Ex-SpaceX Staffers Raise Cash for Defense Manufacturing Startup
Senra Systems joins a growing list of startups aiming to accelerate American manufacturing of drones, rockets and more.
An Anduril autonomous drone in Costa Mesa, California, in 2023.
Photographer: Kyle Grillot/BloombergAs far as startup ideas go, there is nothing sexy about wire harnesses. They’re a bundle of wires and components designed to deliver electrical power and data.
But to Senra Systems, they’re a gateway into a big opportunity that Silicon Valley has ignored for decades. As the defense tech industry develops increasingly advanced hardware products, from autonomous drones and satellites to reusable rockets, the US lacks a modern supply chain for the obscure but critical parts and components that make these devices work. Often, such parts are made in China — a reality that’s stoked fears about US supply chains for products like planes and weapons.