FireFly Automatix, Inc.
Electric, hybrid, and autonomous turf equipment (mowers, grounds maintenance vehicles)
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $3.4M, Oct 2026
- Total capital
- $18.2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $18.2M
- 13 Form D · last Oct 2026
- 0 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 29
- 11 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#12 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 13th filing$3.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 12th filing$2.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 11th filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 10th filing$634K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$332K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$3.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$141K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$6K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$90K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$628K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#12 · top 7%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Steven R. AposhianResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
- Andrew W. LimpertExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Elizabeth Pettit HockerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JuE W.G. WongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew G AposhiamExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew G. AposhianExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- Paul W.G. RichardsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 29 granted of 40- GrantedTorque Balancing Scheme For A Velocity Controlled Drive System Of A MowerUSPTOUS 12,733,572
- GrantedAutomatic Feed System For A TrimmerUSPTOUS 12,690,514
- GrantedAngle Selection For Mower Path PlanningUSPTOUS 12,535,833
Show all 40 patent records
- Torque Balancing Scheme For A Velocity Controlled Drive System Of A MowerSep 15, 2026 · US 12,733,572Granted
- Automatic Feed System For A TrimmerJul 28, 2026 · US 12,690,514Granted
- Angle Selection For Mower Path PlanningJan 27, 2026 · US 12,535,833Granted
- Sod Roll Forming MechanismJan 6, 2026 · US 12,514,172Granted
- Mower Deck With Rocker SuspensionOct 2, 2025 · Application 18620337Pending
- Torque Balancing Scheme For A Velocity Controlled Drive System Of A MowerOct 2, 2025 · Application 18618952Pending
- Path-based Mower Deck LiftingAug 28, 2025 · Application 18584226Pending
- Mower Deck With SuspensionAug 28, 2025 · Application 18588398Pending
- Mower Cutting Unit Having Blades And Lifting DevicesJan 23, 2025 · Application 18356098Pending
- Automatic Feed System For A TrimmerJun 13, 2024 · Application 18064154Pending
- Steering System For A MowerMay 28, 2024 · US 11,993,323Granted
- Determining Orientation Of A Mower Using Horizon MappingMay 14, 2024 · US 11,980,132Granted
- Performing Low Profile Object Detection On A MowerApr 30, 2024 · US 11,971,719Granted
- Forming A Sod RollJan 9, 2024 · US 11,864,498Granted
- Sod Roll Stacking TechniqueDec 19, 2023 · US 11,844,314Granted
- Tuning Synchronizing Variables Based On A Sod Harvester's SpeedNov 28, 2023 · US 11,825,777Granted
- Adjusting A Sod Harvester's Stacking Position To Form Vertically Aligned StacksDec 20, 2022 · US 11,528,854Granted
- Dynamically Adjusting The Cutting Height Of A Mower Deck Based On A Mower's LocationNov 1, 2022 · US 11,483,968Granted
- Adaptive Control Of A MowerJun 14, 2022 · US 11,357,167Granted
- Sod Harvester Hydraulic System For Actuating Components With Precise TimingJun 14, 2022 · US 11,357,177Granted
- Dynamically Calculating A Stacking Head's Path During A Stacking OperationJun 7, 2022 · US 11,350,578Granted
- Sod Roll Stacking HeadApr 19, 2022 · US 11,304,386Granted
- Height Adjustable Mower DeckNov 2, 2021 · US 11,160,207Granted
- Counterbalanced Cutting Head For A Sod HarvesterNov 2, 2021 · US 11,160,219Granted
- Sod Roll Stacking TechniqueSep 7, 2021 · US 11,111,088Granted
- Mower Deck Roller AssemblyJul 27, 2021 · US 11,071,250Granted
- Facilitating Turning Of A MowerApr 20, 2021 · US 10,980,171Granted
- Adjustable Mower DeckMar 9, 2021 · US 10,939,615Granted
- Sod Harvester Stacking HeadSep 22, 2020 · US 10,779,482Granted
- Sod Harvester Having Auxiliary Stacking ConveyorApr 7, 2020 · US 10,609,861Granted
- Adaptive Control Of A MowerMar 24, 2020 · US 10,595,459Granted
- Removing Sod From A Stacking ConveyorDec 18, 2018 · US 10,155,632Granted
- Sod Harvester Having Auxiliary Stacking ConveyorOct 30, 2018 · US 10,111,372Granted
- Sod Harvester Having Preliminary Stacking HeadFeb 20, 2018 · US 9,894,824Granted
- Sod Harvester Having Inclined Stacking ConveyorJan 23, 2018 · US 9,872,421Granted
- Adaptive Control Of A MowerApplication PCTUS2019016142Pending
- Sod Roll Stacking TechniqueApplication PCTUS2023072171Pending
- Determining Orientation Of A Mower Using Horizon MappingApplication PCTUS2022040581Pending
- Sod Roll Forming MechanismApplication PCTUS2021025381Pending
- Dynamically Adjusting The Cutting Height Of A Mower Deck Based On A Mower?s LocationApplication PCTUS2020044812Pending
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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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