Today’s Talent Pool

Anduril, the defense tech giant led by Palmer Luckey, is raising around $4 billion at a $60 billion valuation led by a16z and Thrive Capital, Axios has learned from multiple sources.

  1. Matt Zipfel in LA (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Head of Mechanical Engineering @ Anduril (4.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Director @ SpaceX (14 yrs)

    3. Description: Left Anduril Jan 2025 with no updates

  2. Colin Carroll in DC (Co-Founder & CEO @ Atropos Group)

    1. Role: Strategy and Growth @ Anduril (1.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Chief of Staff, Deputy Secretary of Defense @ DoD, Head of Government Business @ Applied Intuition, COO @ DoD Joint AI Center, Intelligence Officer @ USMC

    3. Description: “Atropos is building the future of autonomous flight as a vertically integrated, design-build-test-and-operate service.”

    4. Funding: $6M Pre-Seed on 8/25

    5. Contact: [email protected]

  3. Sagar Patel in SF (Co-Founder & CEO @ Arxlight)

    1. Role: Division Hardware Integration Lead @ Anduril (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Founder & CEO @ Leaf Suit (YC W20), Robotics Engineer @ Intuitive, Robotics Engineer @ Applied Materials

    3. Description: Innovative drones to solve safety challenges. Co-founding Arxlight with Paul White (#4)

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  4. Paul White in SF (Co-Founder & COO @ Arxlight)

    1. Role: Sr. Manager, Engineering, Drones @ Anduril (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Tech Lead/Manager, Robotics @ Nuro, Hardware Design Engineer @ Apple, Sr. EE @ ABB, EE @ American Superconductor

    3. Description: We’re a stealth mode company using innovative drones to solve the world’s most pressing safety challenges. Co-founding Arxlight with Sagar Patel (#3)

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  5. Raghav Pillai in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: SWE @ Anduril (<1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Founder & CEO @ Speck (YC W24 —> acquired Jan 2026)

    3. Description: “Working at the intersection of AI and vulnerability research.”

    4. Contact: Site, Twitter, GH

  6. Corey Hass in SF (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Sr. Manager, Mechanical Engineering (early employee, first 10 MEs) @ Anduril (5.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Founder & CEO @ Latitude Labs, Designer @ ModRetro, Sr. Manufacturing Engineer @ Vector Launch, Build Engineer @ SpaceX

    3. Description: Left Anduril 2/25 for gap year.

    4. Contact: Site

  7. Christopher S. in DC (Stealth)

    1. Role: Systems Engineer, C-UAS @ Anduril (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Founding SWE @ Cape ($91M from a16z, A*, Point72), Technical Lead @ Palantir Technologies

    3. Description: Stealth since 10/24

  8. Andrew S. in NYC (Stealth)

    1. Role: Workplace Strategy & Operations @ Anduril (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder @ Stealth Startup, SPC Member, Early Employee & New Verticals Manager @ DoorDash

    3. Description: Left Stealth Startup on 12/25 with no updates

  9. Kai Y. in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Firmware Engineer @ Anduril (1.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Co-Founder @ Previous Stealth Startup (backed by a16z)

    3. Description: “Improving energy efficiency for a sustainable future.”

  10. Nick Clouse in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Product Manager @ Anduril (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Human Data @ xAI, Program Manager @ Meta, F/A-18 Pilot @ US Navy

    3. Description: Stealth since 2025

    4. Funding: Backed by a16z speedrun

    5. Contact: [email protected]

  11. Chris Dalke in Boston (Founder & CEO @ Zydro Marine Technologies)

    1. Role: SWE of Robotics @ Anduril (2 yrs)

    2. Description: “The toolkit for trusted autonomy at sea.”

    3. Funding: Backed by 201 Ventures, Entropy Industrial Capital, Orvieto

  12. Scott C. in US (Stealth)

    1. Role: SWE @ Anduril (4 yrs)

    2. Description: Stealth since 2025

  13. Ajay Vasisht in NYC (Stealth)

    1. Role: MLE @ Anduril (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: SWE @ Alchemy, PM @ DocuSign, Founding Team @ Forage ($22M from Nyca, PayPal, YC), Investment Engineer @ Bridgewater

    3. Description: "Building the future of law."

    4. Funding: YC-backed.

  14. Emma Llewellyn in LA (Stealth)

    1. Role: Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer @ Anduril (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: ME Intern @ Parallel Systems, Tesla, and Space Dynamics Lab

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/26

  15. Keshav Sangam in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: AI/ML Wireless Communications Engineer @ Anduril (2 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: CMU MS & BS

    3. Description: Stealth since 8/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  16. Sam Lynch in LA (Co-Founder & CEO @ Ibis)

    1. Role: Manager @ Anduril (2.5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Manufacturing Engineer @ Relativity Space, ME @ NAVAIR, Thermal Engineer @ SpaceX

    3. Description: “At Ibis Industries, we serve as your dedicated manufacturing partner, leveraging our intelligent automation platform to bring your products to market with precision and speed.”

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  17. Dylan Morris in El Segundo (Stealth)

    1. Role: Senior Product Quality Engineer @ Anduril (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Head of Manufacturing @ Rainmaker Technology, COO @ FilterBalls, Quality Engineer @ Lockheed Martin

    3. Description: “Giga-scale turbines”

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  18. Danish Tejani in US (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Senior Director, Head of Product Development @ Anduril (5 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Sr. TPM, New Product Introduction @ Tesla

    3. Description: Left Anduril 7/25 with no updates

  19. Hunter Brown in San Diego (Stealth)

    1. Role: Associate Director @ Anduril (3 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Principal @ Anzu Partners (VC), Civilian Diver @ US Navy, Engineer @ SPAWAR

    3. Description: Stealth since 11/25

  20. Brad H. in California (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Principal Engineer @ Anduril (2 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Manager, Infrastructure @ Mysten Labs, Engineering Manager @ Robinhood, Engineering Manager @ Google, Technical Lead Manager @ Meta, Sr. SWE @ Nicira, Sr. SWE @ Splunk

    3. Description: Left Mysten Labs on 11/25. Status says "Builder."

  21. Mark Hayenga in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: Principal Electrical Engineer @ Anduril (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: Staff EE @ Meta, R&D EE Principal @ Halliburton

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  22. Zach Kendrick in Austin (Stealth)

    1. Role: Modeling and Simulation Engineer @ Anduril (4 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Sr. Computer Vision Engineer @ NIO, Princeton BSE

    3. Description: Stealth since 1/24

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  23. Davis Wong in SF (Stealth)

    1. Role: SWE @ Anduril (1 yr)

    2. Other Experience: SWE @ Ironclad, Co-Founder @ iNGAGE

    3. Description: Stealth since 3/25

    4. Contact: [email protected]

  24. Jonathan Ballagh in Virginia (Potential Founder)

    1. Role: Chief Engineer @ Anduril (2 yrs)

    2. Other Experience: Acquisition @ Disney, Staff SWE @ Xilinix

    3. Description: Left Anduril 7/25 with no updates

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