NASA — 2020 Investments
91 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
ACQUBIT designs and builds single photon sensitive LIDAR cameras and single photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD) detectors operating in near infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsValencia, US
Advanced Composites (ACF) develops metal carbide/carbon core fibers, branded "Fi-Bar," produced through a patented one-step process that grows a nano-conversion layer of metal carbide onto individual carbon fiber filaments.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Adelphi Technology manufactures neutron generator products, including deuterium-tritium, deuterium-deuterium, and thermal (moderated) neutron sources with yields ranging from 10^7 to over 10^10 neutrons per second.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
AiRANACULUS develops AI-powered software for intelligent radio frequency and networking solutions across applications from space to smart cities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Sunnyvale, US
Seung-Hwan Song(Executive Officer, Director)Sihwan Kim(Director)
BoardShahrzad Naraghi(Director)Samir Chokshi(Director)
Antech Systems develops custom software applications and data-driven solutions for government clients, including tools that modernize the U.S.
Defense TechGovTechSaaS
Apogee Semiconductor designs radiation-hardened, high-performance power semiconductors—including smart high-side power switches and I/O expanders—for space, defense, and high-reliability systems.
Defense TechSemiconductorsSpace TechPlano, US
Applied Particle Technology develops air quality sensors and AI-driven analytics platforms for industrial operations monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareIoTSaaSWellness & FitnessSt. Louis, US
Jiaxi Fang(Chief Executive Officer)inTandeep Chadha(Chief Technology Officer)inPratim Biswas(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Applied Tungstenite Corporation applies AMS 2530 impinged tungsten disulfide (WS2) dry film lubricant coatings to metal parts to reduce friction, galling, and wear.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsMinden, US
ArchieMD develops visually-based health science education and medical simulation products, including web-based nursing (Nurse-Skills) and EMS (Medrills) training platforms plus augmented, virtual, and mixed reality tools and haptic trainers.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechAtlanta, US
Robert Levine(Dr.)
PEMDAS Technologies and Innovations develops environmental intelligence and weather tools that provide atmospheric situational awareness in data-sparse regions such as the Arctic and Tropics.
Climate TechDeep TechDefense Tech
Dayton, US
Cesium Astro develops software-defined communications systems for spacecraft and defense networks, including inter-satellite crosslinks, satellite-to-ground downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity across space and terrestrial domains.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechAustin, US
Jonathan Hodock(Director)Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Sable(Director)
BoardThomas D?Halluin(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)
PickNik Robotics develops MoveIt Pro, a software platform for building robotic manipulation applications with ML vision, motion planning, and grasping, supporting arbitrary hardware via ROS and extensible APIs.
AI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaSGrand Rapids, US
Isaac Bowen(Executive Officer)Adam Jacques(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Duckworth(Executive Officer)Chris Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Lambert(Executive Officer)
BoardAndrew Zieger(Director)
Convergent Manufacturing Technologies US develops and resells hardware and software that use model-based simulation to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced composite manufacturing processes.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
CTEN Global Strategies provides commercial real estate investing services—including 1031 Exchange consulting, property development, and deal structuring—as well as aerospace solutions covering aircraft operations, acquisition, and infrastructure development for non-profits, governments, and businesses.
PropTechSpace Tech
Cason Chatham(Principal)
CubCrafters designs and manufactures backcountry adventure aircraft based on an advanced version of the classic Piper Super Cub, offering models with STOL performance in configurations ranging from certified light sport aircraft to factory-builder-assist and E-AB kits.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & Transportation
Docugami builds document engineering and AI/NLP technology that extracts structured data and insights from business documents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSKirkland, US
Jean Paoli(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)Robert Muglia(Director)Andrew Begun(CTO, Co-Founder)Mike Palmer(Co-Founder)
BoardIlya Kirnos(Director)
Dynaflow, Inc. provides research and development services and products in fluid dynamics and material sciences, specializing in bubble dynamics, cavitation, fluid-structure interactions, and erosion testing.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsAnnapolis Junction, US
Dynovas designs, develops, and manufactures advanced structures for the aerospace and defense industry, including aerospace structures, launchers and canisters, and land-based systems.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew Materials
Edge Case Research offers a safety intelligence platform and DevSafeOps methodology that build continuous safety assurance into the design, build, and operation of complex autonomous and AI-driven systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Engenix, Inc. provides technology solutions, technical training, and defense services to commercial, academic, Federal, and DoD clients.
