Firetide Inc.
Mesh networking software and systems for secure wireless communications
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- Los Gatos, CA
- Latest Form D
- $8.6M, Sep 2009
- Total capital
- $13.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $13.1M
- 2 Form D · last Sep 2009
- 205 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 19
- 13 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#20 of 831
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.5M
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 831 peers
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- Granted patents#20 · top 2%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andy LudwickDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bo HedforsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bo LarssonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chris SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Duane ZitznerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- H. DuBose MontgomeryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Isaac NassiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mohan NatarajanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 19 granted of 32- GrantedChannel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksUSPTOUS 12,501,461
- GrantedChannel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksUSPTOUS 11,659,580
- GrantedEffective Bandwidth Path Metric and Path Computation Method for Wireless Mesh Networks with Wired LinksUSPTOUS 11,509,583
Show all 32 patent records
- Channel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksDec 16, 2025 · US 12,501,461Granted
- Channel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksMay 23, 2023 · US 11,659,580Granted
- Effective Bandwidth Path Metric and Path Computation Method for Wireless Mesh Networks with Wired LinksNov 22, 2022 · US 11,509,583Granted
- Mesh Node Mobility Across Static and Mobile Mesh NetworksMar 23, 2021 · US 10,959,289Granted
- Context-aware Wireless RoamingAug 18, 2020 · US 10,750,415Granted
- Effective Bandwidth Path Metric and Path Computation Method for Wireless Mesh Networks with Wired LinksJul 28, 2020 · US 10,728,153Granted
- Channel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksApr 7, 2020 · US 10,616,900Granted
- Techniques For Enabling The Efficient Operation Of Arbitrarily Interconnected Mesh NetworksDec 10, 2019 · US 10,505,845Granted
- Context-aware Wireless RoamingAug 14, 2018 · US 10,051,531Granted
- Service Differentiation And Service Level Agreements For Wireless Access ClientsJun 26, 2018 · US 10,009,156Granted
- Channel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksJun 12, 2018 · US 9,999,058Granted
- Effective Bandwidth Path Metric and Path Computation Method for Wireless Mesh Networks with Wired LinksMay 22, 2018 · US 9,979,654Granted
- Utilizing Multiple Mesh Network Gateways in a Shared Access NetworkAug 31, 2017 · Application 15457836Pending
- Route Optimization For On-demand Routing Protocols For Mesh NetworksAug 22, 2017 · US 9,743,339Granted
- Bonding Multiple Radios In Wireless Multi-hop Mesh NetworksJul 11, 2017 · US 9,706,439Granted
- Multi-Channel Assignment Method For Multi-Radio Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh NetworksJun 20, 2017 · US 9,686,792Granted
- Utilizing Multiple Mesh Network Gateways In A Shared Access NetworkMar 21, 2017 · US 9,602,399Granted
- Context-aware Wireless RoamingMar 14, 2017 · US 9,596,632Granted
- Effective Bandwidth Path Metric And Path Computation Method For Wireless Mesh Networks With Wired LinksJan 19, 2016 · US 9,240,947Granted
- Route Optimization For On-demand Routing Protocols For Mesh NetworksOct 20, 2015 · US 9,167,496Granted
- Dynamic Adaptive Inter-layer Control Of Wireless Data Communication NetworksApplication PCTUS2004012953Pending
- Wireless Service Points Having Unique Identifiers For Secure CommunicationApplication PCTUS2004012954Pending
- Wireless Service Point NetworksApplication PCTUS2004012952Pending
- Channel Assignment For Wireless Access NetworksApplication PCTUS2009030880Pending
- Service Differentiation And Service Level Agreements For Wireless Access ClientsApplication PCTUS2009030855Pending
- Mesh Node Mobility Across Static And Mobile Mesh NetworksApplication PCTUS2007081325Pending
- Bonding Multiple Radios In Wireless Multi-hop Mesh NetworksApplication PCTUS2007078951Pending
- A Multi-channel Assignment Method For Multi-radio Multi-hop Wireless Mesh NetworksApplication PCTUS2007078920Pending
- Effective Bandwidth Path Metric And Path Computation Method For Wireless Mesh Networks With Wired LinksApplication PCTUS2007063247Pending
- Utilizing Multiple Mesh Network Gateways In A Shared Access NetworkApplication PCTUS2006028903Pending
- Method For Enabling The Efficient Operation Of Arbitrarily Interconnected Mesh NetworksApplication PCTUS2006028008Pending
- Route Optimization For On-demand Routing Protocols For Mesh NetworksApplication PCTUS2006027732Pending
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Sources
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