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Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts
Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.
TL;DR
- Layup Parts, founded by Zack Eakin, raised $42 million in Series A funding.
- The company's goal is to simplify the process of ordering custom composite parts.
- Eakin previously worked at Anduril, The Boring Company, and in motorsports.
- The funding will be used to grow the team and move into a larger facility.
- Layup Parts serves industries including aerospace, defense, motorsports, and design studios.
- The company has already reduced manufacturing lead times from weeks to hours.
- Key investors include Marlinspike, Cerberus Ventures, Pinegrove Venture Partners, Founders Fund, and Lux Capital.