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Sassie Duggleby is CEO and co-founder of Venus Aerospace, a deep-tech startup developing the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) for defense, space, and commercial aviation applications. The company has raised over $80 million in venture capital and established partnerships with NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. Air Force. An engineer with an MBA, Duggleby previously worked at Virgin Orbit and in industries including fiber optics, biotech, and trailer manufacturing, and she serves as a director on the Texas Space Commission.
CEO & Co-founder at Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation
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Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation's investors · 16
America's Frontier FundArlington · $500K – $10M checksCantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checksHelios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checksHelmNew York · $500K checksLockheed Martin VenturesBethesdaMana VenturesEsteroMassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checksRed Beard VenturesWestport · $90K – $300K checksSeraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2021
Co-founders at Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation
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Andrew DugglebyCTO & Co-founder
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Sarah "Sassie" DugglebyFounder
Founder at Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation
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In turn, Sassie can intro founders to Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation's investors below.
Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation's investors · 16
America's Frontier FundArlington · $500K – $10M checksCantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCubit CapitalDallas · $500K – $3M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checksHelios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checksHelmNew York · $500K checksLockheed Martin VenturesBethesdaMana VenturesEsteroMassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksPrime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checksRed Beard VenturesWestport · $90K – $300K checksSeraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2021
Co-founders at Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation
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Sassie DugglebyCEO & Co-founder
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Andrew DugglebyCTO & Co-founder
Experience
- RetteCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- AAPCMembercurrent2026 — present
- AlemHealthHead of Product2023 — 2025Singapore, Singapore
- AMC TeleDoc International Pte LtdTech Advisor to CEO, Partner2022 — 2023Singapore
- 3F (Fresh from Farm)CPO2022 — 2023Almaty, Kazakhstan
- ONE TechnologiesHead of ForteFood2021 — 2023Almaty, Kazakhstan
- ONE TechnologiesProduct Manager2018 — 2021Kazakhstan
- ONE TechnologiesProduct Development Analyst, R&D Department2017 — 2018
- SheberkhanaCo-Founder2014 — 2021Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Alma Telecommunications KazakhstanProject Manager, Management of Perspective Technologies2015 — 2017Kazakhstan
Skills & more
AI for Healthcare1Scrum12Product Management13Agile Application Development12Agile Testing7Customer Experience4Analytical Skills4Git6Figma3JIRA3FinTech4Microsoft Excel4
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Microsoft OfficeArtificial Intelligence for BusinessHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Languages English · Kazakh · Russian
- AI in Healthcare Specialization — Stanford Online
- An Introduction to How Generative AI Will Transform Healthcare — LinkedIn
- Evaluations of AI Applications in Healthcare — Stanford University School of Medicine
- Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare — Stanford University School of Medicine
- Introduction to Clinical Data — Stanford University School of Medicine
- Introduction to Healthcare — Stanford University School of Medicine
- ML/AI Product Management Simulator — GoPractice, Inc
- Product Growth Simulator — GoPractice, Inc
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sassie Duggleby?
- Sassie Duggleby is CEO and co-founder of Venus Aerospace, a deep-tech startup developing the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) for defense, space, and commercial aviation applications. The company has raised over $80 million in venture capital and established partnerships with NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. Air Force. An engineer with an MBA, Duggleby previously worked at Virgin Orbit and in industries including fiber optics, biotech, and trailer manufacturing, and she serves as a director on the Texas Space Commission.
- Where does Sassie Duggleby work?
- Sassie Duggleby is CEO & Co-founder of Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation.
- What companies did Sassie Duggleby found?
- Sassie Duggleby founded Venus Aerospace Hypersonic Transportation.
- Where did Sassie Duggleby go to school?
- Sassie Duggleby studied at StartX (P26 Founder); Graduate School of Business AlmaU (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Kazakh-British Technical University (Bachelor in Technology and Engineering, Automation Engineer Technology/Technician).
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