NASA — 2023 Investments
68 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
NUBURU develops high-power industrial blue lasers for welding copper, aluminum, and other metals, as well as additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareCentennial, US
Brian Knaley(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Zediker(Executive Officer)Brian Faircloth(Executive Officer)Thomas Wilson(Director)R. Brian Knaley(Executive Officer)
BoardAlessandro Zamboni(Director)
Washington, US
James Garner(Director)Basil Ben Baldanza(Director)Howard McKeon(Director)Steve Atkins(Director)Thomas Joseph Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Reed Brinton(Director)
AlchLight is a technology firm specializing in ultrafast laser material fabrication, using lasers to create micro- and nano-structures on metals and glass at industrial scale for applications such as black/colored metals and superhydrophobic surfaces.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsRochester, US
Amalgamated Vision develops ultra-lightweight near-to-eye optical systems for augmented reality, using a "binocular rivalry" approach (RivalAR) with MicroOLED projection and laser MEMS virtual retinal displays to deliver AR content without blocking normal vision.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Amorphology manufactures gears and other high-precision metallic components using amorphous metals (Bulk Metallic Glasses), applying additive manufacturing and BMG processing to produce parts with performance advantages over steel or titanium.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Ampaire develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft, with the AmpDrive technology deployed across multiple aircraft types to reduce fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and noise emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Kevin Noertker(Executive Officer, Director)Cory Combs(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Bilton(Executive Officer, Director)
Anzen Unmanned is a consulting firm that helps clients secure regulatory approvals for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones), including waivers, exemptions, BVLOS operations, and type/production certification.
Defense TechGovTechRobotics
Tim Skutt(Co-Founder & CEO)Wendy Ljungren(Co-Founder & COO)Fred Stein(Co-Founder, Director of Safety and Regulation)Paul Hedding(Co-Founder, Director of Certification)
Apech Labs provides mechatronic engineering solutions and services supporting aerospace product development across its phases.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Lakewood, US
Miguel Ayala(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Travis(Executive Officer, Director)
ATFI (Applied Thin Films, Inc.) develops high-temperature ceramic materials, composites, and surface-engineered coatings based on its Cerablak technology, including ultra-thin glassy films, high-temperature sealants, and oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composites.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Argospace provides launch and transportation services for spacecraft and satellites beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), including cislunar and interplanetary missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Astrabeam builds a perception platform for autonomous systems that combines sub-terahertz radar, computer vision, and AI-driven sensor fusion to enable reliable sensing in smoke, fog, dust, and low-light conditions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Canopy Aerospace & Defense designs and manufactures specialized materials and components for aerospace, defense, and space applications, including composites, thermal protection systems, and machined parts.
Deep TechDefense TechNew MaterialsSpace TechChicago, US
Cecilia Energy uses microwave-based technology to convert industrial plastic waste into carbon materials and clean hydrogen.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Ceres Robotics designs, builds, and tests lunar landers, rovers, and other robots to support off-world missions, including its B5 Lander capable of carrying up to a metric ton of payload for lunar and orbital missions.
HardwareRoboticsSpace Tech
Direct Kinetics (DKS) develops radioisotopic batteries based on beta-emitting isotope power sources, designed to provide continuous power for decades in an ultra-light form factor.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
FluxWorks develops magnetic gearing technology for motion systems, replacing traditional mechanical gears with contactless magnetic solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsTexas, US
Bryton Praslicka(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)
Green Mountain Semiconductor is a semiconductor design services firm offering custom analog, digital, and mixed-signal ASIC development, with specialties in memory design and compute-in-memory architectures for ultra-low-power AI inferencing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
H3X designs and manufactures advanced electric motors for industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechDenver, US
Eric Maciolek(Founder)inJason Sylvestre(Founder)inMax Liben(Executive Officer)
BoardNathan Doctor(Director)
Hybird Space Systems develops rocket propulsion systems, including tactical motors, supersonic ramjets, counter-UAS and micro-tactical boosters, and in-space restartable propulsion for interceptors and kick stages.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechHuntsville, US
Icarus Quantum builds photonic interconnect infrastructure for quantum datacenters, using semiconductor quantum dot technology developed at NIST to link cryogenic quantum computers via room-temperature fiber optics.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBoulder, US
Poolad Imany(Founder & CEO)Fateme Mahdikhany(Director of Operations)
Infinity Labs provides AFSIM modeling and simulation training along with cybersecurity training and consulting services.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechDayton, US
ITA International provides professional services and products across operations, training, engineering, cyber, logistics, and intelligence, primarily for U.S.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechNewport News, US
