Exum Instruments, Inc.
Massbox, an analytical instrument for rapid quantitative elemental analysis and depth profiling of solid materials
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- LAKEWOOD, CO
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $120K, Jan 2026
- Total capital
- $16.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.2M
- 1 award · 2024
- Rank in peer group#9 of 13
- Private capital raised
- $13.7M
- 5 Form D · last Jan 2026
- 9 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.8M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Materials#134 of 1258
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$120K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.1M
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct To Phase II, Topic AF242-D009--EXUM Massbox: Semi-nondestructively Material Characterization Of Small Parts To Aid In Reverse Engineering.$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct To Phase II, Topic AF242-D009--EXUM Massbox: Semi-nondestructively Material Characterization Of Small Parts To Aid In Reverse Engineering.$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10.3M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Topic #AF212-CSO1. A Desktop Size Ablation-laser Ionization-time Of Flight Mass Spectrometer (lali-tof-ms), Associated Software And Software Familiarization$476K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$600K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal contractDefense · An Innovative Mass Spectrometer To Enable Rapid, Effective Decision-making$49K
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Standing among 13 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- David ClouseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Doug A CampbellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James ThorsonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey A GentschDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey WilliamsExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael A MinyardExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Stephen StricklandDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve A PattisonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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