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AOSENSE, INC.

Fremont, CA · Quantum · Private

Atom-interferometric quantum sensor inertial measurement unit (IMU) for GPS-denied navigation

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Updated · aosense.com

Sector
Quantum
Headquarters
Fremont, CA
Total capital
$123M
Federal grants
$14.1M
20 awards · 2015–2026
Rank in peer group#4 of 19
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$108M
84 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior
Rank in Quantum#2 of 112
Granted patents
20
20 pending · first 2017
Rank in peer group#2 of 19

Capital timeline

20072011201520192023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $123M2007: $732K across 1 contract2008: $220K across 1 contract2009: $25.3M across 3 contracts$25.3M2010: $5.5M across 2 contracts2011: $6.7M across 3 contracts2012: $1.1M across 4 contracts2013: $9.4M across 5 contracts$9.4M2014: $10.5M across 11 contracts$10.5M2015: $1M across 3 grants · $19.6M across 10 contracts$20.6M2016: $1.9M across 3 grants · $2.6M across 9 contracts2017: $749K across 1 grant · $3.8M across 4 contracts2018: $749K across 1 grant · $7.2M across 7 contracts$8M2019: $750K across 1 grant · $183K across 1 contract2020: $261K across 2 grants · $1.5M across 7 contracts2021: $3.1M across 3 grants · $3.4M across 4 contracts2022: $1.2M across 1 grant · $2.5M across 3 contracts2023: $233K across 1 contract2024: $2.5M across 3 grants · $5.9M across 5 contracts$8.4M2025: $150K across 1 grant · $347K across 2 contracts2026: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 1 contract
20072011201520192023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $123M2007: $732K across 1 contract2008: $220K across 1 contract2009: $25.3M across 3 contracts$25.3M2010: $5.5M across 2 contracts2011: $6.7M across 3 contracts2012: $1.1M across 4 contracts2013: $9.4M across 5 contracts2014: $10.5M across 11 contracts$10.5M2015: $1M across 3 grants · $19.6M across 10 contracts$20.6M2016: $1.9M across 3 grants · $2.6M across 9 contracts2017: $749K across 1 grant · $3.8M across 4 contracts2018: $749K across 1 grant · $7.2M across 7 contracts2019: $750K across 1 grant · $183K across 1 contract2020: $261K across 2 grants · $1.5M across 7 contracts2021: $3.1M across 3 grants · $3.4M across 4 contracts2022: $1.2M across 1 grant · $2.5M across 3 contracts2023: $233K across 1 contract2024: $2.5M across 3 grants · $5.9M across 5 contracts2025: $150K across 1 grant · $347K across 2 contracts2026: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 1 contract

