The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, which invests in breakthrough scientific companies that reinvent and transform the way we live and operate.

With this round, Venus has raised $33M in total funding, including $1 million of non-dilutive government funding. Other contributing investors in this round include Draper Associates, Boost, Saturn 5, Seraph Group, Cantos, The Helm & Tamarack Global- all of whom previously invested in Venus.

Venus Aerospace is an early stage, deep tech company. Founded by Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby and Dr. Andrew Duggleby, Venus aims to develop a Mach 9 hypersonic aircraft that will fly passengers around the world and back home in time for dinner.