Westmag
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About
Westmag (short for Western Magnetics Company) is a South San Francisco-based manufacturer of drone motors and robot actuators designed and produced in the United States 1. The company designs and builds motors and actuators on a shared architecture, vertically integrating design, manufacturing, and supply chain to onshore production of components previously imported from Shenzhen 2. Westmag is ramping production at Factory 01, its launch manufacturing facility and headquarters in South San Francisco, to fulfill committed customer orders for hundreds of thousands of units 1.
The company was co-founded by David Hansen (CEO) and Jordan Sanders (COO) and emerged from stealth on June 2, 2026 with an $11 million seed round 13.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Seed | $11M | Andreessen Horowitz | Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, Menlo Ventures 123 |
What Investors Say
“Motors and actuators are the muscle of physical AI, and right now America’s share of that muscle is essentially zero.” — Erin Price-Wright, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz 2
What Founders Say
No independently sourced founder quotes available at the time of profile creation. Westmag’s emergence-from-stealth coverage focused on company strategy without direct founder statements 2.
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BusinessWire, “Westmag Emerges With $11 Million Seed Led By Andreessen Horowitz to Build America’s Drone Motor and Robot Actuator Industry,” June 2, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260602552448/en/Westmag-Emerges-With-$11-Million-Seed-Led-By-Andreessen-Horowitz-to-Build-Americas-Drone-Motor-and-Robot-Actuator-Industry. Accessed June 2026. ↩↩↩↩
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DroneXL, “Westmag Raises $11M To Build American Drone Motors, Betting Scale Beats China On Price,” June 3, 2026. https://dronexl.co/2026/06/03/westmag-11m-american-drone-motors-fcc-ban/. Accessed June 2026. ↩↩↩↩
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The AI Insider, “Westmag Emerges From Stealth With $11M in Seed Funding for American-Made Drone Motors and Robot Actuators,” June 3, 2026. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/06/03/westmag-emerges-from-stealth-with-11-million-seed-in-funding-led-by-andreessen-horowitz-for-american-made-drone-motors-and-robot-actuators/. Accessed June 2026. ↩↩