Department of Transportation — 2020 Investments

Advance MNM designs, prototypes, and manufactures advanced materials aimed at reducing weight while improving safety and efficiency for demanding applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

Sanchez Engineering develops optical and sensor-based technologies, including PIQuE software for Windows that analyzes geotagged image collections to detect photogrammetry reconstruction issues and an Android app for calculating drone flight parameters such as height, field of view, and ground sample distance.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Sanchez(Founder, Optical Engineer, Drone Pilot)

Oceanit is a multidisciplinary innovation lab and engineering firm that applies fundamental science to develop and deploy technology across aerospace and defense, energy, life sciences, and environmental/civil engineering.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHonolulu, US

Paulsson provides subsurface exploration and monitoring services using proprietary Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) and fiber optic downhole sensor technologies for high-resolution 3D imaging of geological formations, faults, and fluids.

Deep TechEnergyHardware

Powdermet provides toll processing services (CVD, milling, furnace, and other processing equipment) and contract R&D to help customers scale material processes from lab bench to pilot production.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

QuakeWrap develops and applies patented fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems to repair and strengthen infrastructure such as seawalls, piles, pipelines, bridges, storage tanks, and industrial structures, including underwater and seismic retrofit work.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechNew MaterialsTucson, US

Mo Ehsani(Founder)

RS Solutions designs high-temperature IC test and reliability systems, including universal DIP ZIF test sockets rated up to 450C and thermal test systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

TAPCO (Traffic and Parking Control Co., Inc.) manufactures, distributes, and services roadway safety products such as RRFB pedestrian crosswalk systems for improving the safety of vulnerable road users.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & TransportationBrown Deer, US

Wi-Tronix provides an onboard event recorder (Violet Edge) and an IoT software platform that collects and analyzes locomotive data for fuel efficiency, operator events, and fleet monitoring for railroad operators.

IoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation

Zeteo Tech develops fieldable, miniaturized time-of-flight biological mass spectrometers that identify airborne microbes, proteins, and lipids for biodefense and infectious disease screening.

BiotechDefense TechMedical DevicesSykesville, US

Charles J. Call(Executive Officer, Director)Wayne A. Bryden(Executive Officer, Director)David M. Seldin(Director)Thomas P. McCreery(Director)R. David Edelman(Director)