ALPHASENSE, INC.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · Founded 2015 · Aerospace · Still private

Gas sensors and air quality monitoring instruments

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · alphasense.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Founded: 2015
Latest Form D: $3.9M, Oct 2015
Total capital: $5.7M

Federal grants: $1.8M; 4 awards · 2014–2016; Rank in peer group#17 of 91
Private capital raised: $3.9M; 1 Form D · last Oct 2015; 132 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 3 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#27 of 91

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Novel, Low Cost and Handheld Metal Sorting Sensor for Chemical Cleaning and Stripping Process$142K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Novel, High Precision, X-ray 3D Scanner for Non-Line-of-Sight Point Cloud Generation$150K
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Phantom Head for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Current Model Validation$750K
Oct 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.9M
Nov 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Novel, Low Cost and Handheld Microwave Sensor for the Detection and Evaluation of Incipient Composite Heat Damage$783K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

12months

from ALPHASENSE, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Nov 2014: Defense · $783K
First Form D · Oct 2015: $3.9M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 91 peers

Line = median

Aerospace · Device

Federal grants#17 · top 19%
Granted patents#27 · top 30%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Rajmohan NeervannanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
Hannu KytolaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jaakko KokkoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Richard LeggettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 4

May 5, 2026GrantedSystems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameUSPTOUS 12,619,647
PendingSystems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024042748
PendingSystems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameUSPTOApplication 63673868

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Systems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameMay 5, 2026 · US 12,619,647Granted
Systems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameApplication PCTUS2024042748Pending
Systems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameApplication 63673868Pending
Systems And Methods For Searching And Summarizing Financial Related Documents, And User Interface For Displaying The SameApplication 63520505Pending

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUPSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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

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