EDGE CASE RESEARCH INC
Pittsburgh, PA · Founded 2018 · CIK 0001752925 · Software
Software framework bridging reinforcement learning algorithms with safety certification standards for autonomous systems
edge-case-research.com →- Grants
- $1.3M
- 5 awards
- Sector median: 0
- Raised
- $9.0M
- 2 Form D · May 2020
- 77 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 8
- 3 granted · 5 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓201520162017201820192020202120222023
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase II · Stress Testing Robustness to Exceptional Situations in Simulation | $999,814 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $1,000,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need | $50,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $8,000,000 | |
| Federal grant | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · Robust Visual Perception Techniques for Intelligent and Adaptive Space Robotics | $124,999 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase I · Ensuring Autonomous Safety and Reliability in DAF Mission Critical Systems for Aircraft Object Detect and Avoidance Teaming with Carnegie Mellon University | $74,842 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase I · Mission Assurance for Autonomy and Reinforcement Learning with Carnegie Mellon University | $74,808 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1516 | SIMPETUS, LLC | — | — |
| 1517 | LeapScale, Inc. | — | $50 |
| 1518 | Atlas Sand Management Company, LLC | — | $50M |
| 1519 | EDGE CASE RESEARCH INC | — | $9.0M |
| 1520 | Cognate, Inc. | — | $200K |
| 1521 | GridMatrix Inc. | — | $3.0M |
| 1522 | Nowigence Inc. | — | $4.0M |
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
- Philip KoopmanDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
- Christopher UrmsonDirector
- Michael WagnerDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
- Matthew ZackDirector
Patents
- Environment Monitoring Device For An Autonomous Vehicle That Performs Different Vehicle Responses Based On Violation Of A Plurality Of Safety Envelopesgranted
- Systems and Methods for Evaluating Perception System Qualitygranted
- Methods and Systems for Improving Permissiveness While Ensuring the Safety of an Autonomous Vehiclegranted
- Automated Identification Of Training Data Candidates For Perception Systemsapplication
- Systems And Methods For Evaluating Perception System Qualityapplication
- Automated Identification Of Training Data Candidates For Perception Systemsapplication
- Methods And Systems For Improving Permissiveness While Ensuring The Safety Of An Autonomous Vehicleapplication
- Human-supervised Autonomous Systems Performance And Safety Monitoring Methods And Apparatusapplication