FTL LABS CORP

Amherst, MA · Defense · Private

ExoJETS: a body-worn exoskeleton system with integrated thrusters, environmental sensors, and IMUs that reduces parachute landing fall velocity and impact forces to mitigate injury during combat jumps

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ftllabscorp.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Amherst, MA
Total capital: $32M

Federal grants: $10.5M; 20 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#37 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $21.5M; 39 awards · Defense, Interior, Transportation; Rank in Defense#255 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II To Ftl Labs Corporation, Baa Topic DHA251-001$1.3M
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II To Ftl Labs Corporation, Baa Topic DHA251-001$1.3M
Aug 2025Federal contractTransportation · Ftl Labs Corporation FY25 SBIR Phase I Award Under Topic 25-FT1: Exploring Ai-based Predictive Maintenance For Public Transit Fleets (buses) And SBIR Technical And Business Assistance (taba) Services.$206K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Metawrap Computer-aided Tool For Wrapping Periodic Elements Onto Doubly-curved Surfaces$1.8M
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research Medical Research And Development Purchase Order Titled Hemosight Functional Platelet Evaluation Kit$250K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Defense Health Agency Small Business Innovation Research Medical Research And Development Purchase Order Titled Hemosight Functional Platelet Evaluation Kit$250K
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$450K

Show 51 earlier federal awards

Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$450K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metawrap: A Cad Tool For Metamaterial Lattice Wrapping At Scale$180K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Metawrap: A Cad Tool For Metamaterial Lattice Wrapping At Scale$180K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873 Authority Research And Development$498K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · 873 Authority Research And Development$996K
Nov 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Ph I$246K
Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$246K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$1.5M
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SharpScan: Improved Resolution COTs based Small-Aperture Marine RADAR$600K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$992K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Fast Reconstruction Of Architectural Models From Existing Resources$183K
Apr 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SonoPod$1.1M
Dec 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$246K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · ExoJETS: Exoskeletal Jump Thrust System$111K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SpearFish$140K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$240K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SonoPod$250K
Sep 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · HyFli - Hydrant Fuel System In-line Aviation Fuel Quality Monitor/Analyzer for Flushing Operational Efficiency$1.2M
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$240K
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · DroneDraft Autonomous Ship Draft Determination$140K
May 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award - L211-002-0047$100K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · DADTMA: Distributed Acquisition Digital Twin Maintenance Architecture$1.7M
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BubbleSpoof - Maritime Mine Countermeasures$505K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph 1$150K
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Research&development$1.6M
Feb 2020Federal contractInterior · Darpa Baa FY19 HR001119S0035-09 Phase I$220K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Fodhat (fod Or Defect Hazard Analysis Twin) For Digital Process Inspection Verification$750K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Flight Line Portable Fuel Purifier$750K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Final Report And Project Summary$100K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Topic # AF191-030, Ftl Labs Corporation, Hydrant Fuel System In-line Aviation Fuel Quality Monitor/analyzer For Flushing Operational Efficiency Proposal # F191-030-1965.$150K
May 2019Federal contractDefense · Dha SBIR Phase II Medical,research And Development Contract Titled, " Compact Speaker Array For Clinical Testing Of Ear-level Devices" Negotiated And Awarded From Proposal H2-0422, Topic DHA18-007.$1.1M
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Digital Process Inspection Verification Small Business Innovation Research SBIR I$150K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous and Remote Fuel Agitation, Filtration & Certification$100K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Phase II SBIR A2-7415 Ftl's Fasci, Forward Area Suspended Contaminant Identifier, Field Instrumentation To Measure, Quantify, And Characterize Fuel Contaminants$989K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Ftl's HHB-1 Flight Line Portable Fuel Purifier$150K
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SonoLoop Compact Speaker Array for Clinical Testing$150K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Dha 17.1 SBIR Phase II Under Proposal H2-0304 Titled "sensorized Prosthetic Alignment Read-out (sparo)."$997K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I SBIR With Ftl Labs For Fuel Filter Research$150K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf. Dha Phase I Proposal H171-008-0138 Titled, "sensorized Prosthetic Alignment Readout (sparo."$150K
Jul 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Wastewater Heuristic Analyzer & Monitor (WHAM)$100K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Data Management Tools for Metallic Additive Manufacturing$745K
May 2016Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Soundfit Ultrasonic Prosthetics Diagnostic.$1.5M
Apr 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Enhanced Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment$750K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Base Igf::ot::igf$968K
Jun 2015Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Prostheses Socket Diagnostic Tool$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I Data Management Tools For Metallic Additive Mