The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Firestorm Labs: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $153.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
San Diego-based defense technology company founded in 2022 that develops 3D-printed modular unmanned aerial systems through its xCell expeditionary manufacturing platform. The company's containerized factory-in-a-box enables on-demand production of drones and spare parts at the tactical edge, using HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology to reduce supply-chain dependency in contested environments.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
CEO
Co-founders
Total Fundingsee investors →
Series B
Series A
Seed
Employees
Key Partnership
Air Force Contract
Products
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Firestorm Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1HP Inc.1× joint
Most recent
- Firestorm Labs x HP2025-07-01with HP Inc.operating
Firestorm Labs on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Aug 2026. Explore where Firestorm Labs's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Firestorm Labs deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Dan Magy CEO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Ian Muceus CTO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Chad McCoy Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Ian Muceuscofounderno longer at company
- Dan Magycofounderno longer at company
- Chad McCoycofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Firestorm Labs.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Firestorm Labs2 deployments
Recent coverage
Firestorm Labs in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every Firestorm Labs competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(99)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Alta Aresdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BRINC Dronesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Darkhivedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Dedronedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Havocdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $153.0M
- Employees
- 204
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Firestorm Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Firestorm Labs x HP2025-07-01with HP Inc.operating
Most-frequent partners
- 1HP Inc.1× joint
Funding rounds (3)
Firestorm Labs’s 3 disclosed rounds, $142M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-04-29
$82M(reported) · $656M post
Investors: Washington Harbour Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures
- Series A2025-07-16
$47M(reported) · $282M post
Investors: NEA (lead), Lockheed Martin Ventures (follow), Decisive Point (follow), Washington Harbour Partners (follow), Booz Allen Ventures (follow)
- Seed2024-03-21
$13M(reported) · $50M post
Investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Firestorm Labs’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-04-29Series B raising $82000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-07-16Series A raising $47000000
PartnershipFirestorm Labs x HP
2025-07-01Firestorm secured exclusive distribution rights from HP for its mobile Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology, integrating HP's industrial-grade 3D printers into the xCell expeditionary manufacturing platform for field-deployable production.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2024-03-21Seed raising $12500000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 5, 2026
xCell at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
xCell at San Diego, California, USA
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Firestorm Labs.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Firestorm Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
A Drone Factory at Sea: Firestorm Labs Tests Onboard Manufacturing with U.S. Navy
Firestorm produced more than 1,000 components for Squall UAVs and other critical equipment during a two-week voyage aboard the USS Essex. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill…
Firestorm Labs 3D prints 1,000 parts and 12 flight-ready drones at sea
Firestorm Labs printed more than 1,000 parts and built 12 flight-ready Squall FPV quadcopters inside a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex during a two-week transit to…
Firestorm Labs builds drones aboard USS Essex without shore resupply
Service members aboard the USS Essex were able to 3D-print 12 first-person view drones using a containerized microfactory.
Firestorm Labs raises 2M to take drone factories into the field
Firestorm Labs raised 2M Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners with Lockheed Martin Ventures to develop 3D-printed modular military drones.
Firestorm Labs Announces 82 Million Series B to Accelerate Expeditionary Defense Manufacturing
Firestorm Labs raised 82M Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners, bringing total funding to 153M for scaled production of xCell platform.
Firestorm Labs Announces 47 Million Series A Funding to Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Defense Technology
Firestorm Labs secured 47M Series A funding led by NEA with Lockheed Martin Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, and J.P. Morgan venture debt participation.
Firestorm and HP Join Forces to Transform Expeditionary Manufacturing in Commercial and Humanitarian Environments
Firestorm secured exclusive distribution rights from HP for mobile Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology, integrating it into the xCell platform.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/firestorm-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/firestorm-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/78c1141e-e19d-43a3-a918-30b73b6ff00b
- Revision history: /companies/firestorm-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
Affordable mass, autonomy at the edge, and expeditionary manufacturing—this conversation digs into how the U.S. and allies can move faster in a contested logist
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Firestorm Labs draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +12.6, 47th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $142M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026