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CALIOLA ENGINEERING, LLC

Colorado Springs, CO · Defense · Private

BP-OPT, an open-source software suite using message passing algorithms to solve hierarchical planning and scheduling optimization problems

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, CO
Total capital
$101M
Federal grants
$20M
31 awards · 2019–2026
Rank in peer group#11 of 161
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$80.7M
38 awards · Defense
Rank in Defense#103 of 1442
Granted patents
5
4 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#25 of 161

Capital timeline

20192020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $101M2019: $150K across 1 grant · $21.9M across 1 contract$22.1M2020: $200K across 2 grants · $988K across 2 contracts2021: $2M across 3 grants · $10.2M across 6 contracts$12.2M2022: $3.3M across 3 grants · $1.2M across 1 contract2023: $1.6M across 5 grants · $4.9M across 5 contracts$6.5M2024: $3M across 7 grants · $29.7M across 8 contracts$32.7M2025: $5.6M across 6 grants · $7.1M across 10 contracts$12.8M2026: $4.2M across 4 grants · $4.5M across 5 contracts$8.7M
2019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $101M2019: $150K across 1 grant · $21.9M across 1 contract$22.1M2020: $200K across 2 grants · $988K across 2 contracts2021: $2M across 3 grants · $10.2M across 6 contracts$12.2M2022: $3.3M across 3 grants · $1.2M across 1 contract2023: $1.6M across 5 grants · $4.9M across 5 contracts2024: $3M across 7 grants · $29.7M across 8 contracts$32.7M2025: $5.6M across 6 grants · $7.1M across 10 contracts$12.8M2026: $4.2M across 4 grants · $4.5M across 5 contracts

Latest events

  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Satellite Communications Antenna Pointing For Positioning$1.5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Twice Encrypted And Authenticated Multicast$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Satellite Communications Antenna Pointing For Positioning$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Twice Encrypted And Authenticated Multicast$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Caliberry Swarnew: A Low-cost, Adaptable Architecture For Disturbed Ew$180K
Show 62 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Caliberry Swarnew: A Low-cost, Adaptable Architecture For Disturbed Ew$180K
  • Federal contractDefense · Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (eei)$350K
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic No. AF224-0015, SBIR Phase II Proposal F2-17811 - Universal Short Fec Codec$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Topic No. AF224-0015, SBIR Phase II Proposal F2-17811 - Universal Short Fec Codec$1.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$146K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$246K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Overkey: National Information Assurance Partnership Validated Mesh Virtual Private Network Product$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Overkey: National Information Assurance Partnership Validated Mesh Virtual Private Network Product$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Caliola Is Exploring Lpd Waveforms That Combine Dsss With Quasi-orthogonal Coding. In This Project, Caliola Will Advance This Technology To Trl 5 And Lay The Foundation For Its Integration Into Programs Of Record.$625K
  • Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Award.$500
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$748K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$146K
  • Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$146K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Strikemesh: Networked High Frequency For Global Strike$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Strikemesh: Networked High Frequency For Global Strike$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Expert Milsatcom And NC3 Architecture Specific Systems Engineering Support For The Analysis, Integration, Interoperability, And Improvement Of Afncw/ncl Sustained Milsatcom And NC3 Systems And Associated Test/laboratory Mission Emulation Environment$26.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$749K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Onr SBIR Phase I.$246K
  • Federal contractDefense · Onr SBIR Phase I.$246K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$246K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$246K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Topic AF233-0032 Design Af Dcgs Next Gen Enterprise It Systems Using 5G Technology For Low To Zero Maintenance$180K
  • Federal contractDefense · Topic AF233-0032 Design Af Dcgs Next Gen Enterprise It Systems Using 5G Technology For Low To Zero Maintenance$180K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$175K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$175K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$146K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$146K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Zero Trust Data Bus$75K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Approaching Non-Asymptotic FEC Limits for GNSS and Beyond$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.8M
  • Federal contractDefense · Ewaac Pac$1K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Message Passing Algorithms for Hierarchical Planning & Scheduling$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Strike Link - Modernized Hf For Rapid Global Strike$1.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation, and Timing$246K
  • Federal contractDefense · Evolving Syncthing For The Tactical Edge (edgesync)$1.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Commercial Solutions for Flight Line Reprogramming$1.8M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · OverKey Swarm: Low-Cost Secure Communications for Autonomous Collaboration$1.2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automated High Frequency Communications Planner$246K
  • Federal contractDefense · Iterative Message Passing For Hierarchical Planning & Sched$156K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Queuing Navigation Systems with SATCOM Signals$155K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SCAPP Prototyping and Demonstration$1.7M
  • Federal contractDefense · Eamnet: Emergency Aerostat Mesh Network$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Caliola Engineering Llc - Space Pitch Day 2021$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Securing the Hybrid Space Architecture$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$4.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
  • Federal contractDefense · R&D$246K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low-Cost Security for Autonomous Collaboration$50K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · FA3: Automating Communications Planning for Assured C2$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Enabling Hf Mesh Networking At Scale$748K
  • Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$240K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · (7)ADS-B Identified Routes and Corridors for Recognizing Anomalies From Training Artificial Intelligence (AIRCRAFT.AI)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Military Satellite Communications Nuclear Command, Control, And Communications Architecture Interoperability Engineering Support$21.9M

Federal awards are summed by year (69 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

  • Federal grants#11 · top 7%
  • Granted patents#25 · top 16%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 9
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Regulatory activity · Defense

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Sources

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