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Machina Labs

Machina Labs

Los Angeles, California · Founded 2019
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Valuation
$330MEst.
Raised
$172MEst.
Stage
Series C
Open roles
29

Machina builds intelligent, software-defined factories that deliver complex metal structures for aerospace, defense, and advanced mobility programs

Funding History
Series C$124M
Feb 2026 · Lead: Woven Capital
Participants: Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Strategic Development Fund (SDF), Trajectory Ventures, Vannevar Ventures
+288% · 3.88x · 28 mo vs. Series B
Series B$32M
Oct 2023 · Lead: NVentures, Innovation Endeavors
Participants: NVentures, Innovation Endeavors
+129% · 2.29x · 23 mo vs. Series A
Series A$14M
Nov 2021 · Lead: Innovation Endeavors
Participants: Innovation Endeavors, Embark Ventures, Congruent Ventures
+509% · 6.09x · 22 mo vs. Seed
Seed$2M
Jan 2020 · Lead: Embark Ventures
Participants: Embark Ventures, Congruent Ventures
Round Size Change
Latest Round Change
+288%3.88x
$124M Series C vs. $32M Series B
Seed
$2M
Jan 2020
+509% · 6.09x
→
22 mo
Series A
$14M
Nov 2021
+129% · 2.29x
→
23 mo
Series B
$32M
Oct 2023
+288% · 3.88x
→
28 mo
Series C
$124M
Feb 2026
Open roles at Machina Labs
Welder – Aerospace ManufacturingChatsworth, CAWelder/Fitter – Aerospace ManufacturingChatsworth, CASenior Product Manager, Machine LearningChatsworth, CASenior Manager, Software EngineeringChatsworth, CARobotic Process Engineer - Aerospace & DefenseChatsworth, CARobotic Process Engineer - AutomotiveChatsworth, CAQuality EngineerChatsworth, CAProduct Management, InternChatsworth, CA
Showing 8 of 29Median posted comp $120K – $153K (18 postings)Careers page ↗
Leadership
Edward Mehr
Co-Founder & CEO
News & press
Machina Achieves First Flight of a RoboFormed Component on Repaired C-17
Aug 18, 2026
Machina Awarded Qualification Contract from Lockheed Martin in Support of JASSM Program
Jul 15, 2026
Machina Creates Dedicated Defense Manufacturing Subsidiary, Machina Bellator
Jul 7, 2026
Machina and nTop Demonstrate Mission-Adaptive Design-to-Production Workflow for Defense Airframes
Jun 17, 2026
Taking the Heat: On-Cell Thermal Stress Relief for RoboFormed Metal Structures
May 7, 2026
Inside the Machina Factory: Live Defense Manufacturing Showcase
May 1, 2026
Metal UAV Airframes: Designed Parametrically, Manufactured Without Tooling
Apr 23, 2026
Machina Factory Capabilities Overview
Mar 18, 2026
CNBC: Reindustrialization will happen with robotics, AI and Machina Factories
Feb 19, 2026
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