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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — 2015 Investments

48 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Rocket Labrocketlabusa.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RKLBSep 2015 · $100K

Rocket Lab develops launch vehicles and space systems for commercial space access and satellite deployment.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLong Beach, US

Peter Beck(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Draft Ventures LlcErgo CapitalGen CapitalIn-Q-Tel+10 more

Accelogic, LLCaccelogic.comOct 2015 · $1.7M
ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.adatech.comJun 2015 · $4.2M

ADA Technologies manufactures energy storage products for specialized defense applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareEnglewood, US

Russ Farmer(President & CEO)Nada Farmer(Vice President & Chief Financial Officer)James Dong(Vice President of Research and Development)Sayan Naha(Vice President, Business Development)

Barnstorm Research Corporationbarnstormresearch.comFeb 2015 · $4.4M

Barnstorm Research develops custom software and prototypes for autonomous, adaptable cyber-physical systems, applying natural language processing and machine learning to areas such as multi-vehicle coordination in limited-communications environments and military planning workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

BEDFORD SIGNALS CORPORATIONbedfordsignals.comMay 2015 · $1.6M
BIODESIGNS, INC.biodesigns.comJul 2015 · $1.5M

Biodesigns is a clinical services and research facility specializing in human-device interface technologies for prostheses, orthoses, exoskeletons, and wearables.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Randall Alley(CEO, Chief Prosthetist and Head of User-Interface Technology)

Blue Summit Technologies, LLCbstpeak.comJul 2015 · $345.4K
ChemImage Corporationchemimage.comNov 2015 · $1.7M
COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS LLCcomcomsys.comJul 2015 · $498.2K

Commercial Computer Systems offers simpleXecutive, a methodology and toolset (REAL blueprints/language and SIMPLEX static and dynamic analysis tools) for modeling and validating embedded system designs before coding to reduce integration risk, cost, and schedule overruns.

Deep TechDefense TechDeveloper Tools

Gregory Scallon(Founder & Chief Engineer)

Complex Computation, LLCcomplexcomputation.comSep 2015 · $250K
CREATIVE MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATIONcreativemicro.comApr 2015 · $1.5M

Creative Micro (CMC) develops rugged, daylight-readable transparent Augmented Reality and Head-Up Display systems using its Imageguide technology, offering customized electro-optics solutions for government and commercial applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Julie Parker(Co-founder)Bill Parker(Co-founder)

Critical Technologies Inccritical.comSep 2015 · $1.5M
DATANOVA SCIENTIFIC LLCdatanovasci.comSep 2015 · $149.9K

DataNova specializes in data fusion, regulated artificial intelligence, and trust-building solutions for mission-critical industries.

AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

ENEVOLV, INC.enevolv.comFeb 2015 · $1.7M

BiotechCambridge, US

Farren Isaacs(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Konieczka(Executive Officer, Director)Marco Farsheed(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRon Meeusen(Director)

Co-investorsCultivian Sandbox Ventures

EVIGIA SYSTEMS LLCevigia.comSep 2015 · $1.6M

Evigia Systems designs and manufactures ultra-low-power wireless IoT sensors and tracking systems for demanding applications across military, aerospace, manufacturing, and commercial sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

Navid Yazdi(Founder & CEO)

FTL LABS CORPftllabscorp.cominJun 2015 · $2.4M

FTL Labs performs research and development across advanced technology fields including robotics, optics, acoustics, life sciences, and custom software solutions.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMassachusetts, US

Dr. Michael White(CTO)

Garvey Spacecraft Corporationgarvspace.comSep 2015 · $1.6M
GENERATION ORBIT LAUNCH SERVICES, INC.generationorbit.comSep 2015 · $150K

Generation Orbit develops low-cost, high-cadence hypersonic flight systems, including the X-60A air-launched liquid rocket testbed and reusable platforms for testing advanced materials, sensors, propulsion, and subsystems at hypersonic speeds.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPifos.comDec 2015 · $3.3M
Julia Computingjuliacomputing.comin𝕏Oct 2015 · $149.5K

Dyad is an AI agent and declarative language for physics-based modeling and simulation, letting engineers describe systems in natural language so the agent researches formulations, derives equations, assembles components, runs simulations, and validates physics.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Keno Fischer(Co-founder)inDr. Viral Shah(Co-Founder & CEO)Deepak Vinchhi(Co-founder)inStefan Karpinski(Co-founder)inDr. Jeff Bezanson(Co-Founder & CTO)Prof. Alan Edelman(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystIn-Q-TelFounder CollectiveHighsage VenturesMenlo Ventures

LOGISTIC GLIDERS INC.logisticgliders.comFeb 2015 · $1.7M

Logistic Gliders designs and manufactures cargo delivery gliders for military and defense applications.

Defense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Marti M. Sarigul-Klijn(Chief Engineer)

MENTIS SCIENCES INCmentissciences.com𝕏Sep 2015 · $149.8K

Mentis Sciences is a federal government contractor specializing in research and development with extensive experience in materials science and aerospace manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

John F. Dignam(Founder)

MV INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCoptonicus.com𝕏Apr 2015 · $8.6M
Near Earth Autonomynearearth.aeroin𝕏May 2015 · $4.3M

Near Earth Autonomy builds autonomous pilot systems, marketed as "Captain," that let aircraft fly missions with reduced or no onboard crew, certified up to the highest airworthiness standards.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Sanjiv Singh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inLyle Chamberlain(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSebastian Scherer(Executive Officer, Promoter)inMarcel Bergerman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCharles Toups(Director)

Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX Ventures

NODDLE LLCnoddle.io𝕏Sep 2015 · $1.6M

The page is a Vietnamese-language site for SOCOLIVE TV, a platform for free live streaming of football matches in HD, covering leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Champions League and V-League.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

NODEIN LLCnodein.comAug 2015 · $1.6M

Nodein develops an assured autonomy stack focused on cognition, control, and decision-making for autonomous systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech

numericcal, inc.numericcal.com𝕏Jun 2015 · $98.1KDefunct

Numericcal provides machine learning software for detecting anomalies, tracking assets, and managing workforce activities in automotive and manufacturing facilities, processing video and audio data across on-premises and cloud infrastructure to reduce operating costs.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Shaoyi Cheng(Founder)inranko sredojevic(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesY Combinator

Onaionai.comDec 2015 · $1.4M

Onai is a research and development organization focused on advances across artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptography, large-scale computation, and verified programming.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechSilicon Valley, US

Co-investorsResolute VenturesSocial Starts

ONYX OPTICS, INC.onyxoptics.comAug 2015 · $1.1M

Onyx Optics manufactures composite crystal and glass optical components for solid-state lasers using its proprietary Adhesive-Free Bond technology.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsDublin, US

OPTX IMAGING SYSTEMS LLCoptximaging.comSep 2015 · $149.4K

optX develops optical imaging systems and components using advanced design software and manufacturing capabilities.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardware

PARABILIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.parabilis-space.cominSep 2015 · $149.8K

Parabilis Space develops propulsion systems, launch vehicles, and spacecraft designed to be more affordable than existing alternatives, targeting the emerging space market.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

PIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORPpiasecki.cominApr 2015 · $1.8M

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation designs, manufactures, and flight-tests experimental rotorcraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for defense and research applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwarePhiladelphia, US

John Weyerhaeuser Piasecki(President and Chief Executive Officer)Frederick Weyerhaeuser Piasecki(Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer)

Qelzalqelzal.comJun 2015 · $154.9K

La Jolla, US

James DiSanto(Executive Officer, Director)Olivier Coenen(Executive Officer, Director)

REAL-TIME INNOVATIONS, INC.rti.comin𝕏Jun 2015 · $3.1M

RTI is the world's largest DDS (Data Distribution Service) supplier providing Connext, a real-time data streaming platform for intelligent physical systems including autonomous vehicles, medical devices, robotics, and industrial automation.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Stan Schneider(CEO)Gerardo Pardo(CTO)

REX Computing, Inc.rexcomputing.comMay 2015 · $149.2K
RYDBERG TECHNOLOGIES INCrydbergtechnologies.comin𝕏Sep 2015 · $3.2M

Rydberg Technologies develops and manufactures atomic quantum devices and subsystem hardware for quantum and photonics applications, offering products that reduce size, weight, and power consumption.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareQuantum Computing

SK Infrared LLCskinfrared.comSep 2015 · $149.8K
SYNCOPATED ENGINEERING INCsyncopatedengr.comSep 2015 · $149.9K
Synvitrobio, Inc.synvitrobio.comOct 2015 · $1.6M

Revr (SynVitro Bio) designs functional proteins by combining AI models with large-scale biophysical data generated from an automated wet lab platform, using a closed-loop process to speed up protein refinement.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Leandro, US

Zachary Sun(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Nemzek(Executive Officer, Director)Corinna Chen(CEO)

BoardFrancisco Dopazo(Director)in

Co-investorsHumboldt

TECH-X CORPORATIONtxcorp.comin𝕏Mar 2015 · $5M

Tech-X Corporation develops software products for designing and predicting systems involving electromagnetics and plasmas, serving research scientists, industry, and government customers in scientific computing and fusion energy research.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US

Dr. John R. Cary(Chief Technology Officer)in

Tgv Rocketstgv-rockets.comSep 2015 · $1.6M
TRANSPARENT SKY LLCtransparentsky.netJun 2015 · $149.8K

Transparent Sky develops software and hardware systems for imaging and detection across space-based and ground-level applications, including wide-area motion imagery, high-resolution satellite imaging, and ground threat tracking.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace Tech

Steve Suddarth(Director)Deborah Suddarth(Manager)

TREX ENTERPRISES CORPORATIONtrexenterprises.comFeb 2015 · $1.9M

Trex Enterprises designs advanced communication systems (millimeter-wave, lasercom, optical switching, multi-frequency antennas), sensor technologies (laser radar, security imaging, adaptive optics, camera systems), and technical solutions including celestial navigation and FOD detection radar.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

TRIAD TECHNOLOGY INC.triadtechno.comOct 2015 · $152.9K

Triad Technology manufactures custom optical and spectroscopy components and solutions for the atomic and molecular spectroscopy market.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareLongmont, US

Vibration, Impact and Pressure Sensors, Inc.vipsensors.comDec 2015 · $1.5M
VOSS SCIENTIFIC LLCvosssci.comApr 2015 · $1.5M
Wearable Inc.wearable.comJun 2015 · $143.9K
Zeteo Techzeteotech.comJun 2015 · $150K

Zeteo Tech develops mass spectrometry and detection technologies for biomedical, defense, and security applications, including bioaerosol detection and breath analysis.

BiotechDeep TechDefense TechMedical DevicesSykesville, US

Charles J. Call(Executive Officer, Director)inWayne Bryden(President and CEO)inTom McCreery(VP, Innovation / Chief Innovation Officer)inMike McLoughlin(VP, Research / Chief Technology Officer)Susan Furney(Chief Operating Officer)Jerry Carlisle(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAnzu PartnersCottonwood Technology Fund

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.