Anduril：获融$200M 无人机边防

【200702 Fortune】Government contracts and immigration are a sensitive issue for Silicon Valley.

【谷歌翻译 未经校对】政府合同和移民是硅谷的一个敏感问题。

That’s why Anduril Industries, a three-year-old defense technology company that develops drones and surveillance towers, is taking heat. The company was a target for immigrant-rights activists after selling its products to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency as a “virtual wall” of interlinked sentry towers along the Mexico-U.S. border. Its founder, Palmer Luckey, is known to be a supporter of President Donald Trump.

因此，成立了3年的国防技术公司Anduril Industries一直在开发无人机和监视塔。该公司将其产品出售给美国海关与边境保护局（US Customs and Border Protection Agency），作为沿墨西哥-美国相连的哨兵塔的“虚拟墙”，从而将其作为移民权利活动家的目标。边境。它的创始人帕尔默·卢基（Palmer Luckey）是唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者。

On Wednesday, the company announced that it has raised some $200 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at around $1.9 billion, nearly double its last funding round in September. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, who was joined by 8VC, Elad Gil, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Human Capital, Lux Capital, and Valor Equity Partners.

周三，该公司宣布已筹集了约2亿美元的C轮融资，使该公司的估值达到19亿美元左右，几乎是9月份上一轮融资的两倍。该轮融资由Andreessen Horowitz领衔，随后由8VC，Elad Gil，Founders Fund，General Catalyst，Human Capital，Lux Capital和Valor Equity Partners参加。

And while some consumer tech companies are avoiding the issues altogether, Anduril is finding an opportunity. 

在一些消费类科技公司完全避免这些问题的同时，安杜里尔（Anduril）正在寻找机会。

“We founded Anduril because we believe there is value in Silicon Valley technology companies partnering with the Department of Defense,” says CEO of Anduril Industries Brian Schimpf.

“我们成立Anduril的原因是，我们相信与国防部合作的硅谷科技公司具有价值，” Anduril Industries首席执行官Brian Schimpf说。

Lemonade goes public at a discount: The SoftBank-backed home-and-rental insurance company perhaps predictably took a valuation cut ahead of its stock market debut today. 

Lemonade不折不扣地公开发行股票：由软银支持的家庭和租赁保险公司可能在今天首次公开募股之前就进行了估值削减。

On Wednesday, the company announced that it had raised $319 million in an offering of 11 million shares priced at $29 apiece, with Baillie Gifford, a new investor, indicating interest in acquiring some $100 million in shares in the IPO. The pricing implied a valuation of about $1.6 billion, below its last private market valuation of about $2 billion. The company plans to list on the NYSE as “LMND.”

周三，该公司宣布，已通过发行新股的投资者巴里·吉福德（Baillie Gifford）发行了1100万股，发行价格为每股29美元，筹集了3.19亿美元，表示有意收购IPO中的约1亿美元股票。该定价暗示其估值约为16亿美元，低于其上次私募市场估值约20亿美元。该公司计划在纽约证券交易所上市，股票代码为“ LMND”。

Of course, how it trades on public markets will be a whole other matter.

当然，它如何在公共市场上交易将是另一回事。