Hardware · London, United Kingdom
Isembard
Isembard builds and operates distributed, software-defined factories for component production to help scaleups iterate faster and scale. Launched in 2025, it operates four factories in the UK and US, aiming for 25 by 2026, serving Helsing, Anduril, Dexory and Castelion.
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- 11-50
- Founded 2024
- Total raised
- $59M
- Series A · last round Mar '26
About Isembard
The company’s mission is to reindustrialise the West at a critical moment in time. Isembard builds and operates distributed, software-defined factories for component production that enable manufacturing scaleups and primes to iterate faster and scale production. Launched in early 2025, it currently operates four factories across the UK and US and is ramping toward 25 factories by the end of 2026. Its customers include Helsing, Anduril, Dexory, and Castelion. The team combines expertise from Palantir, Raytheon, McKinsey, military special forces, and technology startups.
Culture & values
The team combines expertise from Palantir, Raytheon, McKinsey, military special forces and technology startups, indicating a diverse, cross-domain background across the organization.
The company operates distributed, software-defined factories across the UK and US, suggesting a distributed and scalable operational model that may influence collaboration and work patterns.
The mission to reindustrialise the West implies a purpose-driven culture focused on impactful, large-scale industry transformation.
Funding
$59Mtotal raised
- Mar 2026 · Series A$50M
- Apr 2025 · Seed$9M
Company at a glance
The team at Isembard
11-50 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn
Team breakdown
Team Distribution
- Engineering47%
- Operations29%
- Specialized18%
- Leadership6%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Warwick
- 2.University of Oxford
- 3.Imperial College London
- 4.INSEAD
- 5.Technical University of Munich
Team Worked At
- Palantir Technologies
- BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
- Thales
- Adarga
- McKinsey & Company
Location
Team Composition
14 people- Engineering8
- Operations3
- Entrepreneurship1 senior1
Life at Isembard
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