Company
Westmag
American manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators, headquartered in South San Francisco.
- Founded
- 2025
- HQ
- South San Francisco, CA
- Funding
- $22.0M
Verified profile
2
Sources on record
0
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Overview
American manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators, headquartered in South San Francisco. The company, short for Western Magnetics Company, vertically integrates design, manufacturing, and supply chain at its Factory 01 facility to onshore production of critical motion components that have historically been dominated by China. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz , Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, and Menlo Ventures.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- David Hansen Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Jordan Sanders Co-Founder & COOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- David Hansencofounder
- Jordan Sanderscofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Westmag.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
Westmag in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (2)
- Seed2026-06-02
$11M(reported)
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, Menlo Ventures
- Seed2025-12-01
$11M(reported)
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, Menlo Ventures
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Westmag?
- American manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators, headquartered in South San Francisco. The company, short for Western Magnetics Company, vertically integrates design, manufacturing, and supply chain at its Factory 01 facility to onshore production of critical motion components that have historically been dominated by China. Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, and Menlo Ventures.
- Where is Westmag based?
- Westmag is based in South San Francisco, CA.
- When was Westmag founded?
- Westmag was founded in 2025.
- What does Westmag make?
- Westmag has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Westmag builds physical robots.
- Is Westmag safe?
- Westmag has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-02
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-02
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Westmag.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Westmag from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
US Drone Motor Startup Westmag Closes 11M Seed Round
Coverage of Westmag's 1M seed round led by a16z, onshoring drone motor and robot actuator production in South San Francisco.
Westmag Raises 1M To Build American Drone Motors, Betting On FCC Ban
DroneXL covers Westmag's 1M seed round and its bet on domestic drone motor manufacturing amid the FCC's ban on foreign drone components.
Why We Founded Westmag - Building the great American motor company
Co-founders David Hansen and Jordan Sanders explain their motivation to build an American motor and actuator company at scale.
Westmag Emerges With 1 Million Seed Led By Andreessen Horowitz to Build America's Drone Motor and Robot Actuator Industry
Westmag emerged from stealth with 1M seed funding led by a16z to manufacture drone motors and robot actuators in South San Francisco.
Westmag Emerges With 11 Million Seed Led By Andreessen Horowitz to Build America's Drone Motor and Robot Actuator Industry
Westmag emerged from stealth with 1M seed funding led by a16z to onshore drone motor and robot actuator manufacturing in South San Francisco.
America Spins on Westmag - Building the Electric Stack by making motors and actuators next to drones and robots
Packy McCormick deep dive into Westmag's strategy to onshore motor and actuator manufacturing and compete with China through scale and proximity.
Westmag Emerges With 11 Million Seed Led By Andreessen Horowitz to Build America's Drone Motor and Robot Actuator Industry
Yahoo Finance syndication of the BusinessWire announcement of Westmag's 1M seed round and emergence from stealth.
This Is Why America Can't Have Robots And Other Nice Things
Core Memory covers Westmag and Atlas Motion Systems as companies fixing the American actuator crisis in robotics.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/westmag/feed.xml
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- Revision history: /companies/westmag/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
Beschreibung: Die Zukunft von Drohnen, humanoiden Robotern und Elektrofahrzeugen hängt von einem entscheidenden Bauteil ab: dem bürstenlosen Gleichstrommotor (B
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
57.6/ 100
Analysis
Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Hiring Signal
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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