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phii OSD232-006, High-efficiency Low-power Microwave Oscillator For Rubidium (helpmor) Develop Novel Technologies To Increase The Efficiency Of And Reduce The Power Requirements Of Low Noise Microwave Sources.$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phii OSD232-006, High-efficiency Low-power Microwave Oscillator For Rubidium (helpmor) Develop Novel Technologies To Increase The Efficiency Of And Reduce The Power Requirements Of Low Noise Microwave Sources.$1.7M
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Advanced Narrow-linewidth Tunable Laser For Rydberg Sensors (antlrs)$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Advanced Narrow-linewidth Tunable Laser For Rydberg Sensors (antlrs)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Aosense Cold Calcium Bean$197K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$283K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
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  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Quantum Gravity Gradiometer (qgg) Atomic Physics Package (app) Technology Maturation And Design Using Free-space Ultra-cold Rb Source$2.4M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation And Timing. Aosense Proposes To Develop An Advanced Laser-pumped Atomic Clock Architecture. Alpaca Is A Compact, High-performance, Vapor-cell Atomic Clock With Long-term Stability To Vapor-cell Clocks.$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation And Timing. Aosense Proposes To Develop An Advanced Laser-pumped Atomic Clock Architecture. Alpaca Is A Compact, High-performance, Vapor-cell Atomic Clock With Long-term Stability To Vapor-cell Clocks.$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Strontium Atomic Beam Ovens$285K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$295K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$295K
  • Federal contractDefense · Aosense Cold Atomic Beam Source$233K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · QuAIS phase II$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2M
  • Federal contractDefense · OSD221-0006$250K
  • Federal contractDefense · Cold Atomic Beam Source$217K
  • Federal contractDefense · Cold Atomic Beam Source$183K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$240K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robust Atom Interferometry Laser System (RAILS)$140K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low-Power Microwave Oscillator (LMO)$1.5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Quantum-Entangled Ensemble Network (QuEEN)$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14175 Entitled Transportable Rugged Crystalline Silicon Reference (trucr)$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Traditional Contract F2-14164 Titled Fiber-laser-based Mobile Atom Sensor (fimas)$1.5M
  • Federal contractCommerce · Compact Narrow Linewidth Lasers$54K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fiber-laser-based Mobile Atomic Sensor (FIMAS)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Pitch Day For Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum Timing$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Pitch Day For Quantum Enabling Technologies Quantum Timing$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Quantum-entangled Ensemble Network (queen)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Transportable Atomic Gravity Gradiometer$531K
  • Federal contractNASA · Cold Atom Laser Module (calm )$375K
  • Federal contractDefense · 6 Month SBIR Phase I Topic A19-149 With Aosense, Inc.$111K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · System for Linear Ion Chain Entanglement (SLICE)$111K
  • Federal contractDefense · Cold Strontium Atomic Source$183K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Tapered Amplifiers for Cold-Atom Optical Systems (TACOS)$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer (aigg) Is Enabling Technology In The Field Of Orbital Gravitational Mapping Of Earth And Planetary Targets. These Devices Enable Measurements Way Beyond Classical Devices. Specifically Central Part Of Atom Interferometry Relies On Two Photon Bragg Process. The Advancements In Phase Ii-x SBIR Allows Fabrication Of Stabilized Compact Laser At 852 Nm. This Phase Ii-x Laser Will Be Integrated Into A Functional Instrument (aigg) To Perform Functional Testing. T$250K
  • Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Aosense Proposes To Develop Laser Amplifier Modules For Cold-atom Optical Systems. The Device Would DELIVER>1 W Of Optical Power At 852 Nm By Fiber When Paired With An Appropriate Narrow-linewidth Master Laser Oscillator. A Key Feature Is The Integration Of A Tapered Amplifier With Aosense-proprietary Compact, High-transmission Optical Isolators, Yielding A Fiber-in, Fiber-out Package With Dimensions Of 50 Mm X 50 Mm X 35 Mm Or Smaller. This Amplifier Module Has Broad Applicability To Atom Inter$124K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf "compact Percision Atomic Clock"$259K
  • Federal contractDefense · Vapor With Pulsed Optical Readout Clock$2.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Sensors For Atomic Inertial Navigation And Timing (saint)$2.4M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Cold Atom Laser Module (CALM)$749K
