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Key Metrics
Valuation
$7.87B (Aug 2026)
As of Aug 2026Value Add Pulse research
Total funding
~$1.7B
As of Aug 12, 2026EstimatedValue Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Hadrian is a Defense company, based in Torrance, CA, founded 2020. Latest valuation $7.87B (Aug 2026) (As of Aug 2026, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding ~$1.7B (As of Aug 12, 2026).
Recent changes
- Aug 12, 2026Aug 12, 2026First reported total funding: ~$1.7BEstimated Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026Raised $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026New investor: JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026New investor: Valor Equity Partners Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026New investor: Washington Harbour Partners Value Add Pulse enrichment
Earlier changes (5)
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026New investor: Baillie Gifford Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026Hadrian Valuation Hits $7.9B on Defense Boom Pulse story
- Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 2026Hadrian Raises $1.37B to Automate Defense Factories Pulse story
- Aug 2026Aug 2026First reported valuation: $7.87B (Aug 2026) Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 2025Raised $260M Series C Value Add Pulse enrichment
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Series D | $1.37B | $7.87B | Value Add Pulse research | |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Series C | $260M | — | Value Add Pulse research |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 7, 2026August Venture Funding Hit $42B, Up 122%Global venture investors deployed $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August 2026 -- more than double August 2025, but a quarter below July's $56 billion.→
- Sep 3, 2026August VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year AgoGlobal venture funding hit $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August, up 122% year over year but down 25% from July, with seven companies closing billion-dollar rounds led by Databricks at a $190 billion valuation.→
- Aug 15, 2026Why VCs' Biggest August Checks Went to Reactors, Not AppsFive of the month's largest venture rounds funded nuclear reactors, home batteries, GPU-training infrastructure and automated factories rather than software, a distribution that says more about where capital is scarce than about any single pitch deck.→
- Aug 15, 2026Defense Tech's Funding Surge Shows No Sign of SlowingAugust alone has produced a $250 million Neros Technologies round and a fresh $1.37 billion Hadrian raise, extending a defense-tech funding pace that has now outrun every full prior year on record.→
- Aug 9, 2026Physical AI's Biggest Week Yet: $21 BillionSix deals in seven days — Lumilens, Hadrian, Terafab, Valar Atomics, Base Power and K2 Space — pushed more than $21 billion into reactors, factories, satellites and chips, not a single model release among them.→
- Aug 9, 2026Defense Tech's Valuation Ladder Gains a New RungAnduril remains in talks to raise at a roughly $100B valuation just weeks after Hadrian's own 5x step-up to $7.87B — two data points suggesting defense-tech valuations are compounding faster than the underlying contract backlogs are being disclosed.→
- Aug 8, 2026AI's Next Bottleneck Isn't Chips — It's the WiresLumilens emerged from stealth with $700M+ in new funding at a $5.51B valuation to build the optical links between AI chips, the same week Terafab, Taalas and Hadrian all bet on AI's physical layer.→
- Aug 8, 2026AI's Biggest Bets This Week Were All About FactoriesTerafab's $16.8B chip fab, AMD's purchase of silicon startup Taalas, and Hadrian's $1.37B raise all point the same direction: AI capital moving from model weights into the physical plants that build chips and hardware.→
- Aug 7, 2026This Week's Mega-Rounds, By the NumbersHadrian's $1.37B round, Function Health's $450M raise and OLIX's $312M photonic-chip round pushed this week's three largest US-linked venture rounds past $2.1B combined, none of it going to a foundation model.→
- Aug 6, 2026Hadrian Raises $1.37B to Automate Defense FactoriesHadrian raised a $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation -- roughly 5x its prior mark -- to build automated factories that machine precision parts for SpaceX, Anduril and other aerospace and defense suppliers.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Aug 15, 2026FUNDINGDefense Tech's Funding Surge Shows No Sign of Slowing→
- Aug 9, 2026AIPhysical AI's Biggest Week Yet: $21 Billion→
- Aug 9, 2026FUNDINGDefense Tech's Valuation Ladder Gains a New Rung~$100B talks→
- Aug 8, 2026AIAI's Next Bottleneck Isn't Chips — It's the Wires→
- Aug 8, 2026BIG TECHAI's Biggest Bets This Week Were All About Factories→
- Aug 7, 2026FUNDINGThis Week's Mega-Rounds, By the Numbers~$2.13B combined→
- Aug 6, 2026FUNDINGHadrian Raises $1.37B to Automate Defense Factories$1.37B Series D→
- Aug 6, 2026FUNDINGHadrian Valuation Hits $7.9B on Defense Boom$1.37B round→
All Coverage
FUNDING
Defense Tech's Funding Surge Shows No Sign of Slowing
August alone has produced a $250 million Neros Technologies round and a fresh $1.37 billion Hadrian raise, extending a defense-tech funding pace that has now outrun every full prior year on record.
