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Total funding $500M📍 El Segundo · US West CoastFounded 2019

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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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15 Defense & Security deals in the last 24 months · 9 at a nearby stage · 14 in 美国西海岸

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General Catalyst

12 Defense & Security deals in the last 24 months · 7 at a nearby stage · 9 in 美国西海岸

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Lux Capital

7 Defense & Security deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 3 in 美国西海岸

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Bessemer Venture Partners

7 Defense & Security deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 6 in 美国西海岸

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Lightspeed

5 Defense & Security deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 3 in 美国西海岸

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