
Anduril Industries
Defense technology company building autonomous systems, drones and sensors.
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About Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company based in Costa Mesa, California, that builds autonomous systems, drones, sensors, weapons and the software that connects them for the U.S. military and allied governments.Source [3]Source [13]
Its products run on Lattice, an AI software platform that fuses data from many sensors into a single operating picture and controls Anduril hardware such as Sentry towers, Ghost drones, the Altius and Barracuda families, undersea vehicles and the YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft.Source [12]Source [3]Source [14]
Unlike traditional cost-plus defense contractors, Anduril invests its own capital to build products before contracts exist and then sells them to government customers. It is building Arsenal-1, a manufacturing facility in Ohio, and announced a second Southern California campus in Long Beach in 2026.Source [3]Source [15]Source [13]
The company remains privately held. It raised $5 billion at a $61 billion valuation in May 2026, after its CEO said revenue doubled in 2025 to $2.2 billion, and in July 2026 the CEO said it was in no rush to go public.Source [6]Source [7]Source [16]
What happened
Founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm and Joe Chen to build autonomous military systems. Brian Schimpf is CEO. It remains privately held; in July 2026 Schimpf said the company was in no rush to go public.Source [3]Source [4]Source [16]
Timeline
- 2026-05Raised a $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion valuation.Source [6]Source [7]
- 2026-03Agreed to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space domain awareness company.Source [11]
- 2026-01Announced a second Southern California campus in Long Beach; headquarters remain in Costa Mesa.Source [13]
- 2025-10YFQ-44A Fury began flight testing for the Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.Source [14]Source [11]
- 2025-09Won a $159 million Army prototyping award for Soldier Borne Mission Command, the follow-on to IVAS.Source [17]
- 2025-06Raised $2.5 billion at a $30.5 billion valuation, led by Founders Fund.Source [8]
- 2025-02Partnered with Microsoft to take over production and development for the Army's IVAS program.Source [11]Source [17]
- 2025-01Announced Arsenal-1, a manufacturing facility in Ohio backed by nearly $1 billion of its own investment.Source [15]Source [17]
- 2024-08Raised $1.5 billion at a $14 billion valuation.Source [9]Source [10]
- 2022-12Raised $1.48 billion in Series E funding.Source [11]
- 2022-02Acquired Dive Technologies, expanding into undersea vehicles.Source [18]
- 2021-06Raised $450 million at a $4.6 billion valuation.Source [12]
- 2021-04Acquired Area-I, maker of the Altius air-launched drones.Source [19]
- 2017Founded by Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm and Joe Chen.Source [3]Source [1]
Products and brands
- Lattice: AI software platform that fuses sensor data and commands autonomous systems.Source [12]Source [3]
- Fury (YFQ-44A): Autonomous collaborative combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force CCA program.Source [14]Source [20]
- Sentry: Autonomous surveillance towers used for border and base security.Source [12]Source [20]
- Ghost: Small autonomous unmanned aircraft for reconnaissance.Source [12]Source [20]
- Altius: Tube-launched unmanned aircraft family from the Area-I acquisition.Source [19]Source [20]
- Barracuda: Family of air-breathing cruise missiles designed for mass production.Source [11]Source [20]Source [4]
- Dive-LD and Ghost Shark: Autonomous undersea vehicles.Source [18]Source [20]Source [4]
- EagleEye: Helmet-worn mixed reality system that brings mission command and AI to soldiers.Source [11]Source [17]
Leadership
| Brian Schimpf | Co-founder and CEOSource [3]Source [12]Source [6] | Since 2017 |
| Trae Stephens | Co-founder and Executive ChairmanSource [3]Source [10] | |
| Matt Grimm | Co-founder and Chief Operating OfficerSource [3] | |
| Christian Brose | President and Chief Strategy OfficerSource [21] | Since 2025 |
| Matthew Steckman | President and Chief Business OfficerSource [21] | Since 2025 |
Funding and financials
- Valuation
- $61 billion (May 2026)Source [6]Source [7]
- Revenue
- $2.2 billion (2025)Source [7]
- Revenue
- About $1 billion (2024)Source [8]
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05 | Series HSource [6]Source [7] | $5 billion | Led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz; $61 billion valuation |
| 2025-06 | Series GSource [8] | $2.5 billion | Led by Founders Fund; $30.5 billion valuation |
| 2024-08 | Series FSource [9]Source [10] | $1.5 billion | Co-led by Founders Fund and Sands Capital; $14 billion valuation |
| 2022-12 | Series ESource [11]Source [10] | $1.48 billion | $8.5 billion valuation |
| 2021-06 | Series DSource [12] | $450 million | Led by Elad Gil; $4.6 billion post-money |
Notable acquisitions
| ExoAnalytic SolutionsSource [11] | 2026 | |
| American Infrared SolutionsSource [11] | 2025 | |
| KlasSource [22]Source [11] | 2025 | |
| Numerica (radar and command-and-control businesses)Source [11] | 2025 | |
| Blue Force TechnologiesSource [11] | 2023 | |
| AdranosSource [11] | 2023 | |
| Dive TechnologiesSource [18]Source [11] | 2022 | |
| Copious ImagingSource [11] | 2021 | |
| Area-ISource [19]Source [11] | 2021 |
People on Founded, and where they went next
| Person | Here | Also built |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer Luckey | Co-founder2017 to now | Oculus VRAcquired |
Links
Sources
- Cramer Announces UAS Summit Guest, Office of U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, 2024-08-15. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Goes Big With Costa Mesa HQ, Orange County Business Journal, 2021-02-07. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Industries Business Breakdown & Founding Story, Contrary Research, 2026-04-28. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Industries, Wikipedia. Accessed Sep 28, 2026.
- Palmer Luckey says the coolest thing about Anduril expanding to Long Beach is the fighter jets, TechCrunch, 2026-01-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Announces $5B Series H Raise, Anduril Industries, 2026-05-13. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B, TechCrunch, 2026-05-13. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders Fund, TechCrunch, 2025-06-05. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Raises $1.5 Billion to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy, Anduril Industries, 2024-08-07. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril raises $1.5B at a $14B valuation, TechCrunch, 2024-08-07. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Newsroom (RSS feed of news releases), Anduril Industries. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Raises $450 Million in Series D Funding, Anduril Industries, 2021-06-17. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Announces Major California Expansion with New Long Beach Campus, Anduril Industries, 2026-01-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril's YFQ-44A Begins Flight Testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program, Anduril Industries, 2025-10-31. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Building Arsenal-1 Hyperscale Manufacturing Facility in Ohio, Anduril Industries, 2025-01-16. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril CEO says it's bad to IPO in 'middle of a hype cycle', CNBC, 2026-07-09. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Awarded Contract to Redefine the Future of Mixed Reality, Anduril Industries, 2025-09-08. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Industries Acquires Dive Technologies, Anduril Industries, 2022-02-02. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Industries Acquires Area-I, Adds ALTIUS Capabilities to Hardware Portfolio, Anduril Industries, 2021-04-01. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Newsroom, Anduril Industries. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril Announces Key Leadership Promotions, Anduril Industries, 2025-01-23. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
- Anduril to Acquire Klas to Build the Future of Tactical Compute and Communications, Anduril Industries, 2025-05-05. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.