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VENUS AEROSPACE CORP.

Los Alamitos, CA · Founded 2019 · Aerospace · Private

Hypersonic boost-glide aircraft with rotating detonation rocket engines, waverider airframe, and heat pipe leading edge cooling

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Los Alamitos, CA
Founded
2019
Latest Form D
$63M, May 2026
Total capital
$115M
Federal grants
$1.5M
3 awards · 2021–2024
Rank in peer group#50 of 91
Private capital raised
$111M
5 Form D · last May 2026
6 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$2.6M
5 awards · Defense, NASA
Rank in Aerospace#448 of 1335
Granted patents
14
17 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#5 of 91

Capital timeline

2020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $115M$746K$242K$209K$1.2M$1.2M$156K1st Form D$70K2nd Form D$3.2M3rd Form D$29.2M4th Form D$15.9M5th Form D$63M
2020202220242026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $115M$746K$242K$1.2M$1.2M5th Form D$63M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$63M
  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Venus Aerospace Rotating Detonation Nozzle Development$156K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Venus Aerospace Rotating Detonation Nozzle Development$156K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Detonation Engine Powered Rocket Based Combined Cycle Development$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Detonation Engine Powered Rocket Based Combined Cycle Development$1.2M
  • Federal contractNASA · High Performance 10K Lbf Rdre Grcop-alloy Hardware Development And Processing Year 2$209K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$15.9M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$29.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$70K
Show 3 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractNASA · High Performance Lok Lbfrdre Grcop-alloy Chamber And Injector Development.$242K
  • Federal contractDefense · Leading Edge Cooling For Hypersonic Vehicles$746K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · HyperJet Feasibility: Leading Edge Heat Pipe$50K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 91 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#5 · top 5%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Andrew DugglebyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $50K in grants as PI
  • Blair GarrouDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Brandon SimmonsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Gavin MathisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Pamela MelroyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Phillip SarofimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
  • Sarah DugglebyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sheila MenzExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 14 granted of 31
  • New patentRotating Detonation Engine For Power GenerationUSPTOUS 12,747,691
  • PendingIgnition And Operation Of Liquid Fuel Powered Rocket EngineUSPTOApplication 19430968
  • PendingMethod, Apparatus And Composition For Propulsion Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Heavy In-organic Stabilization Use In Rotating Detonating Rocket Engines & Long-term Storage In Propellant Management SystemsUSPTOApplication 18809157
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

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