# Velontra

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/velontra

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: Cincinnati, US
- Website: www.velontra.com
- Latest round: Seed (Sep 13, 2022)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Ohio, US, and founded in 2021 by CEO  Robert Keane, CTO Joel Darin, and President Graig Whelden, Velontra operates as a developer of hypersonic space planes to provide aerospace solutions. In September 2022, Velontra raised venture funding from  Zillionize.

Velontra provides hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle solutions for transporting satellites into low earth orbits. The company offers its services for the maintenance of existing fleets and clearing debris required for low-earth orbits. In addition, the firm developed air-breathing propulsion systems for improving fuel usage by using oxygen for additional payload capacity. Velontra provides testing and validation services for client's prototypes to reduce the risk in the aerospace industry. The company conducts research for developing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for utilizing hypersonic engines to launch rockets into low Earth orbit.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Sep 13, 2022 — Zillionize Angel

## Investors

- Zillionize Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zillionize-angel) — Seed