Philipp Kerth
CEO and co-founder of Hypersonica, developing hypersonic glide vehicle/strike systems for NATO member states. Holds an Oxford PhD; company incubated via TUM Venture Labs.
Philipp Kerth is a physicist by training who studied at TU Munich before winning a Rhodes Scholarship (Germany & Balliol, 2018) to Oxford, where he completed a PhD in hypersonics researching flow instabilities around flight vehicles at hypersonic speeds. He co-founded Hypersonica in December 2023 straight out of his doctorate with fellow Oxford PhD Marc Ewenz, with the venture initially incubated by TUM Venture Labs. Before Hypersonica his relevant experience was academic and extracurricular, including volunteering as a flying instructor and leading the Oxford University Gliding Club.
Overview
- Role
- CEO & Co-Founder, Hypersonica
- Based in
- Wessling, Germany
- Prior experience
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- Who is Philipp Kerth?
- Philipp Kerth is a physicist by training who studied at TU Munich before winning a Rhodes Scholarship (Germany & Balliol, 2018) to Oxford, where he completed a PhD in hypersonics researching flow instabilities around flight vehicles at hypersonic speeds. He co-founded Hypersonica in December 2023 straight out of his doctorate with fellow Oxford PhD Marc Ewenz, with the venture initially incubated by TUM Venture Labs. Before Hypersonica his relevant experience was academic and extracurricular, including volunteering as a flying instructor and leading the Oxford University Gliding Club.
- What is Philipp Kerth's role?
- Philipp Kerth is CEO & Co-Founder, Hypersonica, based in Wessling, Germany.
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German startup Hypersonica, co-founded by CEO Philipp Kerth, aims to deliver European hypersonic strike by 2029
Defense News: German Startup Aims to Deliver European Hypersonic Strike by 2029Verified2026-02-10 - 2
Kerth's Oxford doctoral research focused on flow instabilities around flight vehicles at hypersonic speeds; before Hypersonica he had no prior corporate roles, having volunteered as a flying instructor and led the Oxford University Gliding Club
MIT Murray Lab: Dr. Philipp Kerth, Co-Founder, HypersonicaVerified2026-01-01 - 3
Kerth co-founded Hypersonica in December 2023 with fellow Oxford hypersonics PhD Marc Ewenz, citing technical fascination with hypersonics, European values, and a desire for impact
The Defense Brief: Europe's Hypersonic Moment - with Philipp Kerth, Co-founder of HypersonicaReported2026-01-01 - 4
Hypersonica was initially incubated by TUM Venture Labs
Munich Startup: Hypersonica: Using hypersound to reach Series AVerified2025-01-01 - 5
Marc Ewenz, Hypersonica's co-founder and CTO, holds an Oxford PhD (2017-2021) and previously worked at Bain & Company
LinkedIn: Dr. Marc Ewenz - Co-Founder @ HypersonicaReported2026-01-01 - 6
Philipp Kerth was a Rhodes Scholar (Germany & Balliol, 2018), having started physics studies at TU Munich in 2015 on a Stiftung Maximilianeum scholarship before going to Oxford
Rhodes Trust: Philipp Kerth — Rhodes Scholars Class of 2018 (Wayback snapshot)Verified2026-03-17