Anno.ai, Inc.

Reston, VA · Defense · Private

A machine learning application development platform that automates and accelerates the creation of custom AI/ML applications for defense use cases

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · anno.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Reston, VA
Latest Form D: $10M, Feb 2025
Total capital: $54.7M

Federal grants: $5.5M; 6 awards · 2021–2025; Rank in peer group#8 of 23
Private capital raised: $23.5M; 3 Form D · last Feb 2025; 20 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $25.7M; 12 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#229 of 1442
Granted patents: 3; 10 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#6 of 23

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Echodome - Passive Acoustic Early Warning Threat Detection$1.2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Echodome - Passive Acoustic Early Warning Threat Detection$1.2M
Feb 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$10M
Feb 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5M
Feb 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.5M
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Echoguard - Combat Unmanned Aerial Systems Passive Drone Detection Platform$75K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Echoguard - Combat Unmanned Aerial Systems Passive Drone Detection Platform$75K

Show 14 earlier federal awards

Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Secure Campus Intelligence - Tracking Targets Across Sensors For Base Protection And Investigation$75K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Secure Campus Intelligence - Tracking Targets Across Sensors For Base Protection And Investigation$75K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Annoai Small Business Innovation Research Phase III$6.1M
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Anno ISR -Deterrence by Detection$750K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Anno Olympiad Software Licenses And Deployment$350K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Phase II STRATFI Capability Package$2.6M
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Annoai Small Business Innovation Research Phase II$5M
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Data Science And Engineering Support For Unified Platform$4.6M
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Anno Respot For Isr - Person Re-identification And Unique Object Detection$50K
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Enhanced Military Readiness through Optimized Flight Training Process Efficiency$750K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib: Research Software Program That Utilizes Machine Learning To Automate The Process Of Extracting Targets Of Interest From Digital Media.$1.5M
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Provide End-to-end Automation Of Digital Media Processing Workflows So All Collected Data Can Be Exploited Efficiently$50K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Anno.artificial Intelligence$6.6M
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions$50K

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

66months

from Anno.ai, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2019: Defense · $50K
First Form D · Feb 2025: $8.5M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 16 awards

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

Standing among 23 peers

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Defense · Platform

Federal grants#8 · top 35%
Granted patents#6 · top 26%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Cyndi GulaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Laura BarrDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matt ThomassonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael CutroneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven WittExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 13

Jun 16, 2026GrantedTerrestrial To Aerospace Data-based Model Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,658,036
Jul 8, 2025GrantedPassive RF Emitter Identification System and MethodsUSPTOUS 12,355,606
Feb 29, 2024PendingGeoposition Determination And Evaluation Of Same Using A 2-D Object Detection Sensor Calibrated With A Spatial ModelUSPTOApplication 18456926

Show all 13 patent records

Terrestrial To Aerospace Data-based Model Systems And MethodsJun 16, 2026 · US 12,658,036Granted
Passive RF Emitter Identification System and MethodsJul 8, 2025 · US 12,355,606Granted
Geoposition Determination And Evaluation Of Same Using A 2-D Object Detection Sensor Calibrated With A Spatial ModelFeb 29, 2024 · Application 18456926Pending
Fusion Enabled Re-identification Of A Target ObjectOct 26, 2023 · Application 18179803Pending
Device and System to Identify a Water-Based Vessel using Acoustic SignaturesJun 22, 2023 · Application 18087500Pending
Object Re-identificationMar 7, 2023 · US 11,600,074Granted
Generating Artificial Sensor Data By Inputting Real Sensor Data To A Neural NetworkDec 22, 2022 · Application 17553964Pending
Multi-modal FusionApplication 63211274Pending
Systems and Methods to Perform Measurements of Geometric Distances and the Use of Such MeasurementsApplication 63401449Pending
Passive RF Emitter Identification System And MethodsApplication 63329098Pending
Terrestrial To Aerospace Data-based Model Systems And MethodsApplication 63321265Pending
Re-identification Of A Target ObjectApplication 63317278Pending
Device And System To Identify A Water-based Vessel Using Acoustic SignaturesApplication 63292736Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

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.