4 Founders backed by Peter Thiel building Robotics (2026)

Founders backed by Peter Thiel and building Robotics (4)

Founders backed by Peter Thiel and building Robotics covers 4 founders on Anduril Industries, Freeform and Hadrian and 1 other companies. The most common sector is Robotics (4). Members are based in 4 cities, led by Costa Mesa, CA (1), El Segundo, CA (1) and Hawthorne, CA (1). Companies represented include Shinkei Systems. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 4
• Companies represented: 4
• Top sector: Robotics (4 founders)
• Top location: Costa Mesa, CA (1 founders)
• Locations represented: 4

• Brian Schimpf — Anduril Industries
• Chris Power — Hadrian
• Erik Palitsch — Freeform
• Saif Khawaja — Shinkei Systems

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