Overview
Trajectory score
74
/ 100TrueUp rank#762
Valuation
$1.0billion
TrueUp rank>1,000
Open jobs
93
TrueUp rank#486
Business
Hypersonic aircraft
Founded
9 years ago
2018
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Hermeus is a Hypersonic aircraft company with 93 job openings. It is currently valued at $1.0 billion as a private company. The company was founded in 2018.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
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🐢
😊
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Jobs
Open jobs
93
TrueUp rank#486
CategoriesJobs
- Engineering (Software)28
- Engineering (Hardware)25
- Supply Chain3
- Business Operations & Program Management2
- Real Estate / Facilities2
LocationsJobs
- 🇺🇸 United States93
- 🇺🇸 Los Angeles67
- 🇺🇸 Atlanta22
- 🇺🇸 Jacksonville4
TechnologiesJobs
- Python22
- MATLAB14
- C++10
- Git6
- SolidWorks6
Financials
Valuation
$1.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Apr 2026
TrueUp rank>1,000
- Most recent funding
- 4 months ago
- $200 million
- Total funding
- $566 million
- Actual value "created"
- +$434 million
- Valuation minus total funding
Lead Investor - Seed
Khosla VenturesLead Investor - Series A
Canaan Partners
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
92%
20+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Top 10%vs. other tech cos.
Approve of CEO
AJ Piplica
90%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Rankings and awards
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100 #91
2025
a16z American Dynamism 50
2025
TechCrunch Most Disruptive Startups
2024
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100 #42
2024
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100 #56
2023
Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups
2023
Layoffs
No known layoffs
Compare to other companies
Job openings
91
Employees
20
Founded
13 years ago
Valuation
$2.0 billion
Trajectory Score
70