Anduril doubles valuation to over $60 billion as defense tech funding boom continues

The Anduril Industries headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Defense tech startup Anduril on Wednesday said it raised $5 billion, doubling its valuation to $61 billion in a funding round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. CEO Brian Schimpf said in a release that the company will "aggressively" invest in manufacturing, research and infrastructure to scale defense systems for the U.S. …