Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
75
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Hypersonic aircraft
Founded
8 years ago
2018
Valuation
$1.0 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Hermeus is a Hypersonic aircraft company with 109 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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Jobs
Open jobs
109
TrueUp
Rank
#406
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
33
(30%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
28
(26%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
4
(4%)
4.
People
4
(4%)
5.
IT & Business Systems
3
(3%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
106
(97%)
2.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
77
(71%)
3.
🇺🇸 Atlanta
23
(21%)
4.
🇺🇸 Jacksonville
4
(4%)
5.
🇺🇸 Washington D.C.
2
(2%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
23
(21%)
2.
MATLAB
15
(14%)
3.
C++
10
(9%)
4.
AWS
6
(6%)
5.
Git
6
(6%)
Financials
Valuation
$1.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Apr 2026
Most recent funding
3 months ago ($200 million)
Total funding
$566 million
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$434 million
Lead Investor - Seed
Khosla VenturesLead Investor - Series A
Canaan Partners
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
92%
20+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 97% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
AJ Piplica
90%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Rankings and awards
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
2025
a16z American Dynamism 50
2025
TechCrunch Most Disruptive Startups
2024
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
2024
Silicon Valley Defense Group NatSec 100
2023
Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups
2023
More rankings Layoffs
No known layoffs
External research
Compare to other companies
Job openings
72
Employees
20
Founded
12 years ago
Valuation
$2.0 billion
Trajectory Score
70
