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Just six months after defense tech Andurilraised a monolithic $ 1.5 billion roundthat valued the company at $ 14 billion , it ’s in lecture to raise another $ 2.5 billion , at a valuation of up to $ 28 billion , sourcestold CNBC .

The stack would , not amazingly , be led by Founders Fund , which is reportedly writing a $ 1 billion check that represents its largest check ever . While Anduril father Palmer Luckey is the face of the society , it names five piece as carbon monoxide gas - founders , among them Founders Fund cooperator Trae Stephens . Founders Fund has been an investor in Anduril from the get-go , leading its seed round in 2017 . It also co - led Anduril ’s 2024 financing .

That former round was to assist pay off for Anduril’sbillion - dollar weapon system megafactory it is build in Ohio . Sources also told CNBC that the company’s2024 tax income double to $ 1 billion . Anduril decline further comment .

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