Destinus
European defense company; lead/integrator of the Bliksem EXO exo-atmospheric interceptor consortium and maker of the Ruta cruise-missile family.
Destinus is building hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications. The company's technology aims to enable Mach 5+ flight for rapid response, reconnaissance, and strike missions. Destinus has raised significant funding from European and institutional investors and is backed by the Swiss and French governments.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Payerne, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 750
- Total funding
- ~€400M
- Valuation
- CHF 650M (~$732M, Nov 2024)
- Stage
- Series B
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Hypersonic flight, Hydrogen propulsion, High-speed defense
- X / Twitter
- x.com/destinus_eu
- Website
- destinus.com
Investors6
- FundOne Way VenturesVenture capital firm backing immigrant founders.
- FundQuiet CapitalTechnology-focused venture capital investment firm.
- FundLiquid2 VenturesSeed-stage venture capital firm.
- FundConny & Co.Early-stage venture capital investor.
- FundACE & CompanyPrivate equity and venture capital firm.
- FundCathexis VenturesEarly-stage venture capital firm.
Cap table0
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Raised per round
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
ACE & CompanyNew | Seed | ~16.7% |
Cathexis VenturesNew | Seed | ~16.7% |
Liquid2 VenturesNew | Seed | ~16.7% |
One Way VenturesNew | Seed | ~16.7% |
Quiet CapitalNew | Seed | ~16.7% |
Conny & Co.New | Seed | ~16.7% |
Contracts0
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Frequently asked
- What does Destinus do?
- Destinus is building hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications. The company's technology aims to enable Mach 5+ flight for rapid response, reconnaissance, and strike missions. Destinus has raised significant funding from European and institutional investors and is backed by the Swiss and French governments.
- Where is Destinus headquartered?
- Destinus is headquartered in Payerne, Switzerland and was founded in 2021.
- How much funding has Destinus raised?
- Destinus has raised ~€400M in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of CHF 650M (~$732M, Nov 2024).
- What does Destinus specialize in?
- Destinus works across Hypersonic flight, Hydrogen propulsion, High-speed defense.
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