DEEP DIVE
AI
Physical AI's Biggest Week Yet: $21 Billion
AI
Physical AI's Biggest Week Yet: $21 Billion
Six deals in seven days — Lumilens, Hadrian, Terafab, Valar Atomics, Base Power and K2 Space — pushed more than $21 billion into reactors, factories, satellites and chips, not a single model release among them.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Defense Tech's Valuation Ladder Gains a New Rung
FUNDING~$100B talks
Defense Tech's Valuation Ladder Gains a New Rung
Anduril remains in talks to raise at a roughly $100B valuation just weeks after Hadrian's own 5x step-up to $7.87B — two data points suggesting defense-tech valuations are compounding faster than the underlying contract backlogs are being disclosed.
BRIEF
AI
AI's Next Bottleneck Isn't Chips — It's the Wires
AI
AI's Next Bottleneck Isn't Chips — It's the Wires
Lumilens emerged from stealth with $700M+ in new funding at a $5.51B valuation to build the optical links between AI chips, the same week Terafab, Taalas and Hadrian all bet on AI's physical layer.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
AI's Biggest Bets This Week Were All About Factories
BIG TECH
AI's Biggest Bets This Week Were All About Factories
Terafab's $16.8B chip fab, AMD's purchase of silicon startup Taalas, and Hadrian's $1.37B raise all point the same direction: AI capital moving from model weights into the physical plants that build chips and hardware.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
This Week's Mega-Rounds, By the Numbers
FUNDING~$2.13B combined
This Week's Mega-Rounds, By the Numbers
Hadrian's $1.37B round, Function Health's $450M raise and OLIX's $312M photonic-chip round pushed this week's three largest US-linked venture rounds past $2.1B combined, none of it going to a foundation model.
BY THE NUMBERS
FUNDING
Hadrian Raises $1.37B to Automate Defense Factories
FUNDING$1.37B Series D
Hadrian Raises $1.37B to Automate Defense Factories
Hadrian raised a $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation -- roughly 5x its prior mark -- to build automated factories that machine precision parts for SpaceX, Anduril and other aerospace and defense suppliers.
BRIEF
FUNDING
Hadrian Valuation Hits $7.9B on Defense Boom
FUNDING$1.37B round
Hadrian Valuation Hits $7.9B on Defense Boom
Hadrian raised $1.37 billion led by Baillie Gifford and JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group at a $7.9 billion valuation, more than quadrupling its January mark as investors pour capital into AI-driven defense manufacturing.
BRIEF
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Hadrian FAQ
What is Hadrian's valuation?
Hadrian's valuation is $7.87B (Aug 2026) (As of Aug 2026, Value Add Pulse research).
How much has Hadrian raised?
Hadrian has raised ~$1.7B in total funding (As of Aug 12, 2026, Value Add Pulse research).
Who are Hadrian's investors?
Hadrian's investors include Baillie Gifford, JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group, 137 Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Washington Harbour Partners, and 9 more (As of Aug 12, 2026).
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