The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mach Industries: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Huntington Beach-based autonomous defense manufacturer developing next-generation weapons systems. Founded in 2023 by then-21-year-old Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries raised 00M in Series C at a .8B valuation, bringing total funding to .8B. The company has a U.S. Army contract to develop a vertical takeoff cruise missile.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
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Products
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Ethan Thornton Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Ethan Thorntoncofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mach Industries.
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Recent coverage
Mach Industries in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2026-06-01
$300M(reported) · $1.8B post
Investors: Infinite Capital (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Mach Industries.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Mach Industries from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits .8B valuation
Mach Industries raised 00M Series C at .8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year for 22-year-old founder Ethan Thornton.
Autonomous defense manufacturer Mach Industries raises 00M
Mach Industries raised 00 million in Series C funding at a .8 billion valuation to expand its uncrewed defense systems manufacturing including Forge and Mach Propulsion.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/mach-industries.md
- RSS feed: /companies/mach-industries/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5f2e1281-56b0-43f9-9509-805d77d30b1e
- Revision history: /companies/mach-industries/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Mach Industries draws attention at the 33rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $300M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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 8, 2026