Machina Labs, a Los Angeles-based advanced manufacturing and robotics company, announced it has closed a $124 million Series C financing round as it transitions from technology development to deploying its software-defined manufacturing infrastructure for defense, aerospace, and advanced mobility applications.
The round included investments from Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, and Strategic Development Fund (SDF). Machina Labs said the new capital will accelerate development of its first large-scale Intelligent Factory in the U.S. and support broader scaling of its manufacturing platform.
A significant portion of the funding is slated for a 200,000-square-foot production-ready facility that the company said will house up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and produce thousands of complex structural assemblies annually for defense and aerospace customers. Machina Labs positioned the Intelligent Factory as an integrated environment where customers can move from digital design to production within the same facility, aiming to compress production timelines from months to days.
Machina Labs said the factory model is built to handle a broad range of complex metal structures, including missile structures and airframes, while limiting the need for major retooling or reconfiguration. The company described its approach as combining forming, machining, welding, and assembly into a single intelligent factory to create manufacturing capacity that can be deployed, scaled, and adapted more dynamically.
The company also highlighted work supporting programs where production speed is a key constraint, including contract awards from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office, as well as collaboration with a leading defense prime on metal structures production for missiles and hypersonics. While defense is a core focus, Machina Labs said its platform is dual-use and continues to support commercial mobility programs, including ongoing work with Toyota to develop production-quality automotive panels intended to enable rapid customization at scale.
Machina Labs was founded in 2019 and said its RoboCraftsman platform combines advanced robotics, machine learning, and proprietary RoboForming technology to deliver software-defined manufacturing at production scale.
KEY QUOTES
“The world’s most advanced designs are being held back by 20th-century factories. This round allows us to scale manufacturing infrastructure that moves at the speed of software. We’re not just making parts, we’re reprogramming the factory itself to serve defense, aerospace, and automotive customers who can’t afford to wait.”
Edward Mehr, CEO and Co-Founder, Machina Labs
“We believe Machina Labs’ AI-driven manufacturing approach will play a key role in shaping the future of aerospace production. The launch of their new factory marks a major step forward, demonstrating how intelligent, robotic production can bring greater speed, precision, and scalability to the industry.”
Chris Moran, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures
“Modern defense systems are often limited not by design, but by how fast they can be manufactured. Machina Labs is building the manufacturing backbone required to close that gap and operate as a true Tier 1 partner.”
Phil Scully, General Partner and Co-Founder, Balerion Space Ventures
“The automotive industry has long been the proving ground for manufacturing innovation,” said Ro Gupta, Managing Director at Woven Capital. “Machina Labs is pioneering intelligent forming technology that brings craft-level precision to industrial scale, enabling the flexible, responsive production that next-generation mobility demands. This is exactly the kind of innovation that will shape advanced manufacturing’s future, and we’re proud to support their journey.”
Ro Gupta, Managing Director, Woven Capital
