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Mach Industries startup funding profile

Vertically integrated defense manufacturing — Viper, Glide, Stratos unmanned systems and Forge Huntington factory.

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

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) and Mach Propulsion for tactical engines. It closed a $100M Series B in June 2025 led by Khosla Ventures and Bedrock with Sequoia participation, bringing total raised to roughly $185M per TechCrunch.

Why Mach Industries is interesting

Huntington Beach defense manufacturing bet by 22-year-old founder Ethan Thornton — $100M Series B (Jun 2025) at ~$470M post-money led by Khosla Ventures with Sequoia participation; Forge Huntington 115k sq ft factory and Army cruise-missile development contracts. OC's answer to 'can you ship weapons, not just software?'

Product & use cases

Unmanned strike and ISR platforms plus in-house propulsion and Forge manufacturing cells.

U.S. Army precision cruise missile development (Army Applications Lab)
Scaled production of next-gen unmanned effects
Allied government defense procurement

Key facts

HQ Huntington Beach, CA (Orange County)
Series B $100M (Jun 2025) at ~$470M valuation — Khosla lead
Forge Huntington 115k sq ft manufacturing platform
Core systems: Viper, Glide, Stratos unmanned platforms

Fundraising history

Series B

2025-06 $100M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/two-year-old-defense-tech-mach-industries-confirms-100m-raise-led-by-khosla-bedrock/

Series A

2023-10 $79M

Bedrock Capital (lead)

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/two-year-old-defense-tech-mach-industries-confirms-100m-raise-led-by-khosla-bedrock/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Mach Industries's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Khosla Ventures Sequoia Capital

Competitive landscape

Edge: Vertical integration of weapons, propulsion, and factory throughput versus software-only defense startups.

Industries

Defense Tech Robotics Hardware & Semiconductors

FAQs about Mach Industries

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Builds unmanned defense systems (Viper, Glide, Stratos) and operates Forge Huntington manufacturing in Orange County.

Huntington Beach, California.

TechCrunch cited ~$185M total after the June 2025 $100M Series B.

Khosla Ventures and Bedrock led; Sequoia participated (/fund/khosla-ventures, /fund/sequoia in our directory).

Anduril (Costa Mesa) is software-defined defense at mega-scale; Mach (Huntington Beach) focuses on vertically integrated weapons manufacturing and propulsion.

Skilled aerospace labor, industrial space, and proximity to the Anduril/DZYNE defense cluster — OC is a production hub, not just HQ vanity.

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Last updated: 2026-07-29