Hadrian, recently announced a $117M Series B round to revitalize American industry, on top of the $90M raised to date from existing investors such as Founders Fund, a16z, Lux Capital, & more..
I love Hadrian’s approach to recruiting. Upskilling workers from outside manufacturing flips the script on the “skills gap” narrative. It’s not just automation that scales; it’s trust in people plus systems. That’s the overlooked moat.
Also worth calling out: Chris frames vertical integration not just as efficiency, but as survival. Building software and factory ops together isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s what makes the model work at all. Most failed attempts in this space bolted software onto legacy shops. Hadrian started clean.
A question I keep coming back to: As deep tech startups like Hadrian scale, what mechanisms (besides capital) can help investors and policymakers stay aligned with the realities of physical production?
I love what you’re doing with this publication Molly. Podcasts like this are awesome. What an interview.
Thank you! Appreciate it
Of course Molly. You’re welcome.
I love Hadrian’s approach to recruiting. Upskilling workers from outside manufacturing flips the script on the “skills gap” narrative. It’s not just automation that scales; it’s trust in people plus systems. That’s the overlooked moat.
Also worth calling out: Chris frames vertical integration not just as efficiency, but as survival. Building software and factory ops together isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s what makes the model work at all. Most failed attempts in this space bolted software onto legacy shops. Hadrian started clean.
A question I keep coming back to: As deep tech startups like Hadrian scale, what mechanisms (besides capital) can help investors and policymakers stay aligned with the realities of physical production?