BLACK CAPE, INC.

Arlington, VA · Defense · Private

Air control software and systems for military combat air operations

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · blackcape.io

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Arlington, VA
Total capital: $100M

Federal grants: $8.4M; 10 awards · 2020–2024; Rank in peer group#39 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $91.9M; 26 awards · Defense, State, Justice; Rank in Defense#90 of 1442
Granted patents: 4; 1 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#31 of 161

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal contractGeneral Services A · Kestrel To 3$11.6M
Apr 2026Federal contractGeneral Services A · Authoritative Theater Object Management System Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Task Order 2$22.8M
Jan 2026Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2025Federal contractGeneral Services A · Enterprise Decision Integration Support Edis Task Order 01$1.6M
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · H9241522D0001 Task Order #4$385K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Apt, Ea, And Awg Sustainment Team Requirement$36.8M
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Award.$500

Show 29 earlier federal awards

Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Sequential Phase II Tacfi For Rubicon Partner Nation In Support Of 621ST Air Control Squadron - Proposal Number F2-17880 - Afwerx Topic # AFX234-DCS02$1.9M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Sequential Phase II Tacfi For Rubicon Partner Nation In Support Of 621ST Air Control Squadron - Proposal Number F2-17880 - Afwerx Topic # AFX234-DCS02$1.9M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development - High Speed Missile To Missile Communications$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development - High Speed Missile To Missile Communications$150K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Software Development$2.5M
May 2024Federal contractDefense · "black Cape, Inc." SBIR Phase II, Topic Number A234-007$2.8M
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · "black Cape, Inc." SBIR Phase II, Topic Number A234-007$1.9M
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fusion Of Open Source Resources For Event Classification And Alerting Of Significant Threats (forecast)$1.2M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Fusion Of Open Source Resources For Event Classification And Alerting Of Significant Threats (forecast)$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hokkien Low Density Language Capability$175K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$148K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Black Capes Rubicon Task Order 02$2.8M
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rubicon for Partner Nation Support$1.2M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fusion of Open Source Resources for Event Classification and Alerting of Significant Threats (FORECAST)$148K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Personifi - Identifying and Enabling Emerging Technology Leaders$254K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Task Order 01 For Padsi Blackcape SBIR III$2M
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rubicon: Platform Agnostic Data Storage Infrastructure for Air-Ground Integration$1.2M
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Rubicon: Platform Agnostic Data Storage Infrastructure For Air-ground Integration$3.2M
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Tableau Explorer License - 1 Year$4K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · Advanced Battle Management System$2K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Black Cape SBIR Phase III$1.9M
May 2021Federal contractDefense · 1231113,1803$4K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Tableau Explorer License - 1 Year$4K
Apr 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STARbase: An Innovative Solution for Platform Agnostic Data Storage$144K
Jul 2019Federal contractJustice · LSS007 Itau Software$19K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · 1231111.1803$4K
Apr 2019Federal contractState · Annual Support&maintenance For Studio Groupshare$45K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · TABOM-1010111.1702 Tableau$6K
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · FY18 Tableau Software Maintenance$4K

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Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

Federal grants#39 · top 24%
Granted patents#31 · top 19%

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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

USPTO · 4 granted of 5

Apr 21, 2026GrantedSystems and Methods For Event TrackingUSPTOUS 12,608,354
Oct 15, 2024GrantedSystems and Methods For Event TrackingUSPTOUS 12,117,984
Jul 16, 2024GrantedSystems and Methods For Geospatial CorrelationUSPTOUS 12,038,895

Show all 5 patent records

Systems and Methods For Event TrackingApr 21, 2026 · US 12,608,354Granted
Systems and Methods For Event TrackingOct 15, 2024 · US 12,117,984Granted
Systems and Methods For Geospatial CorrelationJul 16, 2024 · US 12,038,895Granted
Systems and Methods For Geospatial CorrelationOct 24, 2023 · US 11,797,508Granted
Systems And Methods For Geospatial CorrelationApplication PCTUS2024032154Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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.