Hypersonica
About
About Hypersonica
Hypersonica is building sovereign European hypersonic strike systems around modular flight hardware, simulation, prototyping and repeated flight testing. Its development sequence moves from basic hypersonic flight to controlled flight, complex manoeuvrability and full mission requirements, with the company targeting operational capability by 2029.
The company completed its first hypersonic test flight at Andøya Space in February 2026. The Scooter HS-1 prototype exceeded Mach 6, travelled more than 300 kilometres and returned system data through ascent and atmospheric descent. Hypersonica is headquartered near Munich and operates a wholly owned UK subsidiary.
Operations
Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2026-02-10 - The first hypersonic test flight exceeded Mach 6 and travelled more than 300 km with all systems nominal. - first hypersonic test flight
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Funding
- 2026-02-10 - Series A - $27.7M - Hypersonica closes €23.3M Series A
Hypersonica closed a €23.3 million Series A to advance full-scale flight testing and the development of sovereign European hypersonic strike systems. - source: hypersonica.com
Investors
- 201 Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-10
- General Catalyst - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-10
- Plural - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-10
- SPRIND - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-10
Team
- Dr. Philipp Kerth - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads Hypersonica’s sovereign European hypersonic-strike programme.
- Dr. Marc Ewenz - Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer - Leads technical development of Hypersonica’s hypersonic flight systems.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-10 - Funding - Hypersonica closes €23.3M Series A
Plural led the round, with participation from Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, SPRIND. Existing investors General Catalyst and 201 Ventures also participated; General Catalyst had led the company’s earlier seed round. The capital is tied to full-scale flight testing and development for NATO-member demand for deep precision-strike capability.
Source - 2026-02-03 - Demonstration - Hypersonica completes first Mach 6 test flight
The Scooter HS-1 prototype launched on February 3 and travelled more than 300 kilometres before splashing down in the designated sea area. Hypersonica said all systems operated nominally through ascent and atmospheric descent, with performance validated to subcomponent level. The flight followed nine months of design, procurement, integration, ground testing, regulatory work and range preparation.
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