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ANELLO PHOTONICS INC

Santa Clara, CA · Defense · Private

Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope-based Navigation Grade Inertial Measurement Unit for GPS-denied navigation

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Updated · anellophotonics.com

Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Total capital
$6.7M
Federal grants
$3M
8 awards · 2021–2024
Rank in peer group#137 of 164
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$3.7M
8 awards · Defense
Rank in Defense#589 of 1442
Granted patents
33
7 pending · first 2020
Rank in peer group#4 of 164

Capital timeline

20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $6.7M$256K$250K$250K$1.8M$1.8M$988K
20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $6.7M$256K$1.8M$1.8M$988K

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$988K
  • Federal contractDefense · Purchase Of Required Equipment, Optical Gyro, 3-AXIS, SIPHOG-X3 Imu$30K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Army Topic# A234-P019, "xtech Search 7 SBIR Finalist Open Topic Competition." This Furthers The Effort Conducted Under SBIR Phase I Contract W51701-24-C-0003.$1.8M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Army Topic# A234-P019, "xtech Search 7 SBIR Finalist Open Topic Competition." This Furthers The Effort Conducted Under SBIR Phase I Contract W51701-24-C-0003.$1.8M
  • Federal contractDefense · The Objective Is To Develop A Small Integrated Photonic Gyroscope With Mems Size Weight And Power But With High Navigation-grade Performance Would Enable Precision Pointing Of Small Space Vehicles.$180K
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  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · The Objective Is To Develop A Small Integrated Photonic Gyroscope With Mems Size Weight And Power But With High Navigation-grade Performance Would Enable Precision Pointing Of Small Space Vehicles.$180K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$75K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$174K
  • Federal contractDefense · Feasibility Study, SBIR Phase I, Topic SOCOM234-P002, Fosov Phase I Open Topic$175K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Feasibility Study, SBIR Phase I, Topic SOCOM234-P002, Fosov Phase I Open Topic$175K
  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A234-P019, "xtech Search 7".$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A234-P019, "xtech Search 7".$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Navigation Grade CMOSS Compliant Dead Reckoning Inertial Navigation System (INS)$111K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope using Planar Waveguide Coil and Integrated Photonics Circuit$256K

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.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#4 · top 2%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 33 granted of 40
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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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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