The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Firestorm Labs: 1 model, $82.0M 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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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)
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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
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 →
Recent coverage
Firestorm Labs in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Financial state
- 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)
- Firestorm Labs x HP with HP Inc.technology
Funding rounds (3)
Firestorm Labs’s 3 disclosed rounds, $142M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-04-29
$82M(reported)
Investors: Washington Harbour Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures
- Series A2025-07-16
$47M(reported)
Investors: NEA (lead), Lockheed Martin Ventures (follow), Decisive Point (follow), Washington Harbour Partners (follow), Booz Allen Ventures (follow)
- Seed2024-03-21
$13M(reported)
Investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures (lead)
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)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-11
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-11
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
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Firestorm Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil 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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Reality vs attention
Firestorm Labs draws attention at the 67th percentile but verifies reality at the 64th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +2.7, 57th 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: Aug 18, 2026