Closing Bell Manifest Space: Hadrian’s $260 Million Series C Round with Hadrian CEO Chris Power 7/17/25
Jul 17, 2025
Chris Power, CEO and founder of Hadrian, a defense manufacturing startup, dives into the company's recent $260 million Series C funding round. He shares insights on the ambitious goal of revitalizing American manufacturing through AI-powered smart factories. Topics include tackling labor shortages in U.S. shipbuilding, the importance of workforce training, and the transformative role of AI in enhancing productivity. Power emphasizes the urgent need for re-industrialization in the face of geopolitical challenges, particularly regarding China's influence.
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AI Boosts Manufacturing Productivity
- Hadrian builds AI-powered smart factories to boost American manufacturing productivity tenfold.
- This approach addresses the skilled labor shortage by enabling faster workforce training and scaling.
Workforce Scarcity Drives AI Adoption
- The U.S. manufacturing workforce is scarce, slowing national defense production.
- Hadrian’s technology enables quick training and higher productivity, meeting urgent defense needs.
Empowering Workers to Beat China
- China vastly outproduces the U.S. in shipbuilding due to workforce shortages.
- Hadrian fuses American software with workforce empowerment to regain industrial competitiveness.