Hadrian

Highly automated factories that the company builds and operates to make precision parts, assemblies and full products for aerospace and defense customers. Factory capacity is sold as "factories-as-a-service", combining process engineering, software, AI and robotics.

VP50 · #11Defense & spaceAutomated aerospace and defense manufacturingTorrance, United States

FoundersSince 2020

Chris PowerCEO

Valuation: $7.9B
Total raised: $2.0B
Last round · Aug 2026: Credit facility
Founded: 2020
Employees: 610
Quarters in VP50: 2

In VP50

Q4 2023: no place
Q1 2024: no place
Q2 2024: no place
Q3 2024: no place
Q4 2024: no place
Q1 2025: no place
Q2 2025: no place
Q3 2025: no place
Q4 2025: no place
Q1 2026: no place
Q2 2026: no place
Q3 2026: #20
Q4 2026: #11

Place by quarter since Q4 2023. Best place #11.

Funding rounds

DateRound · leadRaisedValuation

Aug 14, 2026Credit facility · Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc.$360M—

Aug 6, 2026Series D · 137 Ventures, Baillie Gifford, JPMorganChase's Strategic Investment Group, Valor Equity Partners, Washington Harbour Partners, WCM Investment Management$1.4B$7.9B

Jan 9, 2026Funding round · T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.——

Jul 17, 2025Series C · Founders Fund, Lux Capital$260M—

Feb 21, 2024Series B$117M—

Mar 31, 2022Series A and Series A-Prime · A16Z, Lux Capital$90M—

Apr 15, 2021Seed$10M—

Signals

Aug 14, 2026Hadrian closes $360 million revolving credit facility led by Morgan Stanley Senior FundingFunding round
Aug 6, 2026Hadrian raises $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation with JPMorganChase as anchorFunding round

Team

Chris Power
Founder, CEO
Caleb Sima
Chief security officer

Defense & space

Hadrian

In VP50iAI OverviewHadrian entered the ranking in Q3 2026 at 20th and moved to 11th in Q4 2026, a gain of nine places. Those are its only two editions.

Funding rounds

Signals

Team

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