Velontra

Velontra

Hypersonic space plane that can take-off from any location and weather

Cincinnati, OH
5 employees
Commercial Space Launch
Seed · $900K

About Velontra

Velontra is building a hypersonic space plane that can takeoff from anywhere in any weather. This horizontal takeoff increases launch reliability and enables customers to directly access any orbit. Our air-breathing propulsion system is up to 6 times more fuel efficient than any rocket, and uses oxygen from the air which creates thousands of pounds of additional payload capacity.

We have millions in current government/commercial contracts and LOI’s.

We have assembled a team of industry experts, government senior executives, and a NASA astronaut.

The hypersonic space plane will work by taking off from any runway with a jet propulsion system. Next, it will climb to over 100,000’ and Mach 5. At this point, it will launch a 2nd stage rocket directly into the desired Low Earth Orbit.

Velontra is “boldly going where no one has gone before.”

Company details

Team Size5
LocationCincinnati, OH
IndustryCommercial Space Launch

Funding

Total raised

$900K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Soma Capital
PPalrecha Capital
RReinforced Ventures
Unpopular Ventures

Founders

JD

Joel Darin

Most recently first employee at Hermeus where I designed, built and tested a Turbine-Based-Combined-Cycle prototype demonstrator up to Mach 4+. Prior to that I worked at GE Aviation in Afterburner Design. Before GE I was at Georgia Tech where I did research in computational fluid dynamic simulations of reacting flows while obtaining a MS in Combustion. I started at Michigan State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

LinkedIn
RK

Robert Keane

Force Recon Marine veteran awarded for valor in combat; holds a master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; previously worked at GE Aviation and BAE Systems.

ZG

Zachary Green

Marine Corps veteran and entrepreneur who previously built MN8 LumAware/Foxfire into a $30M+ revenue company.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.