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Amca
Integrated aerospace and defense manufacturing platform for critical components.
Stage
series b
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Amca is interesting
Reached $1B+ valuation in ~18 months by acquiring U.S. factories and deploying RAPID AI across avionics, hydraulics, and power electronics for F-35 and other prime programs.
Key facts
- Series B (May 2026): $300M at $1B+ valuation led by Caffeinated Capital; Lightspeed, a16z, Lux, Construct continued (PR Newswire)
- Series A (Apr 2025): $76.5M led by Caffeinated Capital with a16z, Lux, Founders Fund (InforCapital)
- Operations: 7 factories across CA, IA, NY; components for F-35, F-16, M1 Abrams (PR Newswire)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Caffeinated Capital, Construct Capital, House Capital
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Industries
Defense Tech Deep Tech
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FAQs about Amca
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Amca develops and manufactures critical aerospace and defense components — avionics, hydraulics, power electronics — by integrating engineering, qualification testing, and factory production on its RAPID AI platform.
Directory-linked investors include Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Lux Capital (/fund/lux-capital), Lightspeed Venture Partners (/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners-nyc), and Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund). Caffeinated Capital led both the Series A and Series B.
Amca raised a $300M Series B in May 2026 at a reported $1B+ valuation, roughly 18 months after founding — one of the fastest aero/defense companies to reach unicorn status.
Critical component shortages slow F-35 and other programs. Amca buys and modernizes domestic factories to deliver qualified parts 60%+ faster than legacy suppliers, per company reporting.
No — Amca remains a private company as of July 2026.
Last updated: 2026-07-24