Design Interactive, Inc.

Orlando, FL · UNCERTAIN · Still private

CACHE, a web-based knowledge curation and distribution system using AI to curate and distribute content to military personnel

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · designinteractive.net

Sector: UNCERTAIN
Headquarters: Orlando, FL
Total capital: $17.6M

Federal grants: $17.6M; 27 awards · 2015–2026; 27× sector median 1 award
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 5; first 2017

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II, Equal Employment Opportunity (eeo) Practitioner$1.1M
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Award - Topic 25.2-076 - Augmented Reality Vehicle Maintenance And Training Systems.$140K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.4M
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Asclepius Phase Iib$1.3M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$1.5M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Award Topic 24.1$240K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase I - Immersive Interpersonal Skills Trainer$280K

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Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Sequential Phase II For Airadapt. This Effort Seeks To Expand On The Phase II Airadapt Prototype, Which Provides Adaptive Training And Assessment Within USAF Operational Environments, Specifically In The Domain Of Air Refueling.$750K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sibr Phase II Topic Number A22-005$1.1M
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.1M
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lessonsxr$1.3M
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CACHE: (Contribute, Approve, Curate, Hyper-distribution Engine)$1M
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Asclepius$1.1M
Feb 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MISTec: Military Information Superiority Technology$550K
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SAfE-AWARE: Safety Algorithms for Enhanced Assessment of Workplace Activities, Risks, and Environment$250K
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Asclepius: AI perception system for combat casualty care documentation$111K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MISTec: Military Information Superiority Technology$111K
May 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · DRIVE: Digital Repair, Inspection, and Validation Environment$111K
May 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Haptics Development to Support Medical Simulated Training Environments$1.1M
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modernizing Maintenance Operations and Training$140K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions$630K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Remote Anger and Stress Management (M-SAT)$986K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Pedagogy Models for Training in Mixed Reality Learning Environments$225K
May 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Accelerating Instructor Mastery (AIM)$750K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Discrete Event Simulation and Optimization Approach for Balancing Usability and Security for Medical Devices in an Integrated Clinical Environment$150K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development of Evaluate, Educate, Exercise Approach to Stress Education (E3ASE)$80K

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What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 5

Feb 18, 2025GrantedSystem And Method To Convert Two-dimensional Video Into Three-dimensional Extended Reality ContentUSPTOUS 12,229,876
Jan 10, 2023GrantedSystem And Method To Convert Two-dimensional Video Into Three-dimensional Extended Reality ContentUSPTOUS 11,551,407
May 10, 2022GrantedSystem, Method, And Computer Program Product For Real-time Evaluation Of Psychological And Physiological States Using Embedded Sensors Of A Mobile DeviceUSPTOUS 11,324,426

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System And Method To Convert Two-dimensional Video Into Three-dimensional Extended Reality ContentFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,229,876Granted
System And Method To Convert Two-dimensional Video Into Three-dimensional Extended Reality ContentJan 10, 2023 · US 11,551,407Granted
System, Method, And Computer Program Product For Real-time Evaluation Of Psychological And Physiological States Using Embedded Sensors Of A Mobile DeviceMay 10, 2022 · US 11,324,426Granted
System And Method For Automated Transformation Of Multimedia Content Into A Unitary Augmented Reality ModuleJan 11, 2022 · US 11,222,478Granted
System, Method, And Computer Program Product For The Real-time Mobile Evaluation Of Physiological StressOct 31, 2017 · US 9,801,553Granted

Recent research by its founders

A scalable framework for evaluating health language models20265 cites
Revisiting the <i>Six Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenges</i> in the Age of Generative AI20262 cites
Active assessment of fitness and performance in a general population20253 cites

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.