Foundry Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding to expand its factory in Emeryville, California, where it assembles defense and commercial hardware using robotics and AI.
Marlinspike Partners led the round, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Red Glass Ventures, SE Ventures, Wing VC, Axiom Ventures, Hanabi, and Zero Shot Fund.
The company plans to use the money to develop the facility, deploy AI models in manufacturing, and hire researchers, engineers, and factory staff.
Foundry said its manufacturing footprint has grown twentyfold to 130,000 square feet (12,077 square meters).
Its work includes drones, underwater vehicles, autonomous vehicle subassemblies, wire harnesses, and satellite components.
Factory Operations
Foundry operates a contract manufacturing model, owning and running the facilities where it assembles customers’ products.
Its production system combines manufacturing workers with robotic workstations configured for different assembly tasks.
Software called FoundryOS connects the robots with factory and cloud systems. Data collected during production is used to update the AI models controlling assembly operations.
The company says the workstations can be adapted to different products, reducing the need for dedicated production lines.
Foundry was co-founded by Adarsh Kulkarni, who previously worked at Ghost Robotics and led robotics at Scale AI, and Emmanuel Lamacchia, a former manager of Tesla’s Model Y program.