Forbes · Aug 2024
Explains why YC entered defense tech with Ares and frames the startup as a challenger to incumbent missile contractors.
Building low-cost cruise missiles
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
YC-backed defense startup founded in 2024 that builds mass-manufacturable, low-cost anti-ship cruise missiles and related munitions. Its public product line centers on Maverick and Goose, container-launched systems designed for high-volume strike in the Indo-Pacific and other contested theaters.
Primary product
Maverick and Goose mass-fire cruise missiles / munitions
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Fremont, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Cruise missile and munitions manufacturing
Offices
41554 Higgins Way, Fremont, California, United States
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