Hermeus

Hardware · Los Angeles, US

Builds high-Mach unmanned aircraft for US defense.

Founders

AJ Piplica (United States · ♂) — An aerospace engineer who led Generation Orbit and the Air Force X-60A hypersonic program, then co-founded Hermeus in 2018 as CEO to build Mach 5 aircraft.
Glenn Case (United States · ♂) — A propulsion and structures engineer from Blue Origin and Generation Orbit who co-founded Hermeus as Chief Technologist.
Skyler Shuford (United States · ♂) — An avionics and guidance engineer from Generation Orbit (X-60A) who co-founded Hermeus as COO.
Mike Smayda (United States · ♂) — An aerospace engineer with NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin experience who co-founded Hermeus to develop hypersonic flight.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Apr 2026	Series C Hermeus closed a $350M Series C ($200M in equity led by Khosla Ventures and $150M in debt), reaching a $1B valuation for its unmanned hypersonic aircraft.	$350M

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