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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 2
Layup Parts Raises $42 Million Series A to Speed Custom Composite Parts for Defense
Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 2

Layup Parts Raises $42 Million Series A to Speed Custom Composite Parts for Defense

3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 2
  • $42 million in new funding will help Layup Parts hire more staff and move into a larger facility this year, after the Huntington Beach startup previously raised a $9 million seed round.
  • The company is pitching software-driven composites manufacturing that cuts the time from customer data to finished carbon-fiber or fiberglass parts from weeks to hours in some cases.
  • Marlinspike led the round, joined by Cerberus Ventures and Pinegrove Venture Partners, with existing investors Founders Fund and Lux Capital also participating.
  • Founded in 2024 by former Anduril engineer Zack Eakin, Layup Parts targets a supply-chain gap in composites, with aerospace and defense already its biggest business lines.
Can software truly solve the physical bottlenecks of carbon fiber production, or will this startup hit a wall of material reality?
Can an ex-Anduril engineer make ordering critical composite parts as simple and fast as an Amazon purchase?
How will shrinking defense part production from weeks to hours impact the speed and readiness of the US industrial base?