BIG METAL ADDITIVE LLC

Denver, CO · Aerospace · Private

On-orbit propulsion systems for spacecraft maneuvering and debris removal

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · bigmetaladditive.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Denver, CO
Total capital: $11.9M

Federal grants: $5.7M; 7 awards · 2021–2026; Rank in peer group#68 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $6.2M; 10 awards · Defense, Homeland Security; Rank in Aerospace#300 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Baa 25.D, Dla Topic 25D-003, SBIR Phase II Aluminum-scandium Aerospace Structures$1.1M
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Baa 25.D, Dla Topic 25D-003, SBIR Phase II Aluminum-scandium Aerospace Structures$1.1M
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Base Award SBIR Phase II Topic N204-A03$2M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Base Award SBIR Phase II Topic N204-A03$2M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic DLA25D-003 Big Metal Additive, Llc Proposes To Demonstrate Quality Assessments With Visual Inspection, Volumetric Nde And Surface Nde And Create A Mechanical And Physical Properties Dataset$100K
Jun 2025Federal contractHomeland Security · Housing Seal$55K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fracture And Fatigue Of 2XXX And 7XXX Aluminum Alloys Produced With Wire Arc-directed Energy Deposition$110K

Show 10 earlier federal awards

Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Fracture And Fatigue Of 2XXX And 7XXX Aluminum Alloys Produced With Wire Arc-directed Energy Deposition$110K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · 1 Connector Arm And 2 Sector Gears Using Waam For Erdc Gsl. U438240$79K
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mission Optimized Service Spacecraft$1.7M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Unitized Monolithic Rotating Detonation Engine$75K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · Optimized Additive Manufactured Aircraft Structure$750K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · HAM-SAT Hybrid Additive Manufactured Satellite$749K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapid Production of Complex Spacecraft Components Using Hybrid Additive Manufacturing$50K
Jan 2021Federal contractDefense · Optimized Additive Manufactured Aircraft Structure$150K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$150K

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.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#68 · top 44%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.