Antora Energy, Inc.
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) heat engine cells that convert thermal energy into electricity for long-duration energy storage
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Fremont, CA
- Latest Form D
- $71.7M, Nov 2025
- Total capital
- $72.4M
- Federal grants
- $735K
- 1 award · 2020
- Rank in peer group#47 of 47
- Private capital raised
- $71.7M
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2025
- 12 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 13 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#14 of 47
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$71.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Research and development of production-scale high-efficiency Thermal Photovoltaic (TPV) cells to enable ultra-low cost energy storage.$735K
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
65months
from Antora Energy, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2020
- NSF · $735K
- First Form D · Nov 2025
- $71.7M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 47 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#14 · top 30%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew PonecExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 17- GrantedSystem For Optimizing Thermal Energy Generation From Multiple Energy SourcesUSPTOUS 12,359,847
- PendingInterconnecting Thermophotovoltaic Devices In Shingle ArrangementUSPTOApplication 19044219
- PendingSystems For Managing Thermal Energy Within A Thermal Storage SolutionUSPTOApplication 18630782
Show all 17 patent records
- System For Optimizing Thermal Energy Generation From Multiple Energy SourcesJul 15, 2025 · US 12,359,847Granted
- Interconnecting Thermophotovoltaic Devices In Shingle ArrangementJun 5, 2025 · Application 19044219Pending
- Systems For Managing Thermal Energy Within A Thermal Storage SolutionSep 26, 2024 · Application 18630782Pending
- Systems For Managing Thermal Energy Within A Thermal Storage SolutionMay 28, 2024 · US 11,994,347Granted
- System And Method For A Solid-state Thermal BatteryMay 9, 2024 · Application 18543954Pending
- System And Method For A Solid-state Thermal BatteryJan 16, 2024 · US 11,876,254Granted
- System For Optimizing Thermal Energy Generation From Multiple Energy SourcesNov 7, 2023 · US 11,809,153Granted
- Structures And Methods For Producing An Optoelectronic DeviceAug 31, 2023 · Application 18027329Pending
- Method For Producing A Vertical-cavity Surface-emitting Laser (vcsel) With The Growth Substrate RemovedApplication 63082376Pending
- System And Method For A Solid-state Thermal BatteryApplication 62934747Pending
- Monolithic Interconnected Modules (mims) Thin-film Photovoltaic (pv) CellsApplication PCTUS2024033429Pending
- Interconnecting Thermophotovoltaic Devices In Shingle ArrangementApplication PCTUS2023071615Pending
- Monolithic Interconnected Modules (mims) Thin-film Photovoltaic (pv) CellsApplication 63507660Pending
- Interconnecting Thermophotovoltaic Devices in Shingle ArrangementApplication 63394841Pending
- Sub-systems And Methods Within A Thermal Storage SolutionApplication PCTUS2022034953Pending
- Structures And Methods For Producing An Optoelectronic DeviceApplication PCTUS2021051487Pending
- Sub-systems And Methods Within A Solid-state Thermal BatteryApplication 63215404Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List 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
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; 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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