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ASTER LABS, INC.

Shoreview, MN · Aerospace · Private

Gaussian-Pareto Overbounding (GPO) software toolset for verification and validation of safety-critical unmanned aerial systems sensors

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Shoreview, MN
Total capital
$15.1M
Federal grants
$12M
22 awards · 2015–2026
Rank in peer group#13 of 55
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$3M
21 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#421 of 1335
Granted patents
1
1 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#12 of 55

Capital timeline

20122014201620182020202220242026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $15.1M2012: $125K across 1 contract2014: $250K across 2 contracts2015: $200K across 1 grant2016: $378K across 2 grants · $165K across 3 contracts2017: $1.7M across 3 grants · $860K across 3 contracts$2.5M2018: $625K across 1 grant · $10K across 1 contract2019: $1.2M across 2 grants · $250K across 2 contracts$1.4M2020: $919K across 2 grants · $275K across 2 contracts$1.2M2021: $1.2M across 2 grants · $250K across 2 contracts$1.4M2022: $2.5M across 3 grants · $250K across 1 contract$2.7M2023: $1.2M across 1 grant · $300K across 2 contracts$1.5M2024: $800K across 3 grants · $300K across 2 contracts2025: $500K across 1 grant2026: $900K across 1 grant
2012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $15.1M2012: $125K across 1 contract2014: $250K across 2 contracts2015: $200K across 1 grant2016: $378K across 2 grants · $165K across 3 contracts2017: $1.7M across 3 grants · $860K across 3 contracts$2.5M2018: $625K across 1 grant · $10K across 1 contract2019: $1.2M across 2 grants · $250K across 2 contracts2020: $919K across 2 grants · $275K across 2 contracts2021: $1.2M across 2 grants · $250K across 2 contracts$1.4M2022: $2.5M across 3 grants · $250K across 1 contract$2.7M2023: $1.2M across 1 grant · $300K across 2 contracts$1.5M2024: $800K across 3 grants · $300K across 2 contracts2025: $500K across 1 grant2026: $900K across 1 grant

