FLAWLESS PHOTONICS, INC.
Mid-infrared fiber lasers made from space-manufactured ZBLAN optical fiber for LiDAR systems
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, CA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $500K, Feb 2019
- Total capital
- $6.1M
- Federal grants
- $325K
- 2 awards · 2019–2024
- Rank in peer group#26 of 27
- Private capital raised
- $2.1M
- 2 Form D · last Feb 2019
- 92 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $3.7M
- 3 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#390 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 0
- 2 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractNASA · Purchase Of Small Samples Of Optical Fiber Manufactured On The International Space Station To Enable Independent Government (DOD) Characterization Testing Of The Fiber Performance As Compared To Terrestrially Manufactured Fiber.$96K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Revolutionizing Optical Communications from Ground to Space with Novel ZBLAN Manufacturing$275K
- Federal contractNASA · In Space Production Applications (inspa) - Fabrication Of Flawlesspreforms In Microgravity$2.3M
- Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib Flawless Photonics Is Pioneering The Manufacturing And Supply Chain Of Next-generation Optical Fibers From Space Known As Spacefiber.$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$500K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.6M
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Standing among 27 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Chandra Kant SinglaExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David Kant ShoupExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ioana Kant CozmutaExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ioana Kant CozumtaExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert Kant LoughanExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 2- PendingOptical Fiber Manufacturing Using Centrifugal Injection Molding in MicrogravityUSPTOApplication 18667959
- PendingOptical Fiber Manufacturing Using Centrifugal Injection Molding In MicrogravityUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024030086
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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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