ClearMotion, Inc.
Software-defined suspension system with predictive road sensing for vehicles
New patent ·
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Billerica, MA
- Founded
- 2008
- Latest Form D
- $42.5M, Jan 2024
- Total capital
- $306M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $306M
- 9 Form D · last Jan 2024
- 33 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 21
- 19 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#2 of 138
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$42.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$38.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$115M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$100M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$5.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$400K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$400K
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 138 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Granted patents#2 · top 1%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alexander MandlDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Arthur J. SambergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christian SteinmannExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey SambergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jonathan J. RossDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Krishna KolluriDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Shakeel AvadhanyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy ConnorDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yan ZhuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Zackary AndersonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 21 granted of 40- New patentSlip Control Via Active Suspension For Optimization Of Braking And Accelerating Of A VehicleUSPTOUS 12,752,584
- GrantedUsing Reference Road Segments To Calibrate The Response Of Vehicle Sensor SystemsUSPTOUS 12,730,203
- GrantedApparatus And Method For Active Vehicle SuspensionUSPTOUS 12,732,122
Show all 40 patent records
- Slip Control Via Active Suspension For Optimization Of Braking And Accelerating Of A VehicleOct 6, 2026 · US 12,752,584Granted
- Using Reference Road Segments To Calibrate The Response Of Vehicle Sensor SystemsSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,203Granted
- Apparatus And Method For Active Vehicle SuspensionSep 8, 2026 · US 12,732,122Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Responding To Road Surface DiscontinuitiesAug 20, 2026 · Application 19328391Pending
- Slip Control Via Active Suspension For Optimization Of Braking And Accelerating Of A VehicleAug 6, 2026 · Application 19320522Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Control Using Terrain-based LocalizationJul 14, 2026 · US 12,679,159Granted
- Integrated Vehicle Braking SystemJun 11, 2026 · Application 19463295Pending
- Force Arbitration In Active Suspension SystemsJun 11, 2026 · Application 19110276Pending
- Ride Control Tuning For Mode Differentiation In Active Suspension SystemsMay 28, 2026 · Application 19110286Pending
- Methods And Systems For Terrain-based Localization Of A VehicleApr 23, 2026 · Application 19368892Pending
- Methods And Systems For Controlling Vehicle Body Motion And Occupant ExperienceApr 23, 2026 · Application 19225653Pending
- Frequency Dependent Pressure And/or Flow Fluctuation Mitigation In Hydraulic SystemsApr 23, 2026 · Application 19257881Pending
- Xyz Motion Planning For VehiclesApr 16, 2026 · Application 19114669Pending
- Active Vehicle Suspension SystemApr 2, 2026 · Application 19216035Pending
- Dynamic Groundhook Control In A Vehicle Using An Active Suspension SystemApr 2, 2026 · Application 19110295Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Control Using Terrain-based LocalizationMar 31, 2026 · US 12,589,751Granted
- Active Safety Suspension SystemMar 24, 2026 · US 12,583,440Granted
- Pilot Operated Blow-off Valves For Hydraulic ActuatorsMar 19, 2026 · Application 19396198Pending
- Integrated Vehicle Braking SystemFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,559,068Granted
- Active Vehicle Suspension SystemFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,558,935Granted
- Independent And Cross-linked Hydraulic Actuator SystemsFeb 5, 2026 · Application 19353673Pending
- Road Surface-based Vehicle ControlDec 16, 2025 · US 12,498,729Granted
- Active Vehicle SuspensionNov 25, 2025 · US 12,479,256Granted
- Pressure Compensated Active Suspension Actuator SystemNov 25, 2025 · US 12,479,259Granted
- Methods And Systems For Terrain-based Localization Of A VehicleNov 18, 2025 · US 12,474,487Granted
- Independent And Cross-linked Hydraulic Actuator SystemsNov 4, 2025 · US 12,459,322Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Responding To Road Surface DiscontinuitiesOct 21, 2025 · US 12,447,791Granted
- Slip Control Via Active Suspension For Optimization Of Braking And Accelerating Of A VehicleOct 14, 2025 · US 12,441,149Granted
- Through Tube Active Suspension ActuatorOct 9, 2025 · Application 18936494Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Control Using Terrain-based LocalizationOct 2, 2025 · Application 19237816Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Motion Sickness Mitigation In A VehicleSep 30, 2025 · US 12,427,972Granted
- System And Method For Estimating Lateral AccelerationAug 5, 2025 · US 12,377,701Granted
- Frequency Dependent Pressure And/or Flow Fluctuation Mitigation In Hydraulic SystemsJul 29, 2025 · US 12,370,854Granted
- Methods And Systems For Controlling Vehicle Body Motion And Occupant ExperienceJul 8, 2025 · US 12,350,988Granted
- Vehicular Localization Systems, Methods, And ControlsJun 24, 2025 · US 12,340,691Granted
- Estimation Of A Coefficient Of Friction For A Surface Relative To One Or More Tires In Contact With The SurfaceMay 22, 2025 · Application 18839607Pending
- Dynamically Tunable Combination Reactive-proactive ControllerMay 8, 2025 · Application 18837668Pending
- Method And Apparatus For The Dynamic Control Of The Suspension System Of A VehicleApr 24, 2025 · Application 19000998Pending
- Maintaining Vehicle Anonymity During Cloud-supported Vehicle Localization And ControlApr 3, 2025 · Application 18729574Pending
- Integrated Energy Generating DamperApr 1, 2025 · US 12,264,656Granted
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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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