Senra Systems, a Los Angeles software-driven wire harness manufacturer founded by SpaceX alumnus Ryan Whittle, announced on July 15, 2026 that it has raised a $65 million Series B co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Interlagos, taking total funding above $112 million as it prepares to open a third U.S. factory serving aerospace and defense customers.
Bringing Software To A Cold War Craft
Wire harnesses are still hand-built in most factories using paper travelers, spreadsheets and 1970s process controls. Senra's pitch is to replace that with Amp, a proprietary platform that unifies quoting, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management and production workflows in one system. The company says the software lets it price complex harnesses in hours rather than weeks and route jobs across factories in near real time.
Third Factory After A Fivefold Capacity Jump
The new capital follows the recent opening of Factory 2 in Cypress, California, which expanded Senra's production footprint by five times and added roughly 80,000 square feet of manufacturing space. With a third facility now planned, Senra says it aims to grow output from about 1,000 harnesses per month today to 10,000 per month by next year, giving prototype and production customers a second and third sourcing site as U.S. aerospace and defense supply chains reshore.
A Who's Who Of Deep-Tech Backers
Existing investors General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 8VC, CIV, Sozo Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Figma founder Dylan Field re-upped, joined by The Friedkin Group and Jaws Estates Capital. That mix mirrors the current wave of investor appetite for U.S. industrial companies pairing legacy hardware with modern software, similar to bets that recently helped fund Singularity's air defense platform and other deep-tech industrial startups.
Aerospace And Defense Tailwinds
Senra's harnesses feed launch vehicles, satellites and defense platforms, sitting inside programs that have seen record backlogs during a period of surging orders such as those unveiled at the current Farnborough Airshow. Executives say the Series B will fund headcount growth alongside capacity, including hires across supply chain, quality and Amp software engineering, positioning Senra to compete with legacy harness suppliers on both price and lead time.
Reporting based on coverage from PR Newswire, TechCrunch and The Defense Post.