Kord Technologies
Integrated defense and aerospace engineering firm; industry participant on NASA's RAMPT metal additive manufacturing project for rocket propulsion components, enabling lightweight DED-printed nozzles with up to 40% weight savings.
- CEO / Founder
- Allen Beard Young
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Subsidiary
- Total Funding
- $8.6M
- Latest Round
- Acquired
- Key Investors
- Centauri
Technology & Products
Key Products
Directed energy laser weapon systems (Firefly); Missile defense engineering; Aerospace systems integration; Computational fluid dynamics; Aviation operations and training
Technological Advantage
Kord leverages its systems integration expertise and government contracting relationships to participate in cutting-edge AM projects like RAMPT. The advantage is based on organizational expertise and partnerships rather than proprietary AM patents, making it replicable by other defense integrators.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides systems engineering and integration expertise for defense and space programs, including participation in advanced manufacturing initiatives that reduce component weight and enable complex geometries for rocket propulsion.
How They Differentiate
Unlike pure-play AM service bureaus, Kord competes as a defense/aerospace systems integrator, focusing on government programs and systems engineering rather than commercial AM part production.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, aerospace primes
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense; Government
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Annual revenue over $250 million; secured more than $125 million in prime contracts with the Department of Defense
Major Milestones
Founded in 2008 by Allen and Tom Young; Grew to one of the fastest-growing government contractors in the U.S.; Acquired by Centauri; now a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR
Notable Customers
NASA; U.S. Army; U.S. Department of Defense
Funding rounds
- Acquired2019-09-24Lead: Centauri · Source: Tracxn