BOTFACTORY, INC.

Long Island City, NY · Founded 2013 · Aerospace · Private

Additive manufacturing system for printing electronic circuits and devices in microgravity space environments

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · botfactory.co

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Long Island City, NY
Founded: 2013
Latest Form D: $1.3M, Sep 2016
Total capital: $3.9M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 4 awards · 2019–2025; Rank in peer group#36 of 38
Private capital raised: $1.3M; 1 Form D · last Sep 2016; 122 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $1.5M; 9 awards · Defense, Commerce, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#519 of 1335
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#9 of 38

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2025Federal contractNASA · SV2 - Professional Desktop Pcb Printer & Accessories$54K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Chip-level 3D Microelectronics Integration Via Electrohydrodynamic Printing For Defense Applications And Beyond$75K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Chip-level 3D Microelectronics Integration Via Electrohydrodynamic Printing For Defense Applications And Beyond$75K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · System For Ultrafast Additive Manufacturing Of Electronics With Correction And Validation$1.2M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Additive Manufacturing of PCBs in Space$250K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · SV2 Professional$21K
Aug 2021Federal contractCommerce · Pcb System For Ndbc$21K
Sep 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.3M

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fully-automated desktop machine for on-site, on-demand fabrication and assembly of PCBs$750K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Circuit Board Printer$22K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Printer, Printed Circuit Board (pcb)$14K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Fully Automated, Hands-off Machine For Fabricating And Assembling Printed Circuit Boards Directly From Digital Designs$31K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · SV2$16K

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Standing among 38 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#9 · top 24%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Michael KnoxResearcherDirectorLinked by 2 patents
Carlos OspinaResearcherDirectorLinked by $1M in grants as PI
Lawrence RichensteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nicolas VansnickExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 3

Jan 9, 2024GrantedMethod For Producing A Printed Wiring BoardUSPTOUS 11,871,520
Jun 29, 2023PendingApparatus And Method For Printing Circuits Using Print Parameters Adjusted For Printing ConditionsUSPTOApplication 18114940
Feb 28, 2023GrantedApparatus For Depositing Conductive And Nonconductive Material To Form A Printed CircuitUSPTOUS 11,596,071

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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.