Participated · Series A · Oct 2025

Founded in 2018 by Dr Christian Schmierer, Konstantin Tomilin and Ulrich Fischer, HyImpulse Technologies is building hybrid rocket engines that combine solid and liquid propellants to cut propulsion complexity roughly in half while boosting safety and cost efficiency. Its first vehicle, the SR75, completed a milestone suborbital test flight in 2024, with commercial suborbital launches planned for 2026. The follow-on SL1 orbital launcher is slated for 2027 and is designed to carry up to 600 kg to low-Earth orbit, positioning the company as “Europe’s flexible taxi to space” by offering dedicated launch windows instead of rideshare slots. HyImpulse operates across facilities in Neuenstadt, Ottobrunn and Glasgow and competes with European peers such as Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg. Management claims a pipeline worth hundreds of millions of euros, reflecting strong demand from customers seeking sovereign European launch capacity. Beyond launch services, the firm envisions enabling Europe’s participation in the expanding trillion-euro space economy by supplying domestically built, sustainable rockets.