The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hadrian Automation: 1 model, 4 deployments across 2 regions, $1.8B raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Hadrian Automation is an American defense manufacturing company that designs and operates AI-powered, software-driven factories for precision components serving the aerospace and defense sectors. Founded in 2021 by Chris Power, the company uses its proprietary Opus software stack to automate CNC machining, inspection, and scheduling, enabling customers to produce parts 10x faster than legacy systems. Hadrian has partnerships with Lockheed Martin and Anduril, and operates factories in Torrance, CA and Mesa, AZ with additional facilities under development.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries D post-money
Key facts
HQ
CEO
Founder
Proprietary software
Business model
Total funding raised
Revenue 2024
Series D
Series D lead investors
Series D participants
Alabama facility
Facilities
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Hadrian Automation on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jul 2025. Explore where Hadrian Automation's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedHadrian Autonomous Factory at Arizona, USA (new manufacturing facility) →Southwest · verified Jul 2025
- announcedHadrian Autonomous Factory at Arizona, USA →Southwest · verified Jun 2025
- operationalHadrian Autonomous Factory at Torrance, California, USA →West Coast · verified Jan 2024
- operationalHadrian Autonomous Factory at Torrance, California, USA (Factory 2 and Factory X) →West Coast · verified Jan 2022
View the full Hadrian Automation deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Chris Power CEO & Founder, Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Chris Powercofounderno longer at company
previously at Hadrian
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hadrian Automation.
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)
- Hadrian Automation4 deployments
Recent coverage
Hadrian Automation in third-party press
Peers
75 peers across 1 segment. Every Hadrian Automation competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
industrial robot(75)
33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%
- ABB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AMP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ASUSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATOMSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allonicdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $1.8B
- Employees
- 287
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Funding rounds (5)
Hadrian Automation’s 4 disclosed rounds, $1.8B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series D2026-08-06
$1.4B(reported) · $7.9B post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter Capital, Construct Capital, T. Rowe Price, CapitalG, 137 Ventures (co_lead), Baillie Gifford (co_lead), Washington Harbour Partners (co_lead), WCM Investment Management (co_lead), Valor Equity Partners (co_lead)
- Series C2025-07-17
$260M(reported) · $1.6B post
Investors: Founders Fund (lead), Lux Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (follow), Altimeter Capital (follow)
- Series B2023-12-01
$117M(reported) · $500M post
Investors: Lux Capital (lead), Founders Fund (co_lead)
- Series A2022-03-30
$90M · $540M post
Investors: Lux Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), Founders Fund (follow)
- Seed2021-01-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Hadrian Automation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2026-08-06Series D raising $1370000000
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2025-07-17Series C raising $260000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2023-12-01Series B raising $117000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2022-03-30Series A raising $90000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2021-01-01Seed raising $0
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2025
Hadrian Autonomous Factory at Arizona, USA (new manufacturing facility)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
Hadrian Autonomous Factory at Arizona, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Hadrian Autonomous Factory at Torrance, California, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Hadrian Autonomous Factory at Torrance, California, USA (Factory 2 and Factory X)
Sources (1)
- Hadrian Automation (inferred) · https://www.hadrian.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Hadrian Automation.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hadrian Automation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hadrian Raises $1.37B Series D, Valuing Automated Defense Manufacturer at $7.87B
Automated manufacturer Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in Series D equity financing at a $7.87 billion valuation, roughly five times where the company stood a year ago. The round…
Hadrian Valued at $7.9B After Massive $1.4B Series D Funding Round
The industrial underpinnings of US military readiness have been hampered by an overcommitment to weapons systems whose long-term value is increasingly questionable. This isn’t so…
Hadrian raises $1.37B to accelerate U.S. defense, aerospace manufacturing
The raise values Hadrian at $7.87 billion. It is Hadrian's second funding round this year, following a round in January 2026. The post Hadrian raises $1.37B to accelerate U.S.…
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/10/26
The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 8/8/26 featuring funding details for Faye, Ordway, Hadrian, and twenty-two other deals representing $6.3B in new funding…
Two LA Startups Raised $2.37B to Build What AI Needs
🔦 Spotlight Happy Friday, LA. The largest checks in tech are increasingly going toward companies trying to build their way out of America’s biggest physical constraints. This…
Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion Series D At $7.87 Billion Valuation To Expand Automated Defense Manufacturing
Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in Series D equity financing to build additional highly automated factories and expand production of critical U.S. defense, aerospace and…
Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.
Fortastra taps Hadrian’s automated factories to speed up satellite production
Spacecraft developer Fortastra is turning to automated manufacturer Hadrian to help it build satellites faster. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this…
Fortastra and Hadrian Sign National Security Spacecraft Manufacturing MoU
Spacecraft manufacturer Fortastra and industrial manufacturer Hadrian signed an MoU that establishes a framework for technical collaboration to build advanced spacecraft that can…
Hadrian and Fortastra Bet on Automated Factories to Fix Satellite Production Bottlenecks
Demand for satellites continues to grow, and manufacturers are looking for ways to build spacecraft faster without affecting performance. One way to do that is to involve…
Fortastra and Hadrian join forces to streamline satellite production
SAN FRANCISCO – Fortastra, a Los Angeles startup focused on defending on-orbit infrastructure, is working with manufacturing specialist Hadrian to explore ways to apply precision…
AI Factory Startup Hadrian Denies Reported $1 Billion Funding Round - PYMNTS.com
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- RSS feed: /companies/hadrian/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/34a69f4e-82c5-4570-83c9-ba2526295f6c
- Revision history: /companies/hadrian/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Manufactures critical precision components for the aerospace and defense industries, enabling frontier technology enterprises to build rockets and jets efficiently and affordably through advanced manufacturing. This dem
Hadrian has opened its $200M AI-powered Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, creating 350+ new jobs and advancing U.S. aerospace manufacturing. ▶ Learn more: City of Me
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Hadrian Automation draws attention at the 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 77th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +16.1, 114th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $1.8B 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: Sep 20, 2026