Hypersonica Raises €100m for European Hypersonic Strike Systems

Founded in 2023, the company has engineering teams based at its Munich headquarters and a wholly-owned subsidiary in London. It is led by co-founders Dr. Philipp Kerth and Dr. Marc Ewenz. According to EU-Startups, Hypersonica is developing what it describes as a first-of-kind, sovereign and cost-effective hypersonic strike capability, built entirely within Europe and operating without ITAR restrictions.

The startup is focused on the challenges of hypersonic flight, where extreme aerodynamic heating makes conventional aerospace technology unsuitable at speeds beyond Mach 5. It aims to address this using advanced materials, control architectures and avionics intended to deliver stable and manoeuvrable flight.

The Series B follows a €23.3 million Series A in February 2026. Since then, the company has tested its HS-1 prototype, achieving speeds above Mach 5, according to EU-Startups.

The Paris-based startup emerged from stealth with a seed round led by Keen Venture Partners and 360 Capital to build lower-cost radars for detecting FPV drones.