Anglo-German startup Hypersonica officially came out of stealth mode in February 2026 year, announcing the successful raising of funding and the first test flight of a hypersonic rocket prototype.
Series A financing
The company attracted 23,3 million euros in a Series A round:
The leader of the round: Plural Venture Fund (London).
Participants: Germany's Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations (SPRINT), as well as General Catalyst funds and 201 Ventures.
Allocation of funds: The funding will accelerate the development and conduct of full-scale flight tests to ensure the sovereign hypersonic capability of Europe and NATO countries.
Test run of the prototype
The test took place at the beginning of February 2026 year at Andøya Space in Norway:
Speed: Prototype rockets (HS-1) exceeded the speed limit 6 Makhiv (over 7400 km/year).
Range: The rocket covered a distance of more than 300 kilometers.
Development speed: The startup went from design to the launch pad in just 9 months.
Technical details: The mass of the rocket exceeds 1 a ton, length is approx 10 meters.
Strategic goals
2027 year: The launch of the first short-range systems is planned.
2029 year: The company's goal is to deploy fully functioning hypersonic planning devices (glide vehicles).
Efficiency: Thanks to its modular architecture, Hypersonica claims to be able to reduce development costs by 80% compared to traditional defense programs.
The company is based in Munich and has a subsidiary in London. Its founders are Philip Curt, Ph.D. of Oxford University (CEO) you are Mark Eventz (CTO).
Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com