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Hermeus, founded in 2019 in El Segundo, California, develops high-Mach/hypersonic unmanned aircraft for defense applications.
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- 2026-04Series C$350M
Investors · RTX Ventures、Cox Enterprises、In-Q-Tel、Destiny Tech100、Khosla Ventures、Founders Fund、Canaan Partners
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