Hermeus

hypersonic aerospace defense propulsion Air Transportation Industrial Manufacturing Manufacturing Military

Atlanta, GAFounded 2018376+ employeesPrivate

$566M raisedGrowth· last: series c (Apr 2026)· 9 rounds

Backed by(26 investors)

Canaan Partners · Lead Khosla Ventures · Lead NASA · LeadSam Altman · LeadUnited States Air Force · Lead+10 more

Hermeus is building Quarterhorse, a Mach 5+ hypersonic aircraft that will radically accelerate air travel. Their reusable turbine-based combined-cycle engines power both commercial and defense applications, with US Air Force contracts to develop autonomous hypersonic platforms.

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