Latest events

  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II STTR 80NSSC26C0038 T10.01-1001 Autonomous Storm Detection And Tracking Using Random Finite Sets$900K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Precise Wearable System for Accurate Continuous Gait Monitoring to Indicate Health Decline in Black Adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$500K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Automated System for Detecting and Reporting Lapses in Performance of Activities of Daily Living for Independent and Cohabitating Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias$500K
  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Autonomous Storm Detection And Tracking Using Random Finite Sets$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Efficient On-board Autonomy Using Rfs-slam For Robust Lunar Surface Mobility$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Autonomous Storm Detection And Tracking Using Random Finite Sets$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Efficient On-board Autonomy Using Rfs-slam For Robust Lunar Surface Mobility$150K
Show 36 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Automated Contact Tracing System for Rapid High-Accuracy Assessment to Management Dementia Patients and Staff Exposed to Infectious Diseases in Long Term Care Facilities$1.2M
  • Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase I Augmented Reality Navigation Application For Space Habitats.$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · FY23 SBIR Phase I Deep Space Navigation Of Distributed Small Spacecraft Using Occultations Of Celestial X-ray Sources$150K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Automated Contact Tracing System for Rapid High-Accuracy Assessment to Management Dementia Patients and Staff Exposed to Infectious Diseases in Long Term Care Facilities$1.3M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Automated System for Accurate Determination of Activities of Daily Living for Independently-Living Persons with Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias$439K
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Compute Platform For Autonomous Mission Execution.$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Gaussian-Pareto Overbounding for Verification and Validation of Safety-Critical eVTOL and UAM Operations$750K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Automated Contact Tracing System for Rapid High-Accuracy Assessment to Management Dementia Patients and Staff Exposed to Infectious Diseases in Long Term Care Facilities$449K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Multi-Target Tracking using Random Finite Sets for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations with Non-Gaussian Uncertainties$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Space Vehicle Swarm Coordination And Control Using Temporal Logic$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Deep Space Navigation Of Distributed Small Spacecraft Using Variable Celestial Sources$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Gaussian-pareto Overbounding For Verification And Validation Of Safety-critical Electric Vertical Take Off And Landing And Urban Air Mobility Operations$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Multi-target Tracking Using Random Finite Sets For Rendezvous And Proximity Operations With Non-.gaussian Uncertainties$125K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Miniature Passive Device for Locating Lost Dentures in Care Facilities$578K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · PHS 2018-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Gra$341K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Miniature Passive Device for Locating Lost Dentures in Care Facilities$536K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · PHS 2018-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Gra$659K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Tarv Will Be An Exploratory Vehicle Capable Of Controlled Flight, Hover, And Repeated Takeoff And Landing Maneuvers.$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · This Program Will Develop A Communication-less Solution To Decentralized Control And Task Coordination For Multi-agent Systems (mas).$125K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Accurate WiFi-Based Localization of Dementia Patients For Caregiver Support$625K
  • Federal contractNASA · Ot: 1 On Board Computer For Nanosatellites; 1 Motherboard For Nano-product$10K
  • Federal contractNASA · Gomspace Software Defined Radio.$36K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Satellite Swarm Localization and Control via Random Finite Set Statistics$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfthe Proposed Novel Program Will Develop And Demonstrate An Innovative Approach To Perform Real-time Relative Vehicle Localization Within A Swarm Formation With Application To Communication-less Coordination. These Objectives Are Achieved By Using Random Finite Sets Statistics Theory To Solve The Multiple Object Tracking Problem. The Swarm Formation Localization Problem Can Be Formulated As Estimating The Local Intensity Function Of Targets In The Near Field And Developing Probabilist$800K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Accurate WiFi-Based Localization of Dementia Patients For Caregiver Support$811K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Reinforcement Learning For Coordination And Control of Swarming Satellites$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf 1U Solar Panels$24K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Gomspace Nanopower BPX-P-2P4S-H$20K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Automated Dental Care Device for Persons with Oral Hygiene Disabilities$188K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Miniature Passive Device for Locating Lost Dentures in Care Facilities$190K
  • Federal contractNASA · Gomspace Nanopower P60 Dock$19K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Novel Program Will Develop And Demonstrate A New Approach To Perform Real-time Relative Vehicle Localization Within A Swarm Formation With Application To Communication-less Coordination. These Objectives Are Achieved By Using Random Finite Sets Statistics Theory To Solve The Multiple Object Tracking Problem. The Swarm Formation Localization Problem Can Be Formulated As Estimating The Local Intensity Function Of Targets In The Near Field And Developing Probabilistic Con$125K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Precise Automatic Nail Trimmer to Aid Foot Care of the Elderly$200K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Novel Program Will Use Measurements Of High-energy Photon Output From Celestial Gamma-ray Sources To Design A New, Unique Navigation System For A Deep Space Cubesat Demonstration. An Integrated Cubesat Design Will Be Developed To Demonstrate The Performance And Feasibility Of The Gamma-ray Source Localization-induced Navigation And Timing, Or "glint", Technology And Software Developed Under A Previous NASA Phase I SBIR. In This Past Research, Our Team Established The Fe$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Program Proposes To Design And Evaluate Novel Technology Of X-ray Navigation For Augmentation And Increased Capability Of High Data-rate Spacecraft Communications. Nasa's Current Concept For An Integrated Radio And Optical Communications (iroc) System Is Being Developed To Provide Communication Technology That Does Not Constrain The Science Yield Of Their Deep Space Missions. Iroc Requirements Include Accurate Navigation And Pointing Solutions So Narrow Optical Beams Are Precis$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Novel Program Will Use Measurements Of The High-energy Photon Output From Gamma-ray Celestial Sources To Design A New, Unique Navigation System. This Gamma-ray Source Localization-induced Navigation And Timing, Or "glint", Concept Provides Deep-space Vehicles The Capability For Self-navigation Based Upon Measurements From Observations Of These Source Signals. In The Past, Gamma-ray Sources Have Been Coarsely Localized On The Sky. The Swift Mission Now Provides High-precision Source $125K

Federal awards are summed by year (43 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.

Standing among 55 peers

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Aerospace · Software

  • Federal grants#13 · top 24%
  • Granted patents#12 · top 22%
  • Linked publications#5 · top 9%

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Founders and team

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Recent research by its founders

  • Investigation of X-ray Pulsar Signal Phase Tracking for Spacecraft Navigation20226 cites
  • Software Toolset for Localization and Control of Swarming Robots using Random Finite Set Statistics20210 cites
  • Navigation Using Pulsars and Other Variable Celestial Sources20201 cites

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Sources

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