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Boom Supersonic
Denver aerospace company building the Overture supersonic airliner and Symphony engine — plus Superpower turbines for AI data centers.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Overview
Boom Supersonic (Boom Technology, Inc.) develops supersonic passenger aircraft (Overture), the Symphony propulsion system, and the Superpower industrial turbine for data-center power. Founded in 2014 in the Denver area by Blake Scholl with co-founders Joe Wilding and Josh Krall, Boom is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado (Denver metro). The company announced a $300M funding round in December 2025 led by Darsana Capital Partners with Altimeter, ARK Invest, Bessemer Venture Partners, Robinhood Ventures, and Y Combinator participating, citing $1.25B+ backlog for Superpower turbines and airline orders from United, American, and Japan Airlines for Overture.
Why Boom Supersonic is interesting
Boom is the Front Range's hardest-tech bet: XB-1 demonstrator flights, 130+ Overture airline commitments, and a Dec 2025 pivot into 42MW natural-gas turbines (Superpower) for AI data centers funded by a $300M round — aerospace R&D monetized through energy infrastructure.
Product & use cases
Overture is a supersonic airliner targeting 2x speed over water; Symphony is its propulsion program; Superpower repackages turbine expertise for industrial power generation serving AI infrastructure.
- Airlines seeking faster transoceanic routes with sustainable supersonic aircraft
- Data-center operators needing dispatchable power for AI compute campuses
- Defense and aerospace partners evaluating high-speed transport derivatives
Key facts
- Funding (Dec 2025): $300M led by Darsana Capital; $1.5B post-money valuation cited in press
- Superpower turbine: 42MW natural-gas unit for AI data centers; Crusoe named launch customer
- Overture order book: 130 aircraft including United, American, JAL commitments
- Total funding $700M+ per company fact sheet (Dec 2024)
Fundraising history
Later-stage VC
2025-12 $300M Valuation: $1.5B (reported)- Darsana Capital Partners (lead)
- Bessemer Venture Partners (participant)
Source: https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-to-power-ai-data-centers
Series B
2019-04 $100M- Multiple VCs (participant)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Integrated airframe + engine development in-house — rare in modern commercial aerospace — with a 2025 revenue bridge via Superpower turbines while Overture certification continues.
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Exosonic / other supersonic startups direct
Competing supersonic aircraft concepts at various maturity.
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Boeing / Airbus incumbent
Subsonic duopoly; different speed thesis.
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GE Vernova / Siemens Energy adjacent
Industrial turbine incumbents for data-center power.
Notable stories
- Boom's Dec 2025 announcement framed Superpower turbine revenue as funding Symphony engine development — a dual-use capital strategy when pure-play airliner timelines stretched.
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Last updated: 2026-07-29