Timeline

Brian Schimpf

26 dated events on the record · 25 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2007–2026

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2026-03-15 Transactions PRIMARY In March 2026, the U.S. Army announced a 5-to-10-year enterprise contract with Anduril worth up to $20 billion, consolidating 120+ separate procurement actions into a single vehicle. First task order: $87 million…
2026-03-15 Other facts PRIMARY In March 2026, Anduril acquired ExoAnalytic Solutions, a space intelligence company
2026-03-15 Transactions PRIMARY In March 2026, Anduril was reported to be raising a $4 billion round at a $60 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital. Total funding raised since founding: $6.26 billion.
2025-12-15 Stated positions PRIMARY Pentagon CTO Emil Michael stated in December 2025 that he wants 'five more Andurils and Palantirs and SpaceXs' — signalling senior defence leadership endorsement of the Anduril model
2025-11-15 Transactions PRIMARY In November 2025, Anduril and UAE's Edge Group formed the 'Edge-Anduril Production Alliance.' Edge invested $200 million. Established 50,000 sq ft engineering centre and manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. Joint…
2025-11-15 Other facts PRIMARY Anduril had approximately 7,000 employees by end of 2025 and revenue in the 'low billions,' according to Schimpf's Cornell speaking engagement
2025-08-15 Other facts PRIMARY In August 2025, Anduril opened a high-volume solid rocket motor factory in Mississippi, becoming the United States' third supplier alongside Northrop Grumman and L3Harris. Expected annual capacity: 6,000 tactical…
2025-06-15 Other facts PRIMARY Defence tech startups captured 1.3% of Pentagon contracts to defence firms in first three quarters of 2025, up from 0.6% a year earlier, while the biggest primes held 92%. Anduril is the largest of these startups.
2025-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY Sacra estimates Anduril hit $2.1 billion in revenue in 2025, up 110% from $1 billion in 2024, with projections of $4.3 billion for 2026. Company is running at a loss of more than $800 million due to heavy R&D and…
2025-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY In June 2025, Anduril raised $2.5 billion in Series G funding led by Founders Fund ($1 billion — largest check in Founders Fund history). Valued at $30.5 billion. Round was 8x oversubscribed.
2025-02-15 Transactions PRIMARY In February 2025, the U.S. Army reassigned the IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) contract from Microsoft to Anduril. Total contract budget: $22 billion. Anduril subsequently partnered with Meta to create…
2025-02-15 Transactions INFERENTIAL The reassignment of the IVAS contract from Microsoft (a prime with $80B market cap) to Anduril (a startup then valued at $30B) with subsequent partnership with Meta (a competitor of Microsoft in AR headsets) is…
2025-01-15 Transactions PRIMARY In January 2025, Anduril announced Arsenal-1, a $1 billion hyperscale manufacturing facility on a 500-acre site in Pickaway County/Columbus, Ohio. At full scale: 5 million square feet, designed to produce tens of…
2024-12-15 Other facts PRIMARY In December 2024, Anduril and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership to integrate generative AI into counter-drone defence systems. Schimpf stated the partnership would 'address urgent Air Defence capability gaps…
2024-10-15 Transactions PRIMARY Anduril received a $250 million Pentagon contract in October 2024 for 500 Roadrunner all-up rounds and Pulsar electronic warfare capability to counter drone attacks against U.S. forces in 'priority regions'
2024-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY Anduril doubled its revenue to approximately $1 billion in 2024
2023-09-20 Stated positions PRIMARY Schimpf testified before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on September 20, 2023, as a witness on AI and defence innovation
2023-06-15 Other facts PRIMARY Schimpf provided a national security statement to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's AI forum, advocating for the responsible use of AI in defence and stating these technologies 'can make warfare more proportional…
2022-01-15 Transactions PRIMARY Anduril secured a 10-year IDIQ contract worth up to $1 billion with U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for counter-drone hardware and software (announced January 2022)
2020-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY By 2020, Anduril won a $1 billion System Integrator Partner (SIP) programme contract — its first ACAT I (largest acquisition category) — competing against established defence primes
2018-06-15 Transactions PRIMARY Anduril's first defence contract was a $12.5 million deal with the U.S. Marine Corps, secured approximately one year after founding in 2017
2017-06-15 Other facts PRIMARY Trae Stephens stated: 'I was absolutely convinced from day one that Brian needed to be the CEO of the company. There was no alternative.' The decision was made over cigars at Stephens' house in San Francisco and meals…
2017-06-15 Other facts PRIMARY Schimpf said Alex Karp was 'very, very gracious' about his departure from Palantir to co-found Anduril
2017-06-15 Other facts PRIMARY In June 2017, Anduril executives contacted a DHS office in California to pitch low-cost border security. Schimpf and other employees took an early surveillance tower prototype to a test range, training software on…
2017-04-20 Other facts PRIMARY Anduril was incorporated on April 20, 2017, seeded by Founders Fund. The initial four co-founders were Trae Stephens, Palmer Luckey, Matt Grimm, and Joe Chen. Luckey, Stephens, and Grimm pitched the company to Palantir…
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