2PI INC
Chip-scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platform with optical beam coupling interface and integrated LiDAR system
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Newton, MA
- Total capital
- $546K
- Federal grants
- $546K
- 3 awards · 2022–2024
- Rank in peer group#57 of 77
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 15 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#12 of 77
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Chip-scale Large-aperture, Ultrawide-angle LiDAR$150K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:High-performance, ultra-compact 3D sensor enabled by metasurface flat optics$256K
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Standing among 77 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#12 · top 16%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Tian GuResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Juejun HuExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Reed SturtevantDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vera SchroederDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 16- PendingMetasurface-enabled Optical SensingUSPTOApplication 19435642
- PendingMulti-zone Flat-optics Architectures, Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication 19420470
- GrantedWide Field-of-view Metasurface Optics, Sensors, Cameras And ProjectorsUSPTOUS 12,607,456
Show all 16 patent records
- Metasurface-enabled Optical SensingJul 2, 2026 · Application 19435642Pending
- Multi-zone Flat-optics Architectures, Systems And MethodsJun 18, 2026 · Application 19420470Pending
- Wide Field-of-view Metasurface Optics, Sensors, Cameras And ProjectorsApr 21, 2026 · US 12,607,456Granted
- Pattern Projection And Detection Using Flat OpticsOct 3, 2024 · Application 18622835Pending
- Flat Optics For Light CouplingMay 16, 2024 · Application 18508217Pending
- Systems and Methods for Sensing Using Flat OpticsApplication 63668152Pending
- Pattern Projection And Detection Using Flat OpticsApplication PCTUS2024022416Pending
- Flat Optics For Light CouplingApplication PCTUS2023079554Pending
- Wide Field-of-view Metasurface Optics, Sensors, Cameras And ProjectorsApplication PCTUS2023076662Pending
- Pattern projection and detection using flat opticsApplication 63493004Pending
- Flat optics for light couplingApplication 63424227Pending
- Wide field-of-view metasurface 3-D sensors and camerasApplication 63415651Pending
- Multi-zone Flat-optics Architectures, Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2025059733Pending
- Systems And Methods For Sensing Using Flat OpticsApplication PCTUS2025044373Pending
- Metasurface-Enabled Optical SensingApplication 63739543Pending
- Multi-zone flat-optics architectures, systems and methodsApplication 63733694Pending
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- 2PI INC.Shares a founder: Mikhail Shalaginov
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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