BeBop Sensors, Inc.
Berkeley, CA · Founded 2014 · CIK 0001634278 · Defense · Acquired
Forte Data Glove: a wearable hand-tracking device with haptic feedback for mixed reality applications
bebopsensors.com →- Grants
- $750K
- 1 award
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
- $15M
- 4 Form D · Oct 2021
- 60 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 40
- 24 granted · 16 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓201420152016201720182019202020212022
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $3,245,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $460,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $10,016,083 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase II · Bebop Sensors ââ¬â Forte Data Glove for training users in virtual reality for C-130 radio systems Direct to Phase II | $749,933 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $1,464,644 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1182 | Zippertubing Co. The | — | — |
| 1183 | blackRiver Systems Inc. | — | $550K |
| 1184 | Navisens | — | $2.7M |
| 1185 | BeBop Sensors, Inc. | — | $15M |
| 1186 | LENZNER RESEARCH LLC | — | — |
| 1187 | CRFS Holdings, LLC | — | $5.8M |
| 1188 | Boumarang Inc. | — | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Steven BergerDirector
- Michelle CookExecutive Officer
- Stan FriedmanDirector
- Stanley FriedmanDirector
- Keith McMillenDirector · Executive Officer
- Richard MelmonDirector
- Stephen MendelDirector
- Robin NijorDirector · Executive Officer
- Toshiro QuidesDirector · Executive Officer
Patents
- Alignment Mechanisms Sensor Systems Employing Piezoresistive Materialsgranted
- Piezoresistive Sensors And Applicationsgranted
- Sensors For Robotic Manipulationapplication
- Flexible Sensors And Sensor Systemsgranted
- Glovegranted
- One-size-fits-all Data Glovegranted
- Piezoresistive Sensors And Sensor Arraysapplication
- Piezoresistive Sensors And Applicationsgranted
- Piezoresistive Sensors And Sensor Arraysgranted
- Modeling Nonlinear Characteristics Of Materials For Sensor Applicationsapplication
- Sensor Systems Integrated With Steering Wheelsgranted
- Sensor System Integrated With A Glovegranted
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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