Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles

Castelion 估值达 130 亿美元，旨在量产高超音速导弹

Castelion, a missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series C at a $13 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JPMorgan Chase. 由前 SpaceX 高管创立的导弹初创公司 Castelion 已完成 10 亿美元的 C 轮融资，估值达到 130 亿美元。本轮融资由 Andreessen Horowitz、凯雷集团（Carlyle）和摩根大通（JPMorgan Chase）共同领投。

Founded in 2022, Castelion set out to manufacture hypersonic weapon systems at a lower cost and at faster speeds than traditional defense primes. Since then, the startup has secured more than $500 million in U.S. military contracts. Castelion 成立于 2022 年，旨在以比传统国防承包商更低的成本和更快的速度制造高超音速武器系统。自成立以来，该公司已获得了超过 5 亿美元的美国军方合同。

The funding for the startup is timely. The Pentagon has been looking to procure more of these weapons, since the U.S.’s stockpile of hypersonic missiles capable of traveling at speeds above Mach 5 hasn’t kept pace with China’s. Castelion is betting it can help close the gap with its faster manufacturing process. 这笔融资对于该公司来说非常及时。五角大楼一直寻求采购更多此类武器，因为美国目前能够以超过 5 马赫速度飞行的高超音速导弹库存量已落后于中国。Castelion 正押注其更快的制造工艺能够帮助美国缩小这一差距。

The Torrance, California-based startup will use the fresh capital to produce its Blackbeard missiles, named after a fierce English pirate, and other hypersonic weapons in its New Mexico production facility. 这家总部位于加利福尼亚州托伦斯（Torrance）的初创公司将利用这笔新资金，在其位于新墨西哥州的生产设施中制造以英国凶猛海盗命名的“黑胡子”（Blackbeard）导弹及其他高超音速武器。

The funding round, which included participation from existing backers, including Lightspeed, General Catalyst, and Altimeter, comprised $800 million in equity and a $250 million revolving credit facility. 本轮融资包括现有投资方 Lightspeed、General Catalyst 和 Altimeter 的参与，融资结构由 8 亿美元的股权融资和 2.5 亿美元的循环信贷额度组成。