Matt Grimm
Co-Founder & COO of Anduril Industries; former Palantir forward-deployed engineer.
Matt Grimm co-founded Anduril Industries in 2017 alongside Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, and Joe Chen, and serves as Co-Founder & COO overseeing the company's global business operations. He and Schimpf met at Cornell, where they competed together on the DARPA Grand and Urban Challenge autonomous-vehicle teams. Before Anduril, Grimm was a Palantir forward-deployed engineer (2008-2014) who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, following earlier work at Booz Allen Hamilton and a stint at Mithril Capital Management.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & COO, Anduril Industries
- Based in
- Costa Mesa, California, USA
- Prior experience
- Palantir Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mithril Capital Management
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Frequently asked
- Who is Matt Grimm?
- Matt Grimm co-founded Anduril Industries in 2017 alongside Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, and Joe Chen, and serves as Co-Founder & COO overseeing the company's global business operations. He and Schimpf met at Cornell, where they competed together on the DARPA Grand and Urban Challenge autonomous-vehicle teams. Before Anduril, Grimm was a Palantir forward-deployed engineer (2008-2014) who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, following earlier work at Booz Allen Hamilton and a stint at Mithril Capital Management.
- What is Matt Grimm's role?
- Matt Grimm is Co-Founder & COO, Anduril Industries, based in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
- Where did Matt Grimm work before?
- Matt Grimm's prior roles include Palantir Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mithril Capital Management.
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Co-Founder and COO of Anduril Industries; Cornell classmate and DARPA Grand/Urban Challenge teammate of Brian Schimpf; was a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir (2008-2014), deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, before a stint at Mithril Capital Management
The Org: Matthew Grimm - Co-Founder & COO at Anduril IndustriesVerified2026-07-20 - 2
Confirms Grimm as Co-Founder & COO leading Anduril's R&D
Sourcery: Full Anduril R&D Tour: Matt Grimm, Co-Founder & COOReported2026-07-20