# Ethan Thornton: person

Canonical ID: `ea9c0810-8576-47d9-aca2-542a7a0b43ac`

Founder and CEO of Mach Industries. Founded the defense tech company at age 21, now valued at .8B.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Mach Industries](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mach-industries.md) Founder & CEO (_reported, not verified_)

## Foundings (1)

- [Mach Industries](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/mach-industries.md) (cofounder)

## Sources (1)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/defense-tech-darling-mach-industries-hits-1-8b-valuation-a-4x-jump-in-a-year/


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