citybiz+ Hermeus secures $350M Series C and turns unicorn in quest to build fastest unmanned aircraft.

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    "excerpt": "citybiz+ Hermeus secures $350M Series C and turns unicorn in quest to build fastest unmanned aircraft.\n\nApril 9, 2026\n\nAJ Piplica\n\nLos Angeles-based Hermeus has raised $350 million in Series C funding, pushing its valuation past $1 billion and total capital to $500 million. Backed by Khosla Ventures and others, the company is accelerating development of high-Mach unmanned aircraft, scaling manufacturing, and advancing toward ramjet-powered and imminent supersonic flight for U.S. defense applications.\n\nLos Angeles-headquartered Hermeus, which is developing high-Mach unmanned aircraft, has announced the closing of a $350 million Series C funding round that lifted its valuation past $1 billion. The eight-year-old company has raised $500 million from investors so far.\n\nThe equity round of $200 million was led by Khosla Ventures, with continued support from Canaan Partners, Founders Fund, RTX Ventures, Bling Capital and In-Q-Tel, the company said. New investors included Cox Enterprises and its venture fund Socium Ventures, Destiny Tech100, Georgia Tech Foundation, 137 Ventures and GSBackers.\n\nSilicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, Pinegrove Venture Partners, Hercules Capital, and Trinity Capital are providing the debt capital component of $150 million.\n\n\"Speed is life for us,\" said Hermeus founder and CEO AJ Piplica, an aerospace engineer with degrees from Georgia...",
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