Company Dossier
Venus Aerospace
Houston propulsion startup that flew the first high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine in May 2025; now selling RDREs for hypersonic weapons and space missions.
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Venus Aerospace
Houston propulsion startup that flew the first high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine in May 2025; now selling RDREs for hypersonic weapons and space missions.
Founded
2020
HQ
Houston, Texas, USAHouston Spaceport
Headcount
~64third-party estimate; not company-disclosed
Total raised
~$197M by company figures>$106M secured as of Oct 2025 + $91M Series B
Valuation
Not disclosed
Stage
Series B
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- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call