Venus Aerospace

An aerospace company focused on engineering the future of hypersonic flight.

About

Founded

2020

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Industry

Aerospace, Defense

Company Description

Venus Aerospace is a start-up pushing the boundaries of high speed hypersonic transportation.

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Funding

Total Raised

$39.1 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Prime Movers Lab, Draper Associates, Boost, Saturn 5, Seraph Group, Cantos, The Helm, Tamarack Global, Airbus Ventures

Company Traction

  • As of July 2023, Venus Aerospace is currently testing with a 20-foot drone, hoping to reach Mach 5 speed. If the test works, it will begin building The Stargazer with the plan of flying from New York to Tokyo in one hour.

Leadership Team

  • Sarah Duggleby: Co-Founder & CEO of Venus Aerospace. Former Launch Engineer & Mission Management Consultant at Virgin Orbit.
  • Andrew Duggleby: Co-Founder & CTO of Venus Aerospace. Former Senior Manager of Launch Operations at Virgin Orbit.
  • Brent Lytle: COO at Venus Aerospace. Former Chief Engineer, Avionics, L1 Engineering at Virgin Orbit.
  • Vishal Doshi: Director of Propulsion at Venus Aerospace. Former Senior Propulsion Design Engineer at Virgin Orbit.
  • Nicholas Cardwell: VP of Research & Development at Venus Aerospace. Former VP of Operations and Engineering at Bractlet.