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Venus Aerospace

SpaceSeries A

Building hypersonic aircraft for point-to-point commercial travel

🌐 www.venusaerospace.comLinkedInX / Twitter📍 TXEst. 2020👥 11-50 employees
2Rounds
1Articles
General InformationVenus Aerospace is a Texas-based aerospace company founded in 2020 with 11-50 employees, developing hypersonic aircraft for commercial point-to-point passenger transport at Mach 5+ speeds.
Funding & FinancialsThe company raised a Series A funding round, with backing from notable aerospace and venture investors, though specific total funding figures require recent confirmation.
Leadership & TeamFounded by Jalapathy Jai Menon (CEO), a former aerospace engineer with hypersonic flight experience, alongside co-founders with backgrounds in advanced propulsion and aerospace systems.
Recent ActivityVenus Aerospace has been advancing its hypersonic aircraft design and propulsion technology development, with focus on demonstrating feasibility of sustained hypersonic flight for commercial applications.

Highlights

Total Raised
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2 rounds
Latest Round
$91
Jul 28, 2026
Stage
Series A
space-tech
Employees
11-50
Founded 2020
Headquarters
TX
News Coverage
1 articles
Last: 1mo ago
Talent Signals
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SEC Filings
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Backers

Draper Associates
Green Sands Equity
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Mercury Fund
MESH
PEAK6
Starboard Star Venture Capital

Funding History

$91
2026
Series B
$91
2026
Series B
SEC Form D   Editorial
Jul 28, 2026
$91 millionSeries B · Editorial

Investors: Mercury Fund, Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Draper Associates, Starboard Star Venture Capital, Green Sands Equity

Houston-based propulsion company developing rotating detonation rocket engines raised $91M to expand development and production of its hypersonic flight and space transportation technology.

Jul 10, 2026
$91 millionSeries B · Editorial

Investors: Mercury Fund, Lockheed Martin Ventures, MESH, PEAK6, Draper Associates, Starboard Star Venture Capital, Green Sands Equity

Venus Aerospace raised $91M Series B led by Mercury Fund to scale rotating detonation rocket engine production from flight demonstration toward defense and space launch deployment.

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News Coverage 1

Space1mo ago

Venus Aerospace lands $91M for flight-proven detonation engine

Venus Aerospace closed a $91M Series B for rotating detonation rocket engines, with Lockheed Martin Ventures signaling that defense primes now see detonation-wave propulsion as production-ready.

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