# Zack Eakin

> Zack Eakin is the co-founder and CEO of Layup Parts, a Huntington Beach startup that wants to make ordering custom carbon-fiber and fiberglass parts as easy as ordering from Amazon. A composites engineer who started in IndyCar bodywork at Chip Ganassi Racing, became the first engineer at Elon Musk's The Boring Company, and led mechanical engineering on Anduril's Roadrunner drone, Eakin launched Layup in 2024 to attack a problem he kept hitting himself: composite parts that take weeks and cost a fortune. With software-driven manufacturing and standardized stock materials, Layup compresses some jobs from weeks to hours. In June 2026 the company raised a $42 million Series A led by Marlinspike, on top of a $9 million seed from Founders Fund.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Layup Parts
- **Organizations:** Layup Parts, Anduril Industries, The Boring Company, Chip Ganassi Racing
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Engineering, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Layup Parts, raising $51M total across seed and Series A, First engineer at The Boring Company, Led mechanical engineering on Anduril's Roadrunner drone product

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Worked on carbon-fiber structures and bodywork at Chip Ganassi Racing, including IndyCar programs and the DeltaWing prototype
- **2017** — Joined The Boring Company as its first engineer
- **2021** — Joined Anduril Industries, eventually Director of Mechanical Engineering, leading design of the Roadrunner drone
- **2024** — Co-founded Layup Parts; raised $9M seed led by Founders Fund
- **2026** — Raised $42M Series A led by Marlinspike

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Layup Parts, raising $51M total across seed and Series A
- First engineer at The Boring Company
- Led mechanical engineering on Anduril's Roadrunner drone product
- Built a software-driven composites line that cuts some jobs from weeks to hours
- Claims 10x faster delivery at roughly half the tooling cost of incumbents

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Layup Parts raised a $42M Series A led by Marlinspike, with Cerberus Ventures and Pinegrove Venture Partners joining returning backers Founders Fund and Lux Capital; plans to hire and move into a larger facility.
- **2024-05** — Came out of stealth with a $9M seed round led by Founders Fund, with Lux Capital and Haystack participating.

## Links

- Website: https://layupparts.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-eakin-869441289

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Last updated: 2026-06-04