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Hypersonica

Wessling, Germany · Founded 2023

Hypersonica develops manoeuvrable hypersonic missiles for European deep precision strike, with a full capability targeted for 2029. It is an Anglo-German company based near Munich, with a wholly owned subsidiary in London.

Profile

What it builds and who buys it

  • ·Its first test flight, launched on February 3, 2026 from Andøya Space in Norway, carried its missile prototype atop a booster from an unnamed partner.European Spaceflight, Feb 10, 2026
  • ·The prototype exceeded Mach 6 with a range of over 300 km, and the company says all systems operated nominally.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026
  • ·The company says it went from design to the launchpad in nine months.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026
  • ·It aims to offer a shorter-range hypersonic strike capability from 2027 and fully operational hypersonic glide vehicles by 2029.European Spaceflight, Feb 10, 2026
  • ·The company says its modular architecture cuts development costs by over 80% compared with conventional approaches.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026
  • ·SPRIND, the German federal agency for breakthrough innovation, invested in the Series A.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026
  • ·It was incubated by TUM Venture Labs.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026
  • ·European Spaceflight reported that metadata from a withdrawn Andøya Space release showed the test vehicle was developed with DLR, the German aerospace agency.European Spaceflight, Feb 10, 2026

Founders and leadership

  • Philipp KerthCo-founder and chief executive

    A University of Oxford PhD and German national who co-founded the company in December 2023.Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026

  • Marc EwenzCo-founder and chief technology officer

    A doctoral graduate of the University of Oxford who founded the company with Kerth in December 2023.Defense News, Feb 10, 2026

Funding

Last valuation

No citable valuation

Last round or tender

Series A

Hypersonica (company release), Feb 10, 2026

€23.3 million, led by Plural, with Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) and existing investors General Catalyst, which led the seed round, and 201 Ventures. The company stated no seed amount and no valuation.

Latest revenue figure

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Valuation to revenue

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Post-money valuation by round

Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.

DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Feb 10, 2026Series A€23.3 million, led by Plural, with Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) and existing investors General Catalyst, which led the seed round, and 201 Ventures. The company stated no seed amount and no valuation.——

Revenue

No citable revenue figure on file.

Secondary venues

  • Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026

    No price on the public page.

    Listed in Weßling. No public MarketPrice: historical pricing is behind a login, and the page says no recent secondary market data is available. It lists a seed dated January 1, 2024 and the February 10, 2026 Series A, with total funding of $33.13 million, Caplight’s own figure.

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Reads

Tracked only. No read has been prepared for this company; the figures above are the record.

Sources

Researched Oct 15, 2026