E-CIRCUIT MOTORS INC.

Newton, MA · Founded 2014 · CIK 0001647561 · Defense · Private

Software-designed printed circuit board-based electric motors for underwater propulsion

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Grants: $115K; 1 award; Sector median: 2
Raised: $14M; 5 Form D · Mar 2020; 79 months since last filing
Contracts: —; No federal contracts on record
Patents: 40; 25 granted · 15 pending; Sector median: 0

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount

Federal ↑Equity ↓

20152016201720182019202020212022

Capital and federal award history
Date	Event	Source	Amount
10 Jul 2015	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$7,250,000
17 Feb 2017	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$50,000
07 Jul 2017	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$1,260,660
26 Dec 2018	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$1,088,916
18 Mar 2020	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$4,820,400
20 Oct 2021	Federal grant	Department of Defense · Phase I · PCB Stator Axial Flux Propulsion Motor for a Deep Operating Unmanned Underwater Vehicle	$114,795

Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC

Peer position

Defense · 1442 companies · ranked on federal contract value

Defense companies ranked by federal contract value
#	Company	Contracts	Disclosed equity
1352	GOLKOWSKI CZESLAW	—	—
1353	Aquiline Drones Corp	—	$2.1M
1354	FLUID RIDE LTD	—	—
1355	E-CIRCUIT MOTORS INC.	—	$14M
1356	Channel Logistics, LLC	—	—
1357	BLOCK SCIENCE INC	—	—
1358	OceanComm Incorporated	—	—

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 8 related persons

Gary BergstromDirector
Brian CaseyDirector · Executive Officer
C. ChaeDirector
C. ChaseDirector · Executive Officer
C. David ChaseDirector · Executive Officer
Michael PowellDirector
Rod PratDirector
Prat RodDirector

Patents

USPTO · 25 granted of 40

15 Sept 2026Axial Flux Machine And Low-profile Cooling Apparatusgranted
04 Aug 2026Axial Flux Actuators Using Printed Circuit Board Armaturesgranted
30 Jun 2026Raxial Flow Fan For Cooling Of Axial Flux Machine And Drivegranted
23 Jun 2026Tapped Stator Axial Motor And Drive For Extended Operating Rangegranted
23 Apr 2026Housing For Axial Flux Motor Assembliesapplication
21 Apr 2026Selectively Pocketed Back Iron For Axial Flux Machinesgranted
27 Jan 2026Printed Circuit Board With Integrated Axial Flux Motor Cooling Apparatusgranted
09 Dec 2025Magnetic Material Filled Printed Circuit Boards And Printed Circuit Board Statorsgranted
23 Sept 2025Planar Stator Configurations For Axial Flux Machinesgranted
22 Jul 2025Housing For Axial Flux Motor Assembliesgranted
20 Feb 2025Placing Magnet Segments For Axial Flux Motorsapplication
24 Dec 2024Method For Placing Magnet Segments For An Axial Flux Machinegranted

Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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