# Cambium

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cambium

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: El Segundo, US
- Website: www.cambium-usa.com
- Total disclosed funding: $112M
- Latest round: Series B (Nov 18, 2025)
- Investors on record: 14

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2019 by founders Simon Waddington and Stephan Herrera, Cambium, Inc. is a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles. In November 2025, Cambium, Inc. raised USD 94.37 million in series B funding led by returning investor 8VC, with participation from other returning investors MVP Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, GSBackers, Veteran Ventures Capital, and Gaingels. New investors Inevitable Ventures, JACS Capital, J17 Capital, Vanderbilt University Endowment, Alumni Ventures Group, individual, and other unspecified investors also participated in the round.

The company's flagship projects include a low-cost, high-production-rate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform, military-grade laser-protective eyewear for professionals, and composite parts for advanced aerospace applications. Cambium leverages rapid design, test, and build capabilities, employing a combination of proprietary machine learning, physical modelling, synthetic biology, and chemistry. In addition, the company is also advancing protection systems for sensors and electro-optical devices. Moreover, Cambium develops composite parts made from next-generation advanced materials for use in space, hypersonic vehicles, and other aerospace applications.


The company plans to use the January 2025 funding to accelerate its product pipeline and expand materials manufacturing in the U.S. and Europe to support customers across high-performance sectors.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Nov 18, 2025, $94M — Vanderbilt University Endowment, Veteran Ventures Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, 8VC, Gaingels, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Inevitable Ventures, MVP Ventures, J17 Capital, JACS Capital, GSBackers
- Series A, Nov 8, 2023, $17M — Veteran Ventures Capital, Vertical Capital, 8VC, Gaingels, MVP Ventures, Marlinspike Partners, Kern Venture Fund, GSBackers

## Investors

- Veteran Ventures Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/veteran-ventures-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Vertical Capital — Series A
- 8VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/8vc) — Series A, Series B
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Series A, Series B
- MVP Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mvp-ventures) — Series A, Series B
- Marlinspike Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/marlinspike-partners) — Series A
- Kern Venture Fund — Series A
- GSBackers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gsbackers) — Series A, Series B
- Vanderbilt University Endowment — Series B
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Series B
- Lockheed Martin Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lockheed-martin-ventures) — Series B
- Inevitable Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/inevitable-ventures) — Series B
- J17 Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/j17-capital) — Series B
- JACS Capital — Series B