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Venus Aerospace

Hypersonic aerospace — rotating detonation rocket engines for Mach 9 flight
Venus Aerospace is a private space / defense company that filed a SEC Form D on 2026-05-04 disclosing a $63.0M Regulation D offering. Officers and directors of record include Sarah Duggleby, Andrew Duggleby, Phillip Sarofim, Pamela Melroy, Gavin Mathis. Additional company details to be enriched from press and IR sources.
Space / Defense
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Venus Aerospace going public?
No. Venus Aerospace is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Venus Aerospace's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Venus Aerospace. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Venus Aerospace filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Venus Aerospace.
Who are Venus Aerospace's investors?
Venus Aerospace's investors include Phillip Sarofim, Pamela Melroy, Gavin Mathis, Blair Garrou.
How much has Venus Aerospace raised?
Venus Aerospace has raised $63.05M in total, most recently a Form D filing of $63.05M in May 2026.
Is Venus Aerospace publicly traded — can you buy Venus Aerospace stock?
No. Venus Aerospace is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Venus Aerospace on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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Company Profile

CEO
Sarah Duggleby
Total Raised
$63.05M
Growth
Filed SEC Form D on 2026-05-04 for $63.0M Regulation D offering
Last Round
Form D filing — $63.05M (May 2026)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Form D filing · $63.05M · 5 mo ago
privateTotal raised $63.05M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$3
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month0.0%6-month-3.2%1-year+200%All-time+200%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Form D filing$63.05MMay 2026——

Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace

Federal awards
3
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$1.61M
top: Department of Defense
Largest award
$1.25M
Department of Defense
Latest award
2024-08-07
Largest award: DETONATION ENGINE POWERED ROCKET BASED COMBINED CYCLE DEVELOPMENT (FA864924P0453)
Name-verified against recipient "VENUS AEROSPACE CORP." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-10-05. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+13% vs 2026-08
Open roles
27
via lever
Product-build share
63%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
product-led hiring — 63% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month24Aug '2627Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionHardware10Other8Engineering6Finance & Strategy1Security1Legal & Policy1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Information System Security EngineerInstrumentation EngineerManufacturing EngineerPrincipal Avionics EngineerPrincipal GNC EngineerPrincipal Propulsion Engineer
Counted from Venus Aerospace's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Investors

Phillip Sarofim · Pamela Melroy · Gavin Mathis · Blair Garrou
Space / DefenseNew
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.