AscendArc, Inc.
Small geostationary satellites for enhanced bandwidth and faster deployment
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- PORTLAND, OR
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $2M, Dec 2023
- Total capital
- $6M
- Federal grants
- $2M
- 3 awards · 2023–2025
- Rank in peer group#5 of 91
- Private capital raised
- $2M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2023
- 35 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#482 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 0
- 8 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapid, Scalable Narrowband Satellite Communications$110K
- Federal contractDefense · Rapid, Scalable Narrowband Satellite Communications$110K
- Federal contractDefense · Rapid, Scaleable Geosynchronous Communications$1.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapid, Scaleable Geosynchronous Communications$1.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapid, Scaleable Geosynchronous Bandwidth$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Rapid, Scaleable Geosynchronous Bandwidth$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
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Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · Device
- Federal grants#5 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Brent PerrottDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christopher McLainExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David KaganDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard DavisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 8- PendingA Satellite Designed to be Stacked and Launched in GroupsUSPTOApplication 18856300
- PendingReconfigurable Analog Wide Beam Forming NetworkUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025018114
- PendingAntenna-radiator DesignsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025018201
Show all 8 patent records
- A Satellite Designed to be Stacked and Launched in GroupsJun 19, 2025 · Application 18856300Pending
- Reconfigurable Analog Wide Beam Forming NetworkApplication PCTUS2025018114Pending
- Antenna-radiator DesignsApplication PCTUS2025018201Pending
- Sub-Reflector Deployment MechanismApplication 63561499Pending
- Integrated Antenna-Radiator DesignApplication 63560042Pending
- Antenna-Mounted Radiator with Integral Heat PipesApplication 63560015Pending
- A Sub-reflector Deployment MechanismApplication PCTUS2025018576Pending
- Reconfigurable Analog Wide Beam Forming NetworkApplication 63560087Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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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