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Venus Aerospace Corp.

Venture-backed company · Stage unknown· Houston, TXvenusaero.com

A generational improvement in rocket engine technology, Venus Aerospace’s RDRE & VDR deliver unmatched efficiency, scalability, and performance for defense, space, and commercial high-speed flight.

Rounds on record
3
Latest round
Jul 8, 2026
Funding round
Latest round size
$91.0M
Form D industry: Other Technology
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As of · the latest observation of this company; each round carries its own date

3 additional officers and directors, 13 additional investors

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. $91M
    announced

    Announced a $91M round on 8 Jul 2026.

    A company that just raised has fresh capital, a new board and new vendors to choose.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Investors, lenders, service providersFinancing history →
  2. 11 investors
    named

    11 investors on record;

    The investors already on the cap table shape who leads the next round.

    Factfunding announcements, portfolio pages and Form DFor Investors, foundersInvestors →
  3. 5 directors
    board

    5 directors on record from Form D filings and board-seat attributions.

    The board is who decides on the next round and on a sale.

    FactSEC Form D related personsFor Investors, acquirersPeople →
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Facts

Year of incorporation
unknown
Revenue range (Form D)
Decline to Disclosesec.gov
Rounds on record
3
Disclosed raised
$91.0Msum of rounds with a disclosed amount only
Named investors
11

Financing history

3 rounds
  1. Jul 8, 2026
    Funding round · $91.0M (disclosed)
    Mercury Fund (lead) via Blair GarrouDraper Associates (participant)Starboard Star Venture Capital (participant)Green Sands Equity (participant)Lockheed Martin Ventures (participant) via Chris MoranPEAK6 (participant)Mesh Ventures LLC (participant)
    Fact Press release · “Venus Aerospace Raises $91M to Mature the World's First Flight-Proven High-Thrust RDRE Into Full Propulsion Systems”
  2. Apr 17, 2026
    Form D equity offering · $63.0M (form d sold) · 39 investors
    Prime Movers Lab LLC via Gavin MathisMercury Fund via Blair Garrou
    Fact Form D · “Venus Aerospace Corp. filed Form D: $63,045,751 sold of $99,999,989, Other Technology”
  3. Oct 22, 2025
    Strategic Investment · amount undisclosed
    Lockheed Martin Ventures (participant)
    Fact Press release · “Venus Aerospace Announces Strategic Investment by Lockheed Martin to Accelerate Breakthrough Innovations in Next-Generation Propulsion”

Investors on record

16 edges

Ownership and outcomes

none on record
Outcome stated by investors

Listed on 3 firm portfolio pages; none states an outcome (acquired, public, exited or active). DFX does not assume the company is active.

Evidence: 3 listingseach firm's own card, as read
No later owner or exit on record: no private equity sponsor position and no acquisition, listing or IPO report names this company.

Credit relationships

none on record
No lender position matched to this company.

People

4 officers, 5 directors
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Timeline

3 events
  1. Jul 8, 2026
    Venus Aerospace announced Funding round of $91,000,000, led by Mercury Fund
    Round announced Fact Press release
  2. May 4, 2026
    Venus Aerospace Corp. filed Form D: $63,045,751 sold of $99,999,989, Other Technology
    Form D filed Fact Form D
  3. Oct 22, 2025
    Venus Aerospace announced Strategic Investment
    Round announced Fact Press release

Evidence

25 observations
Every observation on this company
  • Description: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
  • Entity type: Corporation May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Other Technology May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: false May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: overFiveYears May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $63.0M May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Offering amount (Form D): $100.0M May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • First sale: 2026-04-17 May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 39 May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: equity May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Office address: May 4, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Listed on portfolio page: Flux Capital Spv 2 Management LLC Sep 30, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact
  • Listed on portfolio page: Flux Capital Spv 2 Management LLC Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact
  • Listed on portfolio page: Flux Capital Spv 2 Management LLC Sep 12, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Round announced: Funding round $91,000,000 Jul 8, 2026 Fact Press release
  • Round announced: Strategic Investment Oct 22, 2025 Fact Press release
  • Website status: ok Oct 1, 2026 Fact
  • Site title: Oct 1, 2026 Fact

Relationships across DFX

3 capital paths
Capital chain

Venus Aerospace Corp. sits on 3 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator to VC fund to manager to company

DFX traced 3 paths of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

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Record history

1 identity change, 3 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Merged in
    2026-09-13
  • Round announced
    2026-07-08source on record
  • Form D filed
    2026-05-04source on record

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