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AJ Piplica

Hermeus
@AJ_Piplica4.1K followersAtlanta, GA

Founder & CEO of Hermeus, the Atlanta hypersonics company building Mach 5 aircraft for defense and commercial flight.

Founder & CEO of Hermeus, the Atlanta hypersonics company building Mach 5 aircraft for defense and commercial flight.

Price
$26.25
▼-65.41%today
Last raised$350M·Round·$1B valuation·Jun 2026
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Volume 24h
$46.3K
Holders
3,316
7d change
-62.81%

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Career

  1. 2018–present
    Founder & CEO · Hermeus
    Building Mach 5 aircraft; raised $500M+ across rounds backed by Sam Altman and USAF
  2. 2013–2018
    CEO · Generation Orbit
    Led development of the X-60A USAF hypersonic X-plane
  3. 2010–2013
    Engineer · SpaceWorks Enterprises
    Worked on reusable launch vehicles and early-stage hypersonic aircraft programs

About

AJ Piplica is the founder and CEO of Hermeus, an Atlanta-based aerospace company building Mach 5 aircraft that aim to cross the Atlantic in 90 minutes.

Accomplishments

  • Founded hypersonic aircraft company Hermeus in November 2018
  • Raised $350M in 2026 pushing Hermeus valuation past $1 billion
  • Closed $100M Series B in 2022 led by Sam Altman
  • Won $60M US Air Force Small Business award for hypersonic development
  • Previously CEO of Generation Orbit, leading USAF X-60A hypersonic X-plane

Pricing breakdown

Accomplishments27 · 35%
Funding · $100M raised
Mainstream popularity25 · 25%
Social popularity30 · 25%
X · 4.1K followers · 0.4 tweets/day · verified
Net worth44 · 15%
Composite
30/100
Intrinsic
$26.25
Market
+0.00%

Intrinsic price is set by the four-factor fundamentals score (35/25/25/15). Market price floats around it via a constant-product AMM — every trade moves the curve.

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hypersonicsaerospacedefensehardware