  • Federal contractNASA · Precision Navigation And Timing (pnt) Is A Critical Resource For Government And Commercial Aerospace. Given The High Launch Cost And Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing The Size, Weight, And Power (swap) Of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing To The Intrinsic Stability Of Atomic Systems. Central To Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Ability To Reliably$1.1M
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf - DARPA-BAA-HR001117S0025 Ambiient Program - Research And Development Contract Microsystems Technology Office$2.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Darpa SBIR Phase II For The Statement Of Work Entitled, "calcium Slow Beam Optical Clock (casboc)."$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf "transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial Navigator (train)"$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Precision Navigation And Timing (pnt) Is A Critical Resource For Government And Commercial Aerospace. Given The High Launch Cost And Shift Toward Smaller Payloads, Reducing The Size, Weight, And Power (swap) Of Space-based Navigation Systems Is A Critical Need. Atom-interferometric Inertial Sensors Have Demonstrated Superior Performance Over Conventional Inertial Devices Owing To The Intrinsic Stability Of Atomic Systems. Central To Making Cold Atom Sensors Practical Is Their Abili$125K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Time Inter-Comparison Using Transportable Optical Combs$749K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Laser Diode Controller$5K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Contractor Shall Provide Analytical Services.$35K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Aosense Will Build And Test An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable Of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 @ 1S. The Flexible Design Will Allow The Module To Be Adapted For Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths Which Utilize External Cavity Diode Lasers. The First Unit Will Operate At 698 Nm To Address The Sr Clock Transition.$1.2M
  • Federal contractCommerce · External Cavity Diode Laser$14K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Severe-Environment Cold-Atom Navigation Technologies (SECANT)$729K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Electronic Equipment$18K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Darpa SBIR 16.1 Phase I - Gradiometric Atomic Magnetometer For Mobile Applications (gamma)$100K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Igf::ot::igf New SBIR Phase II Contract$1.0M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Aosense Proposes A Free-space, Two-way Optical Time Transfer System Compatible With Global-scale Synchronization Of Current-generation Optical Atomic Clocks. In Phase I, We Will Demonstrate The Requisite Performance Using Existing Hardware Coupled With Off-the-shelf Control Electronics. Based On Our Results, We Will Design A Fully-integrated Module Capable Of Disseminating Timing Signals With Sub-femtosecond Error From 1-10,000 S. Such A System Would Improve Ground-to-satellite Syn$125K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Transversely-cooled Atomic Inertial Navigator$150K
  • Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase II · Shielded SNM Detection with Gravity Gradiometry$1.0M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Provide Analytical Services In Support Of Irad Project Algorithm For Inversion Of Gravity Acceleration For Tomography Of Asteroids.$75K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Miniaturized Atomic Inertial Navigator (main)$749K
  • Federal contractDefense · Atomic Beam Oven$25K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 1 - Narrow Width Line Of Detection$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf ONRBAA15-001 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (baa) For Navy And Marine Corps Science And Technology$3.3M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In Phase I, Aosense Will Design An Integrated Ultrastable Laser Module Capable Of Reaching A Short-term Instability OF<5E-15 At 1 S. The Flexible Design Will Allow The Module To Easily Adapt For Several Relevant Optical Clock Wavelengths. Our Existing Ecdl Design Will Be Modified To Facilitate Simple Wavelength Conversion; Components For Each Wavelength Will Be Identified. A Breadboard-level Demonstration Of A Stabilized 698 Ecdl Will Be Carried Out. Based On Results From This Demo$124K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact, Stable Master Oscillator$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Compact Precision Atomic Clock$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Stoic - Rack-mount Optical Clock (roc)$12.9M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · A Portable Source of Lattice-Trapped and Ultracold Strontium (PLUS)$750K
  • Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase I · Shielded SNM Detection with Gravity Gradiometry$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · 780 Nm Laser Diode System$17K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard For Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase II.$1.5M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Irad For Simulation And Design Services Of Cold Atom Interferometry Gravity Gradiometer Instrument.$45K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III Award. Phase I/II Awarded Under NNX13CG02C Cold Atom Gravity Gradiometer For Geodesy: The Contractor Shall Design, Construct, And Optimize A High-performance Gravity Gradiometer Based On Light-pulse Atom Interferometry. The Contractor Shall Build And Test A Second Prototype Zero-dead-time (zdt) Absolute Gravimeter. The Instruments In This Phase III Effort Takes Advantage Of Technologies Developed Under NASA SBIR Phase I And Phase II Programs.$8.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I - High Performance Angular Rate Sensor For Compact Inertial Guidance Without GPS$144K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 1 - Compact Optical Clock For Field Applications$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 1 - Compact Optical Frequency Synthesizer$149K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf We Propose To Design And Demonstrate A Portable Source Of Lattice-trapped, Ultracold Strontium (plus). The Device Uses Simplified And Robust Techniques For Loading The Traps, And Directly Leverages Hardware Already Developed By Aosense. The Simplified Architecture For Plus Makes It Amenable To Future Space Qualification. When Paired With A Sufficiently Stable Local Oscillator, Plus Can Be Operated As An Optical Lattice Clock. Alternatively, The Lattice-trapped Atoms Could Serve As$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Disruptive Navigation Architectures$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · ECDL$17K
  • Federal contractDefense · N141-081$79K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi Aosense Awd$80K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Portable Cold Atom Frequency Standard For Field Application. Small Business Innovation Research 14.1 Phase I.$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Base$1.3M
  • Federal contractDefense · Reconfigurable Optical Lattices For Ultracold Atoms (N2-4429)$731K
  • Federal contractDefense · Ntd Phase II Baa$560K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf, Compact Versatile Laser System For Rb Becs$706K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Chip Scale Combinatoral Atomic Navigator Cscan$7.3M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Sensor Design Services. Multi Axes Gradiometer Design Based On Atom Interferometer. Earth Observing Missions Are Mostly Based On Measurements Of Gravity Gradient Of Earth. In The Past Traditional Gradiometers Based On Floating Proof Masses Have Been Used To Measure Of The Gravity Gradients. New Gravity Gradiometers Based On Atom Interferometers Are Promised To Be Two Orders Of Magnitude More Sensitive. Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center Is Asking Aosense To Design A Multi Axes $80K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - We Propose To Build A Compact, High-precision Single-axis Accelerometer Based On Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable To Operation In Space Environments. Based On Our Successful Phase I Design, The Proposed Accelerometer Emphasizes Reliable Operation And Exceptional Acceleration Sensitivity. It Incorporates Several Innovative Features That Make It Appropriate For A Variety Of Space-based And Terrestrial Applications. Phase II Will Result In A Completed Sensor Build, Includi$700K
  • Federal contractDefense · Status Report$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$149K
  • Federal contractNASA · We Propose To Design A Compact, High-precision, Single-axis Accelerometer Based On Atom Interferometry That Is Applicable To Operation In Space Environments. Our Design Will Emphasize Reliable Operation And Minimization Of The Acceleration Noise Floor, Bias Drifts And Scale Factor Instability. Laser System Reliability Will Be A Major Consideration In The Design. The Sensor Design Will Be Capable Of Demonstration And Testing On A Low-dynamics Platform Under Earth Gravity. Phase I Will Result In B$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Quantum Assisted Sensing And Readout (quasar) Program. The Purpose Of The Program Is To Analyze, Design, Build And Demonstrate A Completely New Type Of Optical Atomic Frequency Standard Based On A Laser Cooled Slow Atomic Beam Of Alkaline-earth Atoms.$6.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Research And Development$70K
  • Federal contractDefense · Compact High Performance Atom Interferometer For Navigation (chain)$4.4M
  • Federal contractDefense · Navigational Gyroscope&accelerometer Sensor Prototype - Aosence Inc$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Complete The Taskings For The High Dynamic Range Atomic Sensors (hidra) Program.$25.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$69K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I$99K
  • Federal contractDefense · Single Axis Atom-optic$220K
  • Federal contractDefense · Ao Sense, Inc Compact Laser System For Cold Rubidium Atoms$732K

Federal awards are summed by year (104 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Quantum · Device

  • Federal grants#4 · top 21%
  • Granted patents#2 · top 11%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 20 granted of 40
  • PendingModulation Detection In Thermal-beam Atomic SensorsUSPTOApplication 19015273
  • GrantedPhase-space Filtering In Thermal Beam Inertial SensorsUSPTOUS 12,276,503
  • PendingLaser Architecture For Component Efficient Atomic Interferometer GravimeterUSPTOApplication 18883434
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