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.
Reality check
Revenue (company-claimed, 2024)
$3M
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries D post-money
Key facts
Founder and CEO
Model
Series D (reported, Aug 2026)
Total funding (reported, Aug 2026)
Alabama plant (reported, Mar 2026)
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, CA →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
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Hadrian Automation.
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $1.8B
- Employees
- 287
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 5 disclosed rounds, $1.8B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series D2026-08-06
$1.4B(reported) · $7.9B post
Investors: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter Capital, Construct Capital, T. Rowe Price, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 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
Investors: Lux Capital (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), Founders Fund (follow)
- Seed2021-04-01
$10M(reported)
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, CA
Sources (1)
- Hadrian Automation (inferred) · https://www.hadrian.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
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
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hadrian Automation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AI Factory Startup Hadrian Denies Reported $1 Billion Funding Round
Startup Hadrian Has Discussed New Funding at $7.5 Billion Value
Bloomberg reported that Hadrian Automation has discussed raising as much as $1 billion at a valuation of approximately $7.5 billion, reflecting the surge in physical-AI and…
Hadrian brings AI-driven precision to defense manufacturing
Hadrian to Build AI-Powered Production Cell at Lockheed Missile Factory
Hadrian to Build AI-Powered Production Cell at Lockheed Missile Factory
Lockheed Martin and Hadrian Automation signed an MOU to deploy Hadrian's factory-as-a-service model at a Lockheed missile facility, adding CNC machines and robotics to produce…
Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
Hadrian closed a $260M Series C funding round led by Founders Fund and Lux Capital to build AI-powered factories in Mesa, Arizona and expand its Torrance, California operations…
Hadrian Raises $260M to Build AI-Powered Factories for America, Adds Full Product Manufacturing, Opens Arizona Site
Hadrian announced $260M in Series C financing led by Founders Fund and Lux Capital, a new 270K sq ft factory in Mesa, AZ, the Hadrian Maritime division, and its…
Is Aerospace Manufacturing’s Future Robotic?
Autonomous factory firm Hadrian buys Datum Source to cater to defense industry startups
Hadrian Automation’s CEO wants to defy history and revitalize American industry
Hadrian Automation's CEO wants to defy history and revitalize American industry
TechCrunch profile of Hadrian and CEO Chris Power, covering the company's $117M Series B raise and its mission to build software-driven factories for aerospace and defense…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hadrian.md
- 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
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 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 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 78th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap -2.8, 143rd 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. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Nov 3, 2026