ELEVAN LLC

San Antonio, TX · Aerospace · Private

Space-based metal additive manufacturing system with integrated recycling capability for on-orbit manufacturing and space debris conversion

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · elevatesystems.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: San Antonio, TX
Total capital: $31.5M

Federal grants: $6.8M; 12 awards · 2021–2026; Rank in peer group#30 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $24.7M; 56 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#133 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Optix: Transforming Flat 2D Legacy Technical Data Into 3D Models$110K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$487K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Reconnecting The Digital Thread: AI Supported Conversion Of Legacy Weapon System Data From 2D To 3D$200K
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reconnecting The Digital Thread: AI Supported Conversion Of Legacy Weapon System Data From 2D To 3D$200K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$546K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Reverse Engineering Of B-2 Vertical Velocity Indicator$886K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Sibr Phase 2 Follow On For Analysis And Prototyping Of 3D Printed Parts For Landing Gear$1.2M

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Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sibr Phase 2 Follow On For Analysis And Prototyping Of 3D Printed Parts For Landing Gear$1.2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · This Is A Follow-on Phase III Sbir/tacfi Award To Continue From Phase Iib Under Proposal Number F2-14480 / Topic Number AF203-CS01.$253K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Overhaul Of C-5 Nose Landing Gear Door Gearbox$333K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · F-4 Compressor Parts Repair And Overhaul For Fms Countries$56K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P057, Reverse Engineering Equipment Open Topic$250K
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P057, Reverse Engineering Equipment Open Topic$250K
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Technical Applications Products (tap), Department Of The Air Force (daf) Has A Requirement To Purchase And Install Two Additional Pressure Vessel Washer/dryer Systems. These Systems Must Be Fredlov Model FSCD-6-RH (associated Sub-system/components).$69K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$279K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Using Artificial Intelligence To Increase Aircraft Parts Availability With Additive Manufacturing$1.2M
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Using Artificial Intelligence To Increase Aircraft Parts Availability With Additive Manufacturing$1.2M
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrigual Fan$557K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Commercial Engineering Support Services Labor$301K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$186K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Leveraging Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Expedite Aircraft Replacement Parts$110K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Leveraging Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning To Expedite Aircraft Replacement Parts$110K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Study$99K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Study$99K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture And Upgrade Of The B52 Centrifugal Fan$107K
Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$475K
Oct 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Sequential Phase II TACFI:2D To 2D Analysis And Digital Conversion Platform$750K
Apr 2023Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B52 Centrifugal Fan$195K
Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$244K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Engineering Services To Reverse Engineer KC-135 Fuel Flow Transmitter.$4.2M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metal 3D Printing & Recycling System in Space$250K
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Utilization 3D Design and Additive Manufacturing to Support Flight Operations for the E-3 AWACS$1.3M
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of The B-52 Centrifugal Fan$684K
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Innovative Solutions for Legacy Systems Landing Gear Plastics Modernization Using Plastic Additive Manufacturing$1.3M
Dec 2021Federal contractDefense · 8508749218!MISCELLANEOUS$111K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Engineering Support Services Csag Project #5494$55K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Reverse Engineering Of B2 Sink Heat Exchanger$3.4M
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Reverse Engineering Of B2 Load Heat Exchanger$3.8M
Aug 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Adaptation of 2D to 2D Analysis and Digital Conversion Platform for Legacy Air Force Technical Data and Drawings$749K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Solution Aims To Facilitate Rapid Design Iteration, And Data-ingestion/dissemination By Providing These Organic Sustainment Efforts With In-house Hardware/software To Streamline The Conversion Process.$50K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture/upgrade Of The B-52 Ground Blower Assembly$95K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Adaptation Of 2D To 2D Analysis And Digital Conversion Platform For Legacy Air Force Technical Data And Drawings$50K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · CH-47 Cylinder Repair And The Development Of Repair Processes.$136K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Transducers$98K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I - Utilize 3-D Design And Additive Manufacturing To Support Flight Operations$50K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Compressor Reciproc Repair$89K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Of B-52H Ground Blower Assembly$186K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · 8506447567!MISCELLANEOUS$25K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Overhaul Compressors$68K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Sphere Case Bottoms$126K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · 8505571074!MISCELLANEOUS$15K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Sphere Case Bottoms$150K
Apr 2018Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture/upgrade Of B-52H Ground Blower Assembly$276K
Jan 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Overhaul Compressors$150K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Drive And Driven Translation Assembly$48K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture/upgrade Ground Blower Assembly$507K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Overhaul Compressors$135K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · 3D Modelling And Fea Analysis$38K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture Ground Blower Assembly$136K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Overhaul Compressors$135K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Seaport Enhanced$3K
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Remanufacture/upgrade Ground Blower Assembly$272K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Repair Of Overhaul Compressors$145K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Purchase Of Two Air Compressors$24K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Engineering Service For The Re-design Of Blower Assembly.$400K

Federal awards are summed by year (67 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · System

Federal grants#30 · top 34%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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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.

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Data freshness

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