Los Angeles-based Hermeus, which aims to build unmanned hypersonic fighter aircraft, raised $200M led by Khosla Ventures and $150M in debt at a $1B valuation TechCrunch 2026-04-08 Sean O'Kane Hermeus, Khosla Ventures Related Coverage Vinod Khosla Is Betting On This ‘Exciting Company’ Building Fast Aircraft As It Chases $1 Billion Valuation Benzinga · Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee Hermeus Reaches $1 Billion Valuation with $350 Million Raise to Build Today's Fastest Aircraft for the American Warfighter Hermeus · Farshad Shadloo Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus raises $350M at $1B valuation SiliconANGLE · Maria Deutscher Aerospace startup Hermeus moves headquarters to El Segundo Los Angeles Business Journal · Isabel Sami Hermeus Hits $1B Valuation, Raises $350M and Moves HQ from Atlanta to Los Angeles Hypepotamus · Maija Ehlinger Hermeus raises $350M to build the fastest unmanned aircraft in the world DroneXL.co · Haye Kesteloo $350M to Build the Fastest Aircraft in the World for the American Warfighter Hermeus · Kate Gamble Hermeus raises $350M at a $1B valuation to build autonomous hypersonic fighters The Next Web · Cristian Dina Supersonic Fighter Jet Startup Becomes Unicorn With New Funding Bloomberg · Lorelei Smillie Discussion @govpressoffice @govpressoffice on x ANOTHER ONE! A $1 BILLION company just MOVED TO California. Welcome, Hermeus! [image]