Linc Research provides engineering and solution development services across structural/civil, mechanical, aerospace, and optical engineering, from ideation through commercialization.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechHuntsville, US
Micro Precision Technologies (MPT) manufactures thick film hybrid circuits on ceramic substrates as a more thermally robust alternative to standard PCBs for use in harsh environments such as extreme heat, high vibration, downhole mining, deep sea, and space.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductors
Muse Engine develops rapid injection molding services using patented injection printing technology that can produce production-quality plastic parts within hours.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwarePhiladelphia, US
Benjamin Legum(Chief Executive Officer)inJennifer Vondran(Chief Operations Officer)inJody Strausser(Chief Technology Officer)in
New Frontier Aerospace manufactures advanced rocket engines, including its Mjölnir full-flow staged combustion engine, to power products such as orbital transfer spacecraft and hypersonic aircraft.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) provides systems engineering, modeling and simulation, real-time open systems development, testing, and system assessment services for complex defense systems as well as test range radar, telemetry, and optical systems.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense Tech
Orbotic Systems develops spacecraft protection and control technologies, including passive propellant-free deorbit drag devices, onboard threat detection, space weather sensors, and debris capture systems for orbital lifecycle management.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechThousand Oaks, US
Erik T. Long(CEO & Co-Founder)Jane Ielmini(COO & Co-Founder)Scott Ryll(CFO)
Polaris Aero develops VOCUS Safety Intelligence, an AI-powered aviation software platform that turns safety data into actionable insights for risk management, flight risk assessment, and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
PolyCharge develops NanoLam capacitors using sub-micron self-healing thermoset polymer dielectrics that deliver higher energy density, high-temperature tolerance, and low ESR compared with film and ceramic capacitors.
EnergyHardwareNew Materials
Redtower Labs is an independent research, development, and consulting firm working on interdisciplinary innovation, including advanced engineering analysis, shock physics, constitutive modeling, hydrocode development, and machine learning methods.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace Tech
Remcom develops electromagnetic simulation and wireless propagation software for design engineers and EM professionals, with products including XFdtd, Wireless InSite, WaveFarer, and XGtd for antenna design, 5G MIMO, automotive radar, and RF propagation analysis.
Deep TechHardwareSaaS
Rydberg Technologies develops quantum sensing hardware based on Rydberg atoms, including the Rydberg Field Measurement System, an atomic RF sensor for measuring, imaging, and receiving electromagnetic signals from near-DC to millimeter-wave.
Deep TechDefense TechQuantum Computing
SAAZ is a deep-tech R&D company that designs and produces image sensors and camera systems detecting UV, visible, near-infrared, and infrared light for space, air, and ground applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Atul Joshi(President & CEO)Dave Chiaverini(Chief Technologist)Vish Madhugiri(Chief Strategist)Mihail Milkov(Chief Engineer, IC Design)
Sciperio is a research and development firm with scientists across mechanical, electrical, chemical, and biological disciplines working on advanced technology projects.
Deep Tech
SpaceFactory (formerly AI SpaceFactory) builds robotic autonomous systems and 3D-printing technology that convert lunar regolith and other native feedstocks into stabilized, load-bearing surfaces and infrastructure for space and defense environments.
Construction TechRoboticsSpace Tech
Swift Coat develops thin-film coating technology based on its patented AIDA (Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly) spray-coating process, which combines plasma-synthesized nanoparticles with rough-vacuum deposition to produce structured films on flat, textured, flexible, and curved surfaces.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsPeoria, US
Zachary Charles Holman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Alexander Firth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Scott COAT Thomsen(Director)
Synmatter develops Smart Particles, NASA-invented high-performance corrosion-inhibiting pigments that improve the corrosion protection of industrial protective coatings without heavy metals like chrome or zinc.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Turion builds space infrastructure including vehicles, mission software, and payloads for tactical space operations, orbital logistics, and space domain awareness.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ryan Westerdahl(Founder)inTyler James Pierce(Founder)inPatryk Wiatr(Founder)in
Vapor Cell Technologies manufactures vapor cells and laser wavelength standards using semiconductor manufacturing processes, producing thin-film functionalized cells with nanometer-level precision.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Wainamics provides microfluidic cartridge development services for life science and diagnostics companies, covering design, bioassay integration, prototyping, and scale-up to manufacturing.
BiotechHardwareMedical Devices
X-Hab 3D builds 3D concrete printing (3DCP) systems, including fixed-site and mobile robotic printers with programmable robotic arms for tasks like spraying, welding, and drilling, plus design software for construction projects.
Construction TechHardwareRoboticsState College, US
Xcelerium develops the X2PU, a reconfigurable processor architecture designed to replace CPUs, NPUs, DSPs, and FPGAs for real-time Physical AI workloads such as perception, connectivity, and positioning.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Crystal Sonic develops patented Sonic Lift-off technology that uses sound waves to separate thin devices from their semiconductor wafer base, allowing the base to be reused.
HardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Brooklyn, US
Joshua Yankowitz(Executive Officer, Director)
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