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Colony

Long-range drone network for world data collection

Y Combinator's directory lists Colony as active (read on 2 November 2026).

Company status
active (YC)
Evidence
YC directory
Last read from YC
2026-11-02
YC batch
Winter 2027
Where
YC
Team size (YC)
3 people

IndustrialsDronesAerospace

What we know

Colony was in Y Combinator's Winter 2027 batch, at colony.tech. Y Combinator's directory lists the company as active. We don't check YC companies' websites.

We don't know from this record whether the product still operates, what it charged, or why its status is what it is. Across the whole register, 22% of launches whose status we could settle are gone.

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Evidence

What the check recorded: YC lists the company as active (YC W27).

Find it in YC's directory · Report a correction — a domain can vanish while a product moves or rebrands, and stay up after it shuts down.

Alternatives to Colony

The launches closest to Colony in meaning, each with its own status. Not checked by hand.

  • Voltair — Autonomous Drones for Earth Observation · active (YC)
  • Airmada — Autonomous ground stations for drones · inactive (YC)
  • Rownd — Fully autonomous defense solutions for the global edge. · active (YC)
  • Passerine Aircraft — Passerine Aircraft is building the next generation of dronesWe are… · inactive (YC)
  • Kairox Systems — Autonomous drones that fly and swim · active (YC)
  • Radical — Building persistent, high-performance infrastructure in the sky · active (YC)

Questions about Colony

Is Colony still in business?
Y Combinator's directory lists Colony as active (read on 2 November 2026). We take this from YC and don't check the company's website.
What is Colony?
Colony: Long-range drone network for world data collection .
When did Colony launch?
Colony was in Y Combinator's Winter 2027 batch.
What are some alternatives to Colony?
Launches closest to Colony in the register: Voltair, Airmada, Rownd, Passerine Aircraft, Kairox Systems. Each has its own page with its current status.

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Show HN and Product Hunt entries are judged by asking the domain whether it still answers: gone means it no longer resolves, refuses the connection, serves a parking page, or says plainly that it has shut down. An HTTP error is not counted as gone — a server that answers 404 is one somebody still pays for. Y Combinator entries use the status YC itself publishes (active, inactive, acquired or public), which is why only those can say acquired or public. Search the whole register.