Destinus is working on hyperplanes (hypersonic aircraft) that utilize rocket technology and are propelled by engines powered by liquid hydrogen.
Location: Netherlands
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $58.47M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 04.06.2026 | Mountain P... | mountain-p... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.12.2025 | - | $58.47M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.12.2025 | Destinus: €50 Million Commerzbank Facility Closed, Lifting Total Capital Raised To Nearly €400M | Destinus, a European aerospace and defense company headquartered in the Netherlands, has secured a €50 million commercial bank financing facility from Commerzbank, marking the company’s first commercial bank facility and backing its next ph... |
| 20.12.2025 | Destinus Secures €50 Million, Fuels European Defense Autonomy | Destinus, a Dutch defense tech firm, secured €50M from Commerzbank, its first bank facility. This boosts total capital to nearly €400M. The funds fuel massive expansion of autonomous flight system production. Destinus shifted from hypersoni... |
| 19.12.2025 | Dutch DefenseTech startup Destinus adds €50 million bank financing as total capital raised approaches €400 million | Destinus, a Katwijk-based aerospace and defense company, has secured a €50 million financing facility from Commerzbank, marking the company’s first commercial bank facility and supporting the next phase of its industrial expansion across Eu... |
| 18.12.2025 | Destinus raises €50M facility to expand autonomous flight production | Dutch aerospace and defencetech company Destinus has secured a €50 million financing facility from Commerzbank, marking the company’s first commercial bank facility and supporting the next phase of its industrial expansion across Europe. Th... |
| 08.08.2025 | Energy Vault Powers Up: A Strategic Shift Towards Grid Ownership | Energy Vault, a leader in grid-scale energy storage, pivots its core strategy. The company now embraces an "Own & Operate" model. This significant shift empowers Energy Vault to build, manage, and control its own energy storag... |
| 08.08.2025 | European tech investments jump 18% in July, Energy Vault secures €258M, and Ukraine's plan for national LLM | This week we tracked more than 40 tech funding deals worth over €848 million, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. This week we also released our monthly report for July, which covers key... |
| 05.08.2025 | Destinus and Daedalean sign CHF 180 million acquisition deal | Founded in 2016, Daedalean is a pioneer in safety-critical, certifiable AI avionics software that enables AI-assisted piloting, environmental awareness, and navigation in GNSS-denied environments. The company is supported by a team of more... |
| 11.03.2025 | Destinus acquires Aerialtronics | In a strategic move that highlights Europe’s increasing focus on safety and security, Destinus, a prominent developer of aerospace and defense technologies, has acquired key assets, technologies, and personnel from Aerialtronics, a Dutch co... |
| 20.06.2023 | Destinus Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Supersonic Demonstrator Destinus 3 at Paris-Le Bourget Air Show, Sets Course for Sustainable Hypersonic Aviation | The propulsion system for Destinus 3 will incorporate a kerosene-fueled turbojet engine in conjunction with a liquid hydrogen-fueled afterburner. We're also developing plans to trial a fully hydrogen-based system for both turbojet and after... |
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