Area I, Inc.

Aerospace · Acquired by Anduril Industries (2021)

ReMAP: an autonomous guidance, navigation, and multi-agent planning system for unmanned aircraft that reduces operator workload through real-time mission-driven autonomy and coordinated flight control

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Sector
Aerospace
Total capital
$4.8M
Federal grants
$3.1M
2 awards · 2016
Rank in peer group#64 of 89
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$1.7M
5 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#498 of 1335
Granted patents
7
3 pending · first 2017
Rank in peer group#11 of 89

Capital timeline

2013201420152016FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.8M$698K$700K$150K$124K$2.3M$740K
2013201420152016FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.8M$698K$700K$2.3M$740K

Latest events

  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Flight Testing of Resource allocation for Multi-Agent Planning (ReMAP) System for Unmanned Vehicles$740K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Development of an Integrated Multi-mode Propulsion system for UAS Leveraging Speed and Endurance (IMPULSE)$2.3M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Area-i, Incorporated Personnel Have Led The Design, Fabrication, And Flight Testing Of Fourteen Unmanned Aircraft, One Manned Aircraft, And Numerous Advanced Guidance, Control, And Avionics Packages. Area-i Has Continued This Tradition In Its Development Of The Resource Allocation For Multi-agent Planning, Or Remap, Guidance And Navigation System For Unmanned Aircraft. The Remap System, Whose Core Function Is To Significantly Reduce Operator Workload By Providing Mission-driven Auto$124K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi Area I, Inc. Awd$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Area-i, Incorporated Personnel Have Led The Design, Fabrication, And Flight Testing Of Twelve Unmanned Aircraft And One Manned Aircraft. Partnered With NASA And Boeing, Area-i Has Developed The Unmanned Prototype-technology Evaluator And Research Aircraft Or Ptera ("ptera" Being Greek For Wing/wing-like). The Ptera, A High-quality Flight Research Testbed, Bridges The Gap Between Wind Tunnel And Manned Flight Testing With Low-cost, Low-risk Flight-based Evaluation Of High-risk Techno$700K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III Development Of The Representative Jet Model Area-i Has Completed A Phase-i SBIR That Examined The Design Trades And Basic Sizing Requirements Of A Modular Dynamically Scaled Aircraft Model. The Feasibility Of A 16.5% Scale Regional Jet Model (rjm) Was Established, Including Requirements For Aerodynamic, Structural And Propulsion Systems. The Scope Of This Phase-iii Effort Is To Finalize The Vehicle S Design Parameters And Also To Accommodate A Baseline Set Of Avionics$75K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - The Area-i Team Has Developed And Flight Tested The Unmanned Prototype-technology Evaluation And Research Aircraft Or Ptera ("ptera" Being Greek For Wing, Or Wing-like). The Ptera Flew Successfully During Phase I Of This Program, And Stands To Enhance The Already Capable NASA Aeronautics Test Program (atp) By Enabling The Low-cost, Low-risk, Flight-based Evaluation Of Everything From Advanced Aerodynamic Treatments To Control Systems And Sensor Payloads. The Ptera Will Bridge The $698K

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · System

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#11 · top 12%

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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