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Mach Industries funding, valuation and investors
Vertically integrated defense manufacturing — unmanned systems, propulsion, energetics, and Forge Huntington factory.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series C extension
$600M · September 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$1.1B
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Huntington Beach, CA
Investors in latest funding
Other: Ribbit Capital , Infinite Capital , Bedrock Capital , Sequoia Capital
Overview
Mach Industries builds advanced unmanned weapons systems and the manufacturing infrastructure to produce them at scale. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, the company operates Forge Huntington (115,000 sq ft), Mach Propulsion, and Mach Energetics. It announced a $600 million Series C continuation on September 10, 2026 at a $3.7 billion valuation after a June 2026 $300 million Series C at $1.8 billion, with Ribbit Capital, Infinite Capital, Bedrock Capital, and Sequoia among investors in both tranches (company PR / TechCrunch).
Why Mach Industries is interesting
Series C extension printed another $600M on Sep 10, 2026 at $3.7B — doubling the June $1.8B mark in three months — as 22-year-old Ethan Thornton scales airframes, counter-UAS, long-range strike, and Mach Energetics after buying Exquadrum.
Product & use cases
Unmanned strike, counter-UAS, and ISR platforms plus in-house propulsion, energetics (SRMs), and Forge manufacturing cells.
- U.S. military and allied long-range strike / counter-UAS procurement
- Scaled production of next-gen unmanned effects
- Energetics supply via Mach Energetics for third parties
Key facts
- Series C extension $600M at $3.7B (Sep 10, 2026) after June $300M at $1.8B
- Forge Huntington 115k sq ft manufacturing; Mach Energetics after Exquadrum acquisition
- Series B $100M (Jun 2025) at ~$470M — Khosla lead
Funding history (newest first)
Series C extension
2026-09 $600M- Ribbit Capital (participant)
- Infinite Capital (participant)
- Bedrock Capital (participant)
- Sequoia Capital (participant)
Series C
2026-06 $300M- Ribbit Capital (participant)
- Infinite Capital (participant)
- Bedrock Capital (participant)
- Sequoia Capital (participant)
Series B
2025-06 $100M- Khosla Ventures (lead)
- Bedrock Capital (participant)
- Sequoia Capital (participant)
Series A
2023-10 $79M- Bedrock Capital (lead)
Competitive landscape
Edge: Vertical integration of weapons, propulsion, energetics, and factory throughput versus software-only defense startups.
Market / IPO context
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