Anduril Industries

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Anduril Industries, defense technology company, founded 2017, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. It builds autonomous weapons systems, drones, and AI-powered defense software under its Lattice platform, competing directly with legacy primes like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. In May 2026 it closed a $5B Series H at a $61B valuation — doubling its valuation in under a year — and posted $2.2B in 2025 revenue with $4.3B projected for 2026.

Key facts

Founded

2017

Founders

Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm, Joseph Chen

Employees

~8,000

Sectors

hardware, security, ai

Website

www.anduril.com

Mission

Build advanced autonomous systems and AI-powered defense technology at commercial speed and scale, enabling the U.S. and allied militaries to field mass-produced autonomous weapons, sensors, and software faster than near-peer adversaries — treating production capacity itself as a strategic asset.

Recent activity

• May 2026fundraise
  Closed $5B Series H at a $61B valuation, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz — doubling the $30.5B valuation from June 2025. CEO Brian Schimpf becomes a billionaire; three of five founders now in that tier. reuters.com
• May 2026product
  DOD announced a Low-Cost Containerized Missiles framework agreement with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, and Zone 5 to procure more than 10,000 low-cost hypersonic missiles over three years. cnbc.com
• May 2026product
  Awarded $30M contract by Rocket Lab for multiple HASTE hypersonic test flights, with first mission planned within 12 months and fully funded by Anduril's internal capital. stocktitan.net
• May 2026product
  Named collaborators — Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space, Sandia National Labs, and Voyager Technologies — for its space-based interceptor prototype award. satellitetoday.com
• Mar 2026product
  Arsenal-1 in Pickaway County, Ohio began production of the Fury high-speed combat drone on March 23, 2026 — three to four months ahead of schedule. techmarketbriefs.com
• Mar 2026product
  U.S. Army awarded Anduril a 10-year enterprise contract with a ceiling of up to $20B, consolidating more than 120 existing procurement orders into a single framework. sacra.com
• Mar 2026product
  Acquired ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space domain awareness company operating 400+ telescopes, expanding Anduril's space intelligence capabilities. en.wikipedia.org
• Oct 2025product
  Acquired American Infrared Solutions, a manufacturer of infrared cameras and components, bolstering Anduril's sensing hardware portfolio. en.wikipedia.org

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Brian Schimpf · CEO & Co-Founder
• Palmer Luckey · Co-Founder
  Brief →
• Trae Stephens · Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
• Matt Grimm · COO & Co-Founder
• Joseph Chen · Co-Founder
• Joe Chen · Co-founder

Sources

• US defense firm Anduril raises $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion | Reuters
• Anduril doubles valuation amid soaring interest in defense tech companies - Los Angeles Times
• Anduril's Massive Raise Makes Its CEO Into A Billionaire | Forbes
• Anduril Industries Business Breakdown & Founding Story | Contrary Research
• Anduril revenue, valuation & funding | Sacra
• Anduril Industries - Wikipedia
• Inside Anduril: Meet the quiet engineer-CEO building America's weapons startup | Fortune
• Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion - NYT

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