FIREFLY SYSTEMS INC.
Plug cluster aerospike rocket engine for orbital launch vehicles
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- CEDAR PARK, TX
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $19.1M, Jun 2016
- Total capital
- $24.5M
- Federal grants
- $1.6M
- 2 awards · 2015–2016
- Rank in peer group#35 of 91
- Private capital raised
- $21.8M
- 5 Form D · last Jun 2016
- 125 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.1M
- 1 award · NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#560 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 4
- 7 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#16 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low Cost Expendable Launch Technology$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$19.1M
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf. Vcls Is A Firm-fixed Price Contract For A Dedicated Launch Service For U-class Satellites With NASA Having Sole Responsibility For The Payload On The Launch Vehicle. NASA Launch Services Program (lsp) Supports The Cubesat Launch Initiative (csli) By Providing Launch Opportunities For Cubesats That Are Currently On The Manifest Back Log.$1.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Expendable Launch Technology$98K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$463K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$200K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2K
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 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Launch · Device
- Federal grants#35 · top 38%
- Granted patents#16 · top 18%
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
From SEC Form D filings- Michael A. BlumExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michiel Joseph MolDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Patrick Joseph KingDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shey Joseph SabripourExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas A. MarkusicExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 11- GrantedVehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsUSPTOUS 11,922,463
- GrantedDetermining Exposure To An Outdoor Display UnitUSPTOUS 11,689,882
- PendingDetermination Of Parameters For Use Of An Outdoor Display UnitUSPTOApplication 17683838
Show all 11 patent records
- Vehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsMar 5, 2024 · US 11,922,463Granted
- Determining Exposure To An Outdoor Display UnitJun 27, 2023 · US 11,689,882Granted
- Determination Of Parameters For Use Of An Outdoor Display UnitJun 9, 2022 · Application 17683838Pending
- Determination Of Parameters For Use Of An Outdoor Display UnitMar 15, 2022 · US 11,276,333Granted
- Vehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsNov 11, 2021 · Application 17382086Pending
- Vehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsJul 29, 2021 · Application 16643543Pending
- Determining Exposure To An Outdoor Display UnitJun 1, 2021 · US 11,026,044Granted
- Advertisement Effectiveness DeterminationMay 13, 2021 · Application 16781849Pending
- Systems And Methods For Determining The Effectiveness Of An AdvertisementApplication 62933919Pending
- Vehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsApplication PCTUS2019056542Pending
- Vehicle-mounted Dynamic Content Delivery SystemsApplication 62747052Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
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