Hermeus, a venture-backed defense aviation company, has appointed Kim Nakamaru as General Counsel and a member of its Executive Leadership Team. Nakamaru brings over 15 years of experience advising public and private companies, with a decade spent in aerospace, aviation, and advanced manufacturing. She joins Hermeus from Relativity Space, where she served as General Counsel and a member of the executive team. In that role, she led the legal, regulatory, risk, employee relations, environmental health and safety, and physical security functions. Her leadership was instrumental in building the infrastructure needed to scale complex aerospace operations across manufacturing, test, and launch environments. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hermeus-appoints-kim-nakamaru-as-general-counsel-302741043.html?utm_source=openai))
Before Relativity, Nakamaru held senior leadership roles at EagleView, a geospatial technology company, and Global Eagle Entertainment (now Anuvu), a provider of connectivity for mobility and government applications. Nakamaru began her career clerking in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and practicing at an Am Law 100 firm. She holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School and a B.A. from Princeton University. She currently serves on the board of the California Women’s Law Center. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hermeus-appoints-kim-nakamaru-as-general-counsel-302741043.html?utm_source=openai))
Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today. By prioritizing relentless hardware iteration, the company delivers high-speed systems at the pace of the modern battlefield. Hermeus works with the Department of War to provide the high-speed capabilities needed to maintain a durable, asymmetric advantage. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hermeus-appoints-kim-nakamaru-as-general-counsel-302741043.html?utm_source=openai))
Recently, Hermeus announced a $350 million Series C financing led by Khosla Ventures, bringing the company’s valuation to $1 billion. This funding aims to accelerate the delivery of high-Mach unmanned aircraft for national security missions. ([hermeus.com](https://www.hermeus.com/newsroom-content/series-c?utm_source=openai))