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Amca funding, valuation and investors
Integrated aerospace and defense manufacturing platform for critical components.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$300M · May 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$377M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · El Segundo, California
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Amca (Advanced Manufacturing Company of America) combines engineering, qualification testing, and certified manufacturing into one platform to produce aerospace and defense components faster than legacy suppliers. The company acquires and modernizes domestic factories and uses its RAPID AI system to accelerate design-to-delivery for primes including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Honeywell.
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.
Product & use cases
Amca (Advanced Manufacturing Company of America) combines engineering, qualification testing, and certified manufacturing into one platform to produce aerospace and defense components faster than legacy suppliers.
- Enterprise platform deployment for core workflows
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
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
May 2026 $300MSource: Series B (May 2026): $300M at $1B+ valuation led by Caffeinated Capital; Lightspeed, a16z, Lux, Construct continued (PR Newswire)
Series A
Apr 2025 $76.5MSource: Series A (Apr 2025): $76.5M led by Caffeinated Capital with a16z, Lux, Founders Fund (InforCapital)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: 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.
Amca competes in defense-tech, deep-tech. Incumbents have distribution; startup edge depends on product depth and buyer references. See competitors for specific tradeoffs — no invented market share claims.
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Anduril adjacent
Defense tech platform.
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Palantir incumbent
Gov/defense data platform.
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Applied Materials incumbent
Advanced manufacturing equipment.
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ASML incumbent
Deep-tech equipment.
Notable stories
- 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)
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