Anduril raised $5B led by Thrive Capital and a16z at a $61B valuation, up from $30.5B in June 2025, taking its total funding to $6.82B, and may IPO in 2027 (Sheera Frenkel/New York Times)

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Anduril raised $5B at a $61B valuation—doubling its $30.5B valuation from June 2025—with backing from Thrive Capital and a16z, bringing total funding to $6.82B, with a potential IPO in 2027.

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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/anduril-raises-5-billion.html"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260513/i11.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260513/p11#a260513p11" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Sheera Frenkel / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/anduril-raises-5-billion.html">Anduril raised $5B led by Thrive Capital and a16z at a $61B valuation, up from $30.5B in June 2025, taking its total funding to $6.82B, and may IPO in 2027</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The start-up, which makes A.I.-backed weapons, was valued at $61 billion in the financing round, double what it was a year ago.</p>