Series B · Defense tech
Hypersonica raises €100 million Series B to scale European hypersonic systems
Lightspeed and General Catalyst co-led the British-German defence company’s financing.
Hypersonica has secured €100 million in Series B funding co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, with existing investors Plural and 201 Ventures participating.
The British-German company will use the capital to accelerate development of its hypersonic deep-strike systems, increase testing and expand engineering and manufacturing across Europe. It targets a fully developed system by 2029.
Founded in 2023 by Philipp Kerth and Marc Ewenz, Hypersonica has teams in Munich and London. Its HS-1 prototype has reached speeds above Mach 6 in testing.
Use of funds
Accelerate deep-strike system development
Increase testing
Expand European engineering and manufacturing
Funding history
Series B · This round€100M
Series A€23.3M