The problem
Every design change means weeks of manual manufacturing-engineering work before the factory floor can build the new version
What they do
AI agent that turns product CAD files into factory assembly plans and work instructions
Traction Deployed across every Anduril division via ArsenalOS; early data-center supply-chain customers; 1 named customer
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- n.a.
- Headcount
- ~10-20
Est. ~10-20 staff (LinkedIn 10; Crunchbase/Dealroom 11-50); no public job board, team posts say hiring in SF and NYC
Funding
- Last round
- $160M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Oct 2026
Led by Altimeter, Accel, Khosla Ventures
- Hiring0No public job board count on file
- Funding recency+2Series A · $160M, Oct 2026 (this month): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: Deployed across every Anduril division via ArsenalOS; early data-center supply-chain customers; 1 named customer
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.750 + 2 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.75 → Warm-up
Stealth rule: just out of stealth, so it starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven · edge: hard to leave
Came out of stealth Oct 2026 with ~10-20 staff and one named customer (Anduril, its design partner); embedding in factory engineering workflows could make it sticky, but adoption beyond Anduril is not yet shown.
Sources: Business Wire: Arda emerges from stealth, deployed in Anduril ArsenalOS (Oct 2026) ↗ · Felicis: Anduril has deployed Arda's agent across every division (Oct 2026) ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 26, 2026