Venus Aerospace raises $20M to further develop zero-emission hypersonic aircraft

A Houston-based technology company landed new funding to develop its hypersonic aircraft.

Venus Aerospace raised a $20 million Series A financing round led by Prime Movers Lab, a Jackson, Wyoming-based investment group focused on breakthrough scientific inventions, the firms announced April 5. The Series A also included contributions from returning Venus investors, including Draper Associates, Boost, Saturn 5, Seraph Group, Cantos, The Helm and Tamarack Global.

The Houston technology company…