What It's Like to Work at True Anomaly

True Anomaly is known for its fast-paced, mission-driven culture and its ability to attract top talent motivated by meaningful, high-impact work. With ~250 employees as of January 2026, the company brings together experts from aviation and aerospace, deep tech, automotive, advanced manufacturing, AI, software, military, and other advanced industries. True Anomaly intentionally recruits across sectors, leveraging diverse technical perspectives to accelerate the design, engineering, and delivery of its core spacecraft and software platforms.

 The culture is built around a clear set of operating principles:

• Pioneering new solutions: Hiring exceptional talent and encouraging non-traditional approaches to complex technical challenges.
• Challenging assumptions: Actively questioning requirements, constraints, and legacy thinking to unlock novel and differentiated solutions.
• Talent care and retention: Recruiting top-tier talent across industries and supporting them and their families through competitive, industry-leading benefits and people-first policies.
• Builder-first mindset: Empowering employees to be hands-on, proactive problem solvers who take ideas from concept to execution.
• Relentless ownership: Valuing accountability, initiative, and follow-through as core drivers of innovation and execution.
• Grit and perseverance: Setting the expectation that meaningful challenges will arise—and that teams will face them directly with resilience and determination.

In 2025, True Anomaly scored a number of awards for culture and executive leadership:

• 2025 Top LinkedIn Startup in both Denver, CO and Los Angeles, CA, reflecting strong momentum in growth, talent attraction, and market relevance.
• CEO Even received an Ernst & Young “Executive of the Year” award in 2025, recognizing him as a leading voice in defense tech.

The company’s long-term outlook is underscored by its financial strength. In May 2025, True Anomaly closed a $260M Series C funding round with participation from top-tier venture firms including Accel, Eclipse Ventures, Riot, Meritech, and Narya. This level of backing reinforces confidence in the company’s mission, leadership, and ability to scale while continuing to invest in people, products, and culture.