Hermeus

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Location Los Angeles, California
Founded 2018
Latest Stage Series C
Total Raised $350M
Website https://www.hermeus.com
Sector
aerospace defense hypersonics

Investors

Vinod Khosla Early (2018)
Khosla Ventures series-c (2026)
Founders Fund series-c (2026)

Founders

AJ Piplica Co-Founder & CEO

About

Hermeus is a Los Angeles-based aerospace and defense startup building what it calls the “fastest unmanned aircraft” 1. Co-founded by AJ Piplica (CEO), the company develops autonomous hypersonic aircraft capable of flying at Mach 5+ speeds 1. In April 2026, the company raised $350 million ($200M equity + $150M debt), pushing its valuation to $1 billion 1. Hermeus is partnering with RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney to modify the F100 engine to power its hypersonic aircraft 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-04-07 Series C $350M ($200M equity + $150M debt) Khosla Ventures Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel, RTX Ventures, Cox Enterprises, Destiny Tech100 1

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Sources

  1. TechCrunch, “Hermeus raises $350M to build autonomous hypersonic fighters,” April 7, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/hermeus-raises-350m-to-build-autonomous-hypersonic-fighters/↩↩↩↩↩