BLUE CUBED LLC

Niwot, CO · Aerospace · Private

Small satellite communications transceiver for CubeSats (X-band transmitter and S-band receiver)

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Niwot, CO
Total capital: $1.3M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 3 awards · 2019–2025; Rank in peer group#79 of 91
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $195K; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#643 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#27 of 91

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · F24B-T009-0119 Blue Cubed, Llc. The Phase I Effort Will Focus On Determining The Technical Feasibility Of The Proposed Concept To Modify The Current Blue Cubed Cobalt Oct To Be Compatible With The Sda Standard.$180K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · F24B-T009-0119 Blue Cubed, Llc. The Phase I Effort Will Focus On Determining The Technical Feasibility Of The Proposed Concept To Modify The Current Blue Cubed Cobalt Oct To Be Compatible With The Sda Standard.$180K
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Next Generation Path Agnostic Small Satellite Communications$745K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Next Generation Satellite Communications$15K
Apr 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Small Satellite Communications$150K

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Standing among 91 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#27 · top 30%

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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 · 1 granted of 2

Feb 22, 2022GrantedAligning Single-Aperture Optical Transceiver and MethodUSPTOUS 11,258,514
PendingSingle-aperture Optical TransceiverUSPTOApplication PCTUS2021041126

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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

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Data freshness

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