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Boom Supersonic (legal name Boom Technology, Inc.) is a Centennial, Colorado aviation company founded in 2014 by Blake Scholl, Joe Wilding and Josh Krall. The startup is developing the Overture, a proposed Mach 1.7 airliner, and Symphony, an original supersonic turbofan whose core has been adapted into the Superpower stationary gas turbine for AI data centers.
Boom's XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier for the first time on January 28, 2025, becoming the first privately funded aircraft to do so. Backers include Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Japan Airlines and Saudi Arabia's NEOM Investment Fund.