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America's defense industrial base is at an inflection point — and we believe Hadrian is very well positioned to address the gap. We're proud to share why we decided to back Chris Power and Hadrian's team last year: The problem: 1️⃣ ~17,000 machine shops underpin U.S. precision manufacturing for aerospace & defense 2️⃣ Most are small, aging, and heavily reliant on manual processes 3️⃣ Labor shortages, supply chain opacity, and limited domestic capacity are structural — not cyclical How Hadrian is solving it: 👉 Building greenfield, highly automated factories designed software-first 5 Opus platform enables autonomous operations and real-time production visibility 👉 Integrated ecosystem: core manufacturing + Atlas (subcontracting network) + Factory as a Service 👉 Factories launched in 2022, 2024, and January 2026 - with momentum building Why we invested: 1️⃣ We led Hadrian's most recent funding round given momentum 2️⃣ We see manufacturing shifting from cost center to strategic capability 3️⃣ Hadrian's model is built for the scale and resilience the defense industrial base urgently needs 👉 Read the full piece below cc: Jason Leblang Jean Yang Jeff Du Jason Adams Chris Graff Anthony Wang David DiPietro