Anduril
Worth-Joining Index · Scorecard
v2.1 ALPHA · 2026-08Career Score
75/100
Coverage
100%
Verified
50%
Stage cohort
Late
Vibe Check
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Latest valuation
$61B (Series H, 2026-05)
Total raised
~$11B+ total raised (as of Series H, 2026-05)
Team size
~7,000 employees
Traction · Key numbers
Funding
Total raised
~$11B+ total raised (as of Series H, 2026-05)
Rounds
3
Valuation pace
Valuation: $14B
$5B
Series H · 2026-05 · valuation $61B post (Series H, 2026-05) · led by Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz
Led by returning investors
$2.5B
Series G · 2025-06 · valuation $30.5B post · led by Founders Fund
Round was over 8x oversubscribed
$1.5B
Series F · 2024-08 · valuation $14B post
▸Valuation jumped over 4x in 18 months ($14B to $61B) — outpacing the roughly 2x revenue growth, suggesting secondary-market enthusiasm for defense tech is inflating the multiple
▸Thrive Capital and a16z co-leading this round shows mainstream growth-stage capital, not just defense/government-adjacent funds, is chasing this name
▸Total raised over $11B reflects the capital intensity of a hardware-heavy defense business, not a capital-efficient SaaS playbook
Founders
Palmer Luckey Founder
Founded Oculus (sold to Facebook for $2.3B), left Facebook in 2016, co-founded Anduril in 2017
Brian Schimpf CEO
Co-founder and CEO of Anduril, previously worked at Palantir
Trae Stephens Executive Chairman
Former Founders Fund partner tasked with finding the next Palantir or SpaceX in defense tech
Matt Grimm COO
Co-founder and COO of Anduril
Joseph Chen Co-founder
Co-founder of Anduril
Reality · Working here
Signals & Risks
Editorial ✎
Good fit for
· Hardware/embedded systems engineers — one of the few places actually shipping drones, missiles, and autonomous systems at production scale
· Engineers and veterans drawn to the 're-arming the West' mission — this is a genuine cultural through-line, not just marketing
· People who can tolerate government contracting cycles and procurement while still wanting Silicon-Valley engineering pace
Not for
· Anyone with ethical reservations about defense work, or who wants a job insulated from geopolitics
· Those seeking a smooth equity appreciation curve — the valuation has run up fast, and a correction is a real risk
Ask in the interview
1. If US defense budgets tighten or a major contract (like the inherited $22B Microsoft AR/VR deal) falls through, how resilient is the revenue mix?
2. At $61B valuation on $2.2B revenue (~28x P/S), how does the next round justify that multiple — continued growth or narrative?
3. How much does Palmer Luckey's public profile and political positioning actually affect hiring, retention, and international contracts?
Data changelog
Community corrections → editorial review → applied, fully on the record
data as of 2026-05 · Source: TechCrunch ↗
data as of 2025-12 · Source: TechCrunch ↗
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