Hawthorne
The breakdown
11 startups on file in Hawthorne, spanning B2B, Defense Technology, Manufacturing, 9 of 11 have disclosed funding, $1.64B combined, founding dates span 2016-2024.
A bit of history
Hawthorne incorporated on July 12, 1922, named after author Nathaniel Hawthorne at the suggestion of a co-founder's daughter who admired his work. Aircraft designer Jack Northrop opened a factory and headquarters here in 1939, setting the city's industrial direction for decades. That same aerospace real estate has outlived Northrop's own tenancy: when Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, the company eventually moved into a former Northrop Corporation plant in Hawthorne in 2007, a complex that's since grown past a million square feet.
Series B$81.0MFreeform is a 3D printing company offering metal 3D printing solutions for manufacturing companies.
Seed$10.0MAndrenaM builds AI-driven autonomous maritime systems for defense; founded by ex-SpaceX engineers.
Series D$537.8MEpirus builds Leonidas; a high-power microwave directed-energy system that disables drones with electromagnetic pulses rather than missiles; including while on the move. The company pitches it as a co
Series C$907.5MAn infrastructure and tunneling company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 aiming to facilitate underground transportation network.
Landline builds infrastructure that decentralizes the airport by providing remote screening checkpoints for commercial aviation and premium ground transportation integrated into airline reservation systems.
Vital Lyfe is a tech company that develops personal water purification technology designed to take any naturally occurring water, including saltwater, and produce clean water.