AV-CONNECT, INC.
AI software platform that predicts energy consumption for zero-emission vehicle fleets and provides operational recommendations to transit agencies
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- BERKELEY, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Jul 2023
- Total capital
- $4.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.3M
- 2 awards · 2020–2023
- Rank in peer group#8 of 14
- Private capital raised
- $3M
- 1 Form D · last Jul 2023
- 40 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 4 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#1 of 14
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Improving fleet operational metrics through service optimization with automated learning of vehicle energy performance models for zero-emission public transport$999K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Automated Learning of Vehicle Energy Performance Models$255K
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
35months
from AV-CONNECT, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2020
- NSF · $255K
- First Form D · Jul 2023
- $3M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 14 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Software
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 7%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Bruce WoottonResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Francesco BorrelliExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Santosh AlexanderExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 5- GrantedSystems For And Method Of Connecting, Controlling, And Coordinating Movements Of Autonomous Vehicles And Other ActorsUSPTOUS 11,747,806
- PendingSystems For And Methods Of Increasing Electric Vehicle Utilization In Transit Fleets Using Learning, Predictions, Optimization, And AutomationUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024024634
- PendingSystems For And Methods Of Increasing Electric Vehicle Utilization In Transit Fleets Using Learning, Predictions, Optimization, And AutomationUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024024540
Show all 5 patent records
- Systems For And Method Of Connecting, Controlling, And Coordinating Movements Of Autonomous Vehicles And Other ActorsSep 5, 2023 · US 11,747,806Granted
- Systems For And Methods Of Increasing Electric Vehicle Utilization In Transit Fleets Using Learning, Predictions, Optimization, And AutomationApplication PCTUS2024024634Pending
- Systems For And Methods Of Increasing Electric Vehicle Utilization In Transit Fleets Using Learning, Predictions, Optimization, And AutomationApplication PCTUS2024024540Pending
- Learning System For On-demand Optimal Electric Vehicle (ev) Fleet OperationApplication 63554835Pending
- Increasing Electric Vehicles Utilization In Transit Fleets Using Learning, Predictions, Optimization, And AutomationApplication 63459167Pending
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- 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
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; 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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