Velontra
YC S22 · Active · Hypersonic space plane that can take-off from any location and weather
Competitors
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|---|---|---|---|
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 Spaceium IncShared: commercial contract, aerospace, additionalActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS24 |
 Cascade SpaceShared: aerospace, hardware, commercialActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX25 |
 Reditus SpaceShared: aerospace, hypersonic, launchActiveOther | Other | Active | YC +1W25 |
 Prime LightworksShared: propulsion system, spaceActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS16 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inversion SpaceShared: aerospace, hardwareActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
 Kalam LabsShared: drones, aerospace, hardwareActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 ElodinShared: drones, aerospace, createActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW24 |
 WardstoneShared: air breathing, aerospace, systemActiveOther | Other | Active | YCF25 |
 RadicalShared: drones, aerospace, rocketActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW23 |
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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.”
- YC batch
- S22 · Summer 2022
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- Dayton, OH, USA
- Checked
- 32m ago
YC tags: Commercial Space Launch, Hardware, Drones, Aerospace
Velontra: questions
Which YC batch was Velontra in?
Velontra was in Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch (S22).
Is Velontra still active?
Y Combinator lists Velontra as active.
Where is Velontra based?
Velontra lists Dayton, OH, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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