ALTAEROS ENERGIES INC

SOMERVILLE, NH · Founded 2010 · Energy · Private

Airborne wind turbine with aerodynamic shroud design for capturing wind energy at altitude

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: SOMERVILLE, NH
Founded: 2010
Latest Form D: $2M, Jan 2025
Total capital: $58.2M

Federal grants: $550K; 4 awards · 2011–2012; Rank in peer group#12 of 32
Private capital raised: $48.7M; 5 Form D · last Jan 2025; 22 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $8.9M; 4 awards · Defense, Homeland Security; Rank in Energy#39 of 998
Granted patents: 5; 13 pending · first 2017; Rank in peer group#4 of 32

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractHomeland Security · New Order Issued For Tethered Aerostat$2.7M
Jan 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$2M
Sep 2024Federal contractHomeland Security · Tethered Aerostat Project$594K
Sep 2023Federal contractHomeland Security · Tethered Aerostat$5.5M
Jun 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1M
Jul 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$34.8M
May 2021Federal contractDefense · A Feasibility Study To Develop An Aerostat Payload Protection System With The Potential To Minimize Or Eliminate Damage To An Aerostat Payload Upon Activation Of The Aerostat's Flight Termination System.$111K
Nov 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.8M
Dec 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.2M

Show 3 earlier federal awards

Sep 2012Federal grantAgriculture · Robust Airborne Wind Turbine$450K
Sep 2012Federal grantAgriculture · Robust Airborne Wind Turbine$181K
Jul 2011Federal grantAgriculture · Robust Airborne Wind Turbine Shroud For Production Of Low Cost Renewable Energy$100K

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.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

41months

from ALTAEROS ENERGIES INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jul 2011: Agriculture · $100K
First Form D · Dec 2014: $7.2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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

Standing among 32 peers

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Energy · Device

Federal grants#12 · top 38%
Granted patents#4 · top 13%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Benjamin GlassResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent
Adam ReinExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Alain GoubauExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Arunas Gerrard ChesonisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ben GlassExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ike Gerrard OkonkwoExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 13 people

Jeff Gerrard Lloyd-JonesExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John Gerrard BaileyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mauricio QuintanaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Philip Gerrard ShevrinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
R. Gerrard SalemmeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Shigeki MiwaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Stephen Gerrard BrackettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 18

May 8, 2025PendingSystems And Methods For An Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformUSPTOApplication 18741104
Jul 23, 2024GrantedSystems And Methods For An Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformUSPTOUS 12,045,066
Aug 30, 2022GrantedSystems And Methods For Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformUSPTOUS 11,429,116

Show all 18 patent records

Systems And Methods For An Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformMay 8, 2025 · Application 18741104Pending
Systems And Methods For An Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformJul 23, 2024 · US 12,045,066Granted
Systems And Methods For Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformAug 30, 2022 · US 11,429,116Granted
Systems And Methods For Attitude Control Of Tethered AerostatsJan 25, 2022 · US 11,230,391Granted
Wireless Communication StationSep 24, 2019 · US 10,425,179Granted
Aerostat System With Extended Flight EnvelopeOct 17, 2017 · US 9,789,947Granted
Systems And Methods For Attitude Control Of Tethered AerostatsMay 19, 2016 · Application 14943008Pending
Lighter-than-air Craft For Energy-producing TurbinesOct 1, 2015 · Application 14679883Pending
Payload Suspension For Lighter-than-air StructuresFeb 19, 2015 · Application 14381000Pending
Systems And Methods For Attitude Control Of Tethered AerostatsApplication PCTUS2012055898Pending
Systems And Methods For Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformApplication PCTUS2017057177Pending
Wireless Communication StationApplication PCTUS2017051819Pending
Systems And Methods For Attitude Control Of Tethered AeroatatsApplication PCTUS2016062266Pending
Systems And Methods For An Automated, Lighter-than-air Airborne PlatformApplication 62409842Pending
Wireless Communication StationApplication 62395956Pending
Lighter-than-air Craft For Energy-producing TurbinesApplication PCTUS2013053421Pending
Payload Suspension For Lighter-than-air StructuresApplication PCTUS2013027650Pending
Improved Aerostat SystemApplication PCTUS2013021837Pending

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Regulatory activity · Energy

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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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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