The Anduril Mafia

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Published

October 10, 2024

Anduril Industries was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm, Brian Schimpf, and Joseph Chen as a defense technology company. Focused on leveraging AI, machine learning, and autonomous systems, Anduril aims to enhance national security and defense capabilities.

Palmer Luckey, known for creating the Oculus Rift, brought together a team with diverse backgrounds in technology, defense, and entrepreneurship. Since its inception, Anduril has rapidly grown, securing contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies. The company's products include advanced surveillance systems, autonomous drones, and AI-driven security platforms.

Anduril's mission is to transform the defense industry by integrating advanced technology with strategic insight. The company remains committed to innovation, continually developing new technologies to address modern defense challenges. From its startup origins, Anduril has emerged as a key player in defense technology, known for its innovative approach and contributions to national security.

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The Anduril Mafia

The Anduril Mafia has founded 13 companies and raised $876M.

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List of all the amazing companies covered

Commure

Harbinger

Ridgeline

Nominal

Pahdo Labs

Tofino Capital

Cega and grantscout

Layup Parts

Wraithwatch

Echo Labs

Stell

GenLogs

Stealth Startup (Matthew Weiss)

Stealth AI Startup (Christopher Hazard)

Stealth Startup (Ryan Baldwin)

Stealth (Jeevan Maathur)

Stealth Startup (Andrew Fang)

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Commure

Founder: Hemant Taneja

Anduril Industries Role: Board Member

Capital Raised: $620.5M

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Venture - Series Unknown

Commure is healthcare’s first operating system, purpose-built to foster a vibrant health ecosystem by advancing care through collaboration.

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Harbinger

Founder: William Eberts, John Henry Harris

Anduril Industries Role: Engineering Project Manager, Principal Mechanical Engineer

Capital Raised: $102.7M

Investors: Greycroft

Stage: Venture - Series Unknown

Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company that focuses on chassis architecture design.

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Ridgeline

Founder: Ryan Clinton

Anduril Industries Role: Business Development and Growth | Department of Defense

Capital Raised: $52M

Investors: —

Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture

Ridgeline is a venture capital firm that directs its investments toward early-stage enterprise technology companies.

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Nominal

Founder: Cameron McCord

Anduril Industries Role: Product & Growth

Capital Raised: $27.5M

Investors: General Catalyst

Stage: Series A

Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems.

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Pahdo Labs

Founder: Daniel Zou

Anduril Industries Role: Software Engineer

Capital Raised: $17.6M

Investors: BoxGroup

Stage: Series A

Founded in 2021, Pahdo Labs is building an Anime-style action MMORPG and game creation platform.

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Tofino Capital

Founder: Eliot Pence

Anduril Industries Role: Head of International

Capital Raised: $10M

Investors: —

Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed

Tofino Capital is an early stage investor in emerging market technology companies.

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Cega and grantscout

Founder: Felicia Chen

Anduril Industries Role: Software Engineer

Capital Raised: $9.3M

Investors: Dragonfly

Stage: Seed

Cega is building the next evolution in DeFi derivatives. They are the first protocol focused on exotic derivatives, combining basic options (e.g., call/put) with advanced characteristics. This creates packaged offerings for investors that generate superior yield, provide downside protection, and express diverse financial market views.

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Layup Parts

Founder: Zack Eakin

Anduril Industries Role: Director, Mechanical Engineering

Capital Raised: $9M

Investors: Founders Fund

Stage: Seed

Layup manufactures composite parts and the tooling to make those parts. They are developing tools that will put parts in their customers' hands faster than previously possible. Their goal is to ship parts faster than their competition can return a quote.

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