ADVANCED ONION INC

Monterey, CA · Defense · Private

Federated biometric system aggregating fingerprint, iris, and facial scans with microservices architecture for DoD identity verification and authentication

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · advancedonion.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Monterey, CA
Total capital: $13.7M

Federal grants: $251K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#6 of 25
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $13.4M; 34 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Defense#347 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Provide Java Application Development Services In Accordance With The Performance Work Statement (pws).$193K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I. DOD SBIR 2025.4: 0254-P001-0192 Enhancing Supply Chain Management With Llms: A Next Generation Chat Assistant Framework For Natural Language Queries$149K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Award.$500
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Feasibility Study, SBIR Phase I, Topic SOCOM224-007, Topological Anomaly Detection$150K
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modernization of Biometric Capture$251K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Liferay Support Services$990K

Show 28 earlier federal awards

Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure As A Service$119K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · 1 Fte For Data Integration And Data Developer And 1 Fte For Research Portal Java Developer Support Services In Accordance With The Pws.$215K
Dec 2017Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-service For 3 Months With A 3 Month Option For The Naval Postgraduate School Campus$119K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Data And Identification Verification Services$2M
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Network Refresh$98K
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · FY17-0011: 12-PORT 1G Compact Switches$16K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure As A Service - 10 Months + Recertification Fee; Includes Lease Of Approximately 371 Wireless Access Points And Associated Licenses Igf::ct::igf$119K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure Upgrades And Three Month Wireless Infrastructure As A Service Contract For Nps Campus Wireless Internet Igf::ct::igf$148K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Award For Data And Identity Verification Services$505K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Sw License Inmon$97K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · 4-MONTH Extension Of Wireless Infrastructure As A Service To Include 50 Additional Wireless Access Points (including 150 Access Points Covered Under Previous Contract, 5 Mobility Controllers And Security Licenses) Igf::ct::igf$47K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Data Verification Services For Opm Breach$1.5M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Comercial Items. Miscellaneous It Network Components. Title: Nps Laboratory Network Refresh$2.8M
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Redhat Cloud Infrastructure, Standard Support 12X5 Phone And Web Support, 2 Sockets For 1 Year; Qty 4 Ea Igf::ot::igf$14K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure As A Service - 6 Months With 6 Month Option, To Include 50 Additional Wireless Ap's And All Equipment Covered Under Contract N62271-14-M-1151, Next Business Day Parts Replacement Igf::ct::igf$70K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · 6-MONTH Effort - Senior Cyber Security Analyst Services To Refine After Action Items After Cyber Security Inspection$113K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Wireless Infrastructure As A Service For Nps Campus, Coverage To Include 150 Brocade Dual Radio W/ Antenna, 2 Brocade Base Systems, Parts Support For All Leased Brocade Wireless Equipment$80K
Jan 2014Federal contractDefense · Senior Cyber Security Analyst Services - 6 Month Effort In Accordance With The Sow$113K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Senior Java Developer Support Services For Kuali Coeus; Labor Rate $77.55; 1 Year$149K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · 1 Year Of Senior Java Developer Support For Kuali Financial Systems And Memorandum Accounting System / Labor Rate $77.55/HR$149K
Aug 2013Federal contractCommerce · Inmon Maintenance Renewal Igf::ot::igf$6K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · 6-MONTHS Senior Cyber Security Analyst For Computer Network Defense In Accordance With The Statement Of Work$108K
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Hds Maintenance, Support&licenses$726K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Fortinet Engineer Services In Accordance With The Statement Of Objectives$102K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Cabinets$57K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · It Services$211K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Order For Java Developer For The Open Source Team At Nps$1.9M
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Faoweb Program Manager Support$218K

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Standing among 25 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grants#6 · top 24%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.