Drone Amplified, Inc.
Autonomous drone systems with AI algorithms for coordinating multi-robot wildfire suppression, fire prediction, and automated mission planning
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- LINCOLN, NE
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $600K offered, Sep 2018
- Total capital
- $3.4M
- Federal grants
- $2.8M
- 4 awards · 2019–2026
- Rank in peer group#12 of 15
- Private capital raised
- $600K
- 2 Form D · last Sep 2018
- 97 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 3 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#10 of 15
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Drone Amplified, Inc$1.0M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1.$140K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Intelligent Drone Ignitions To Manage Fires$1.5M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Intelligent Drone Ignitions To Manage Fires$225K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$600K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$340K
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Standing among 15 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patentsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- CARRICK DETWEILERResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.7M in grants as PI
- SEBASTIAN ELBAUMDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 4- PendingPayload Deployment Safety System For Avalanche Control Using An Unmanned Aircraft SystemUSPTOApplication 19306560
- GrantedDrone Landing GearUSPTOUS 12,304,669
- PendingPayload Deployment Safety System For Avalanche Control Using An Unmanned Aircraft SystemUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025042953
Show all 4 patent records
- Payload Deployment Safety System For Avalanche Control Using An Unmanned Aircraft SystemMar 5, 2026 · Application 19306560Pending
- Drone Landing GearMay 20, 2025 · US 12,304,669Granted
- Payload Deployment Safety System For Avalanche Control Using An Unmanned Aircraft SystemApplication PCTUS2025042953Pending
- Payload Deployment Safety System For Avalanche Control Using An Unmanned Aircraft SystemApplication 63689230Pending
Related companies, and why
- DRONE AMPLIFIED INCShares a founder: Carrick Detweiler
- Sunflower Labs Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- FireFly Automatix, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- YANK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Mbodi AISimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- shotwell.aiSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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
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