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Entity #26
co-founder_and_ceo
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Fifth co-founder and CEO since 2017. Recruited by Trae Stephens and Palmer Luckey after they pitched the idea to directors at Palantir. Drives strategic direction and product roadmap. Under his leadership, revenue doubled to approximately $1 billion in 2024, with projections of $4.3 billion for 2026.
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Entity #17
former_employee
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Early hire at Palantir Technologies, spending nearly a decade (approximately 2007-2017) rising to Director of Engineering. Built the Foundry platform now deployed worldwide. Led engineering and product organisations.
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Entity #13
co-founder
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Co-founder of Anduril Industries. Luckey (Oculus VR founder, Trump supporter, brother-in-law of Matt Gaetz) and Stephens recruited Schimpf from Palantir to be CEO.
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Entity #12
co-founder
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Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril. Stephens (Founders Fund partner, former Palantir employee, former Trump DoD transition team member) was 'absolutely convinced from day one' that Schimpf should be CEO.
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Entity #177
co-founder
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Co-founder of Anduril. Previously worked at Mithril Capital, Peter Thiel's investment firm. Worked with Schimpf at Cornell on autonomous vehicle research.
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Entity #178
co-founder
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Co-founder of Anduril Industries.
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Entity #9150
contractor
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Anduril's Lattice platform selected by U.S. Space Force in 2024 for surveillance networks. Received contracts related to Golden Dome missile defence initiative.
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Entity #1
investor_network
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Thiel's Founders Fund is Anduril's anchor investor, leading the $2.5 billion Series G (June 2025) with a $1 billion check — the largest in Founders Fund history. Thiel co-founded Palantir where Schimpf worked for nearly a decade.
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Entity #22
primary_investor
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Peter Thiel's venture capital firm. Led Anduril's seed round (via Brian Singerman) and the $2.5 billion Series G (June 2025). Wrote the largest check in Founders Fund history ($1 billion). Trae Stephens is both Anduril Executive Chairman and Founders Fund partner.
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Entity #9143
investor
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Major Anduril investor. Co-led the reported $4 billion round at $60 billion valuation (March 2026) alongside Thrive Capital. Published an interview with Schimpf on AI in warfare.
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Entity #4
former_employer
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CEO of Palantir Technologies, where Schimpf worked for nearly a decade. Schimpf said Karp was 'very, very gracious' when he left to co-found Anduril.
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Entity #9147
prime_contractor
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Anduril holds a $20 billion 5-to-10-year enterprise contract with the U.S. Army (March 2026) consolidating 120+ procurement actions. Also holds $1 billion SOCOM IDIQ contract, $250 million Roadrunner counter-drone contract, IVAS AR headset contract ($22 billion), and participation in Golden Dome missile defence initiative.
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Entity #9148
contractor
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Anduril's first government client. Schimpf personally helped take early surveillance tower prototypes to test ranges in 2017. DHS contract to expand virtual border wall programme worth up to $250 million.
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Entity #9149
contractor
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CBP piloted Anduril Lattice surveillance towers in San Diego and Texas sectors beginning in 2017-2018. Towers use AI-powered cameras to detect and distinguish humans from animals up to 2.8km away.
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Entity #9144
strategic_partner
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Anduril and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership in December 2024 to integrate generative AI into counter-drone defence systems. OpenAI's first collaboration with a commercial weapons manufacturer.
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Entity #9145
joint_venture_partner
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In November 2025, Anduril and UAE's Edge Group formed the 'Edge-Anduril Production Alliance' to co-develop and manufacture autonomous weapons systems including the Omen hybrid VTOL drone. Edge invested $200 million.
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Entity #9146
contract_successor
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In February 2025, the U.S. Army reassigned the IVAS contract from Microsoft to Anduril. Total budget: $22 billion. Anduril subsequently partnered with Meta.
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Entity #9151
contractor
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Holds a 10-year IDIQ contract worth up to $1 billion with SOCOM for counter-drone hardware and software (awarded 2022). Includes Roadrunner interceptor systems.
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Entity #90
contractor
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Anduril signed contracts with the Royal Marines and Royal Navy for Ghost drones. UK Home Office held a £16 million CCTC contract (2022-2025). Testing facility in Wales.
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Entity #9153
congressional_witness
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Schimpf provided a national security statement to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's AI forum on AI in defence innovation and responsible deployment of autonomous systems.
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Entity #9154
congressional_witness
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Schimpf testified before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on September 20, 2023, on AI and defence innovation.
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Entity #9152
alumnus
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B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (Class of 2007). Founded and led Cornell's autonomous vehicle research programme, competing in DARPA Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge.
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Entity #180
colleague
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Anduril CEO. Brose joined Schimpf at the one-year-old company in 2018 after leaving the Senate. Defense News noted Schimpf 'came from Palantir' alongside COO Grimm.
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UNVERIFIED Research: Brian Schimpf — Parliamentary records (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Brian Schimpf — Court records (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Brian Schimpf — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Brian Schimpf — SEC filings (no results)
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