Jul 2026
Covers Tornyol’s first air-to-air moth kill, the 40-gram autonomous drone design, sonar-based mosquito detection, and public pricing claims.
Particle · Jul 2026
Summarizes the first-moth interception, preorder pricing, and the company’s target U.S. launch timeline.