ESSENTIAL AERO LLC
Sacramento, CA · Defense · Private
Automated industrial robot that delivers tools and aircraft parts to mechanics on aircraft ramps
essentialaero.com →- Grants
- $1.2M
- 2 awards
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
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- No Form D on record
- Contracts
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- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
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- No published records under this name
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20222023
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase II · Low-Cost All-Weather Flight Line Efficiency with Essential Aero Ramp Runner | $1,082,446 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase I · Autonomous FOD Detection System | $69,967 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1372 | TIPD LLC | — | — |
| 1373 | YANKEE SCIENTIFIC INC | — | — |
| 1374 | Innovative Photonic Solutions | — | — |
| 1375 | ESSENTIAL AERO LLC | — | — |
| 1376 | Analysis and Applications Associates, Inc. | — | — |
| 1377 | Blue Force Technologies, Inc. | — | — |
| 1378 | PHOTON SCIENCES, 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.
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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