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Null Labs

End-to-end Simulation for Defense Autonomy

Y CombinatorFall 2025ActiveIndustrialsDefenseRoboticsAerospace

What they do

Problem

Defense companies lack reliable simulation infrastructure to train and validate autonomous systems safely and at scale.

Solution

The company provides end-to-end simulation infrastructure for training and validating defense autonomous systems.

Who it's for

Defense companies and defense contractors developing autonomous systems.

Founders

Kristopher Luo
Founder

Previously Stanford EE and CS. Conducted research in the nanofabrication lab, and worked in industry on automating vision to action pipelines for agriculture robotics. Also deployed neural networks on edge including a patented system for child heat protection in vehicles.

Niel Ok
Founder

Co-founder and CTO at Null Labs. Previously led infrastructure at a DeepMind spinout working on automating AI research and studied EE and did neuroscience theory research at Stanford.

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