Defense TechEdTechHuntsville, US
Ensemble Consultancy is a technology consulting firm specializing in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cloud infrastructure solutions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Spring Valley, US
Melanie Lang(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Riemann(Executive Officer, Director)
Geisel Software is a US-based engineering firm that builds high-reliability software for perception, autonomy, and operator control in robots, drones, medical devices, and unmanned platforms.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
GreenSight develops robotics, analytics, and automation products, including drone-based solutions and applications for turf management.
AgTechEdTechRoboticsBoston, US
Justin McClellin(Executive Officer, Director)Joel Pedlikin(Executive Officer, Director)Wayne Crandall(Director)James Peverill(Executive Officer, Director)
Develops advanced materials and electrochemical technologies, including geopolymers, electrochemical processes and sensors.
Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials
HighRI Optics designs and produces high-refractive-index optical components.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
IERUS provides hardware, software, and engineering service solutions for defense and military customers, drawing on electromagnetic phenomenology, analytical computing, and weapon system engineering.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Albuquerque, US
David Bohling(Director)Marcelino Essien(Executive Officer, Director)David Keicher(Executive Officer, Director)
Interstel develops mission operations software for aerospace exploration, centered on iCOSMOS, a C++ framework for operating nodes such as satellites, UAVs, and rovers.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Seattle, US
Easen Ho(Director)Shyamnath Gollakota(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
Kef Robotics develops visual autonomy technology for aircraft, providing vision-based navigation and perception systems for aviation platforms.
AI & Machine LearningRobotics
Digisonde builds HF radar systems (ionosondes) used for ionospheric research and monitoring, and operates a global network of Digisonde stations.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Lunar Resources is an American industrial technology company developing pulsed power, electrochemical, metallurgical, and additive manufacturing processes to extract oxygen and metals from lunar regolith and manufacture components and infrastructure off-Earth.
Advanced ManufacturingEnergySpace TechHouston, US
Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories using AI-guided robotics to manufacture complex metal structures and components from digital designs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChatsworth, US
Edward Mehr(Executive Officer, Director)Babak Raeisi Nia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Lee(Director)Scott Brady(Director)Sam Smith-Eppsteiner(Director)
Mantis Composites uses in-house 3D printing technology to produce continuous carbon fiber components from advanced material systems such as PEEK/Carbon Fiber, Carbon/Carbon, and Carbon/Silicon-Carbide.
Advanced ManufacturingNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Nahlia develops a non-surgical, minimally-invasive whole-brain augmentation technology that provides continuous cognitive-state processing to link the human brain with intelligent systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtech
Nanovox Optics develops 3D-printed gradient index (GRIN) optical materials and its VIRGO lens technology, which embed volumetric refractive index patterns to integrate the functions of multiple conventional lenses while reducing size, weight, and lens count.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
NearSpace Launch builds CubeSats and integrated satellite payloads and provides satellite connectivity products, including its NSL Black Box tool for persistent, autonomous satellite communication and space situational awareness.
HardwareIoTSpace Tech
Nirvana Technologies is an R&D and engineering firm founded by PhD engineers that develops technology solutions ranging from mechanical systems to advanced spectroscopy for detonation combustion measurement.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Sunnyvale, US
Jack Guedj(Executive Officer, Director)Nilesh A. Gharia(Executive Officer, Director)William O. Leszinske, Jr.(Director)
Obsidian Sensors develops thermal imaging sensors using MEMS technology to detect pedestrians and cyclists in vehicles, aiming to reduce nighttime collision fatalities.
Deep TechHardwareSan Diego, US
Octave Photonics designs, fabricates, and packages nonlinear photonic integrated circuits, offering packaged nonlinear photonic waveguides, custom nanophotonic design, and complete laser frequency comb systems.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Off Planet Research produces high-quality lunar, Martian, and other planetary simulants that emulate regolith and ices, and offers consulting to organizations developing and testing hardware for off-world missions.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Omitron provides space situational awareness, astrodynamics, and defensive counterspace services, including on-orbit asset protection and satellite risk assessment.
Defense TechGovTechSpace Tech
Orb provides real-time microbial monitoring for drinking and pure water systems, combining online fluorescence-based sensors with an AI water intelligence platform to detect microbial contamination and predict water quality events.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechIoT
Photonics Automation Specialties designs and builds burn-in racks, laser testing and characterization systems, and other high-power photonics equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Prewitt Ridge builds SysGit, a systems engineering tool that applies agile development practices and Git infrastructure to hardware programs.
Defense TechDeveloper ToolsHardware
Rebel Space Tech develops spectrum intelligence software that monitors, detects, and classifies RF interference and electronic warfare threats targeting satellite and teleport operators.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
Relative Dynamics is an aerospace research and development group working on technologies including optical laser communications, thermal adaptive optics systems, systems identification methods, and hybrid RF/optical systems.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Relativity Space develops Terran R, a reusable medium-to-heavy-lift rocket designed for efficiency and scalability, serving government entities, telecommunications companies, and commercial customers for space access missions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Tim Ellis(Founder/CEO)inEric Schmidt(CEO)Jordan Noone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
ResilienX is a systems integrator for uncrewed aviation ecosystems, connecting multi-vendor technologies into a single coherent, safe, and scalable system for agencies and operators.
Deep TechGovTechMobility & TransportationSpace TechSyracuse, US
Ryan Pleskach(Co-Founder & COO)Andrew Carter(Co-Founder & CEO)Sean Calhoun(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Synborski(CTO)
Retrocausal develops AI-powered intelligence augmentation systems for manufacturing shopfloors, helping assembly operators, plant managers, and industrial engineers boost productivity, quality, and safety.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Zeeshan Zia(Founder & CEO)Muhammad Zeeshan Zia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rick Faulk(Director)Quoc-Huy Tran(Director)
BoardKleida Martiro(Director)Baiyin Murphy(Director)
Ryzing Technologies is an R&D-focused engineering firm specializing in engineered textiles, rigid inflatable structures, soft robotics, and rapid prototyping.
Deep TechDefense TechRoboticsStaunton, US
Solvus Global develops, incubates, and scales enterprise solutions for challenges in materials and manufacturing, building technology across core verticals in sustainable materials and manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Sonalysts is an employee-owned company providing operations analysis and research, training systems, modeling and simulation, software and systems engineering, decision support, and media services.
Defense TechEnterprise Software
Manufactures printed, plastic-laminated electrochemical gas sensor elements and signal-conditioned modules in a 20×20×3 mm, ultra-low-power footprint for detecting gases such as CO, O₃, NO₂, and H₂S.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
Spectrum Scientific, Inc.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
SPEC Innovations develops Innoslate, a cloud-native, model-based systems engineering platform that supports requirements management, modeling and simulation, verification and validation, and program management across the product lifecycle.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Tensor Innovation Partners develops propulsion-related measurement technology that improves gauging of liquid propellants in spacecraft to save weight and extend missions, and works on AI/neuromorphic in-space autonomy and cognition research for NASA.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace Tech
Thesis develops reusable, steerable microballoons for routine access to the stratosphere (40,000–130,000 feet), enabling persistent surveillance, communications relay, and atmospheric research for defense, intelligence, commercial, and scientific applications.
AgTechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechInsurTechSpace TechDenver, US
Andrew Antonio(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jared Leidich(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jared Liedich(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Moran(Director)Alan Eustace(Director)Darren Liccardo(Director)
Vistex Composites is a manufacturing company that developed a patented PFL process for producing advanced thermoset and thermoplastic composite products compatible with carbon fiber, fiberglass, and aramid reinforcements.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
WarpIV Technologies builds composable simulation software with high-speed communications infrastructure, compute engines, and predictive AI for scalable parallel and distributed event processing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
WattGlass (Pellucere Technologies) develops advanced glass coatings including anti-reflective, anti-fog, hydrophobic, and anti-soiling/self-cleaning technologies.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Xairos develops a space-based quantum timing architecture for global position, navigation, and timing services with sub-nanosecond accuracy, serving transportation, telecommunications, power grids, financial systems, and data centers.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechIoTQuantum ComputingSpace TechLone Tree, US
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.