Founder · Hadrian

Chris Power

Founder & CEO of Hadrian, a defence tech company based in Torrance.

Founder · CEOTorranceDefence Tech
Founded
2020
Torrance, California, USA
Raised to date
$1.7B
4 rounds on record
Latest round
Series D (Aug 2026)
$1.37B · Aug 2026
Team
251–500

About

Chris Power is Founder & CEO of Hadrian, a defence tech company based in Torrance, founded in 2020. Hadrian's most recent disclosed round was a funding round of $1.37B in Aug 2026.

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Company

Est. 2020
Hadrian
Defence Tech · Torrance · 251–500 people · Active

Hadrian (Hadrian Automation, Inc.) is a US defence-technology company founded in 2020 by Chris Power, building automated, software-driven factories that mass-produce high-precision metal parts for the aerospace, space and defence sectors. It is headquartered in Torrance, California.

Funding
Aug 2026Series D (Aug 2026)$1.37BWCM Investment Management, Washington Harbour Partners, Valor Equity Partners, 137 Ventures, Baillie Gifford
Jul 2025Series C (Jul 2025)$260MFounders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter Capital, 1789 Capital, Morgan Stanley
Mar 2022Series A (Mar 2022)$90MLux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz
Apr 2021Seed (Apr 2021)$9.5MFounders Fund, Lux Capital
Company profile →4 rounds on record

Journey with Hadrian

4 milestones
  1. 2020Founded

    Hadrian founded in Los Angeles by Chris Power to build automated, software-driven factories for precision aerospace and defence parts.

  2. Dec 2023Milestone

    Closed a Series B through a mix of equity and debt to expand manufacturing capacity; the equity size was not cleanly disclosed.

  3. Mar 2026Milestone

    Opened an Alabama facility, its fourth, to mass-produce parts for Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines under a public-private partnership valued at $2.4 billion.

  4. Aug 2026Milestone

    Raised $1.37 billion Series D at a stated $7.87 billion valuation, more than quadrupling its valuation in about a year.

Coverage

1 story
Funding · 8 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Hadrian Raises $1.37 Billion in Series D Round at $7.87 Billion Valuation to Scale Defence Manufacturing