DFR SOLUTIONS, LLC

COLLEGE PARK, MD · Aerospace · Private

Physics-based reliability prediction software for photonic integrated circuits and planar lightguide circuits in military/aerospace applications

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ansys.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: COLLEGE PARK, MD
Latest Form D: $500K offered, Jul 2010
Total capital: $3.5M

Federal grants: $125K; 1 award · 2018; Rank in peer group#13 of 41
Private capital raised: $500K; 1 Form D · last Jul 2010; 195 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $2.9M; 23 awards · Defense, NASA, Transportation; Rank in Aerospace#429 of 1335
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Photonic Integrated Circuit Reliability$125K
Sep 2018Federal contractConsumer Product S · Igf::ot::igf- Performance And Accelerated Life Testing Of Carbon Monoxide Combustion Sensors$151K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I$150K
Feb 2017Federal contractConsumer Product S · Igf::ot::igf - CO2 Sensors$660
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Ada 4.0 Fs Single User, Floating Seat An$25K
Sep 2016Federal contractTransportation · Igf::ot::igf New Purchase Order **** This Purchase Order Is To Purchase Testing Services And For The Interest Of Understanding The Root Cause Of Failure On Their Yaw Sensors And Hos Requested Dfr Solutions To Perform A Failure Analysis. 10 Failed Yaw Sensors Electrical Characterization 1 @ $ 1,875.00 10 Failed Yaw Sensors Testing (temperature Cycling) 1 @ $675.00 10 Failed Yaw Sensors X-ray Microscopy 1 @ $937.50 10 Failed Yaw Sensors Cross-section 1 @ $3,750.00 10 Failed$10K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Contract For Test Optimization And Planning For Reliability (top-rel) Tool.$100K
Jul 2010Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$500K

Show 15 earlier federal awards

Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Coaxial Chemical Analysis. Igf::ot::igf$3K
Apr 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development$100K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Sherlock Software$52K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Sherlock Software To Support Analysis Efficiency$14K
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Methodologies For Predicting Dormant Missile Reliabilities$750K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · (sherlock) Ada Fixed User Ada-sn-u$15K
Sep 2014Federal contractTransportation · Igf::ot::igf Testing/evaluation Services Of The Jeep Liberty And Jeep Cherokee Occupant Restraint Control Asic Failure Mechanism.$24K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Methodologies For Predicting Dormant Missle Reliabilities$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic Osd 08-M01$312K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic Osd 08-M03$736K
Aug 2011Federal contractNASA · Software Licenses With Support$15K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic OSD08-M02, Dfr Solut$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic 0SD08-M03$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR P1$100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Failure Analysis$4K

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.

2 records have no date or no amount, so they aren’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

25months

from DFR SOLUTIONS, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2008: Defense · $4K
First Form D · Jul 2010: $500K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 4 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 41 peers

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Aerospace · Software

Federal grants#13 · top 32%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

CRAIG HILLMANExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1

PendingReliability Models For Improved Design And ManufacturingUSPTOApplication 62822306

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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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

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