# Venus Aerospace funding: rounds and investors > Venus Aerospace has raised $90M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Lockheed Martin, Mercury Fund and Draper Associates. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/venus-aerospace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Venus Aerospace* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Defence Tech Raised 4 months ago Follow Venus Aerospace and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fvenus-aerospace) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$90M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Series B, $90M Jul 2026 - **Led by:** Mercury Fund - **Investors:** 7 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **?** Round **$90M** Series B - **First round:** Round - **Biggest round:** $90M - **Between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Series B **$90M** *6 new* *1 returning* [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) Lead [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) [Peak 6](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-6) [MESH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesh) [Green Sands Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-sands-equity) [Starboard Star Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starboard-star-venture-capital) Also list them on their own site [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $63M sold - **Oct 2025** Round **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) Lead Reported by Trousdale Ventures ## Funding filed with regulators Venus Aerospace filed 5 raises, $111M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - May 2026 **$63M** 39 investors of $100M offered SEC Form D - May 2023 **$16M** 17 investors equity of $33M offered SEC Form D - Mar 2022 **$29M** 39 investors equity of $29M offered SEC Form D - Jan 2021 **$3.2M** 19 investors equity SEC Form D - Mar 2020 **$70K** 5 investors options SEC Form D ## Founders and team From Venus Aerospace's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team. **Sassie Duggleby** Co-founder & CEO - **Tom Barron** Chief Operating Officer - **Cameron Taylor** VP, Operations - **Matt Stohr** VP, Business Development - **Sarah Boland Heine** Head of Communications - **Sheila Menz** General Counsel ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2025 **Series B** 2026 [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) L [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) L [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Peak 6](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-6) [MESH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesh) [Green Sands Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-sands-equity) [Starboard Star Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starboard-star-venture-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds, led 1 [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) VC firm **1** round [Peak 6](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-6) Corporate VC **1** round [MESH](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesh) VC firm **1** round [Green Sands Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-sands-equity) Private equity **1** round [Starboard Star Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starboard-star-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=venus-aerospace). ## Also claim to have backed them These 14 firms list Venus Aerospace as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Crescent Ridge VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crescent-ridge-vc) VC firm Per its own site [BroadVision](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadvision) Investment firm Per its own site [Helios Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/helios-capital) Family office Per its own site [Owl Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Redbeard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-beard-ventures) Angel network Per its own site [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Angel 2026, per its site [Auxilium Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auxilium-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Canopus Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopus-advisors) Advisor Per its own site [Flux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flux-capital) VC firm Series A, per its site [Lateral Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lateral-capital-ma) VC firm Per its own site [Massive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massive) VC firm Per its own site [Oak Ridge Ventures, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-ridge-ventures-llc) VC firm Per its own site [RIII Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riii-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Tides Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tides-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Venus Aerospace ### Who invested in Venus Aerospace? Venus Aerospace's investors include Lockheed Martin, Mercury Fund, Draper Associates, Peak 6 and MESH, and 2 more on record. Mercury Fund led its latest round. ### How much has Venus Aerospace raised? Venus Aerospace has raised $90M across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Venus Aerospace last raise? Venus Aerospace's most recent round was a Series B of $90M in Jul 2026, led by Mercury Fund. ### What was Venus Aerospace's biggest round? Its most recent round, $90M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Venus Aerospace first? Venus Aerospace's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by Lockheed Martin. ### What stage is Venus Aerospace at? Venus Aerospace's latest named round is a Series B, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Venus Aerospace based? Venus Aerospace is based in the United States. ### Who led Venus Aerospace's rounds? Lockheed Martin led the Undisclosed round in 2025; Mercury Fund led the Series B in 2026. ## Companies like Venus Aerospace In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Northwood Space** $505M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space)[**Iris Technology** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/iris-technology)[**Firehawk Aerospace** $150M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/firehawk-aerospace)[**Rendezvous Robotics** $28M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rendezvous-robotics)[**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app