Valstad
Valstad Shipworks Inc.
Valstad combines bleeding-edge shipbuilding techniques with AI & robotics to dramatically lower the cost of US-made ships.
valstad.com · Del Valle, TX
Funding event
The round itself, as filedInferred stageSeries A
Sold of offered$8.6M of $11.3M
Filed2026-08-14
Days since filing51
- Exemption claimed
- Rule 506(b)
- First-ever Form D
- Yes
- Date of first sale
- 2026-08-03
Investors
No investors named: Form D does not list them
Officers on the filing
Names and roles as filed; addresses are never stored- Dustin WalperExecutive Officer · Director
- Wisam AbdullahDirector
Health flags
Three flags, each with the raw inputs behind it · as of 2026-10-03UndersubscribedNot flagged76.3% sold2 months since first sale
Prior raiseNot flaggedPrior raise not known—
AmendedNot flaggedNo amendmentNo D/A on file
Open roles
On the employer's own careers page · checked 2026-09-2410
Pre-posting windowNot enough dataShown once this sector and stage have 20 observed lags from filing to first posting.
- Head of Manufacturing & IndustrializationSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Operations LeadSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Software Engineering Intern, 3D & Manufacturing ApplicationsSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Structural Welder / FabricatorSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Robotics Software Intern, Manipulation & SimulationSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Motion Planning & ManipulationSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Director of Business Development & Strategic PartnershipsSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Product Software Engineer, 3D/CAD & Manufacturing WorkflowsSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Controls & Robotics TechnicianSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
- Welding Engineer & Quality LeadSEP 25Austin, TX · open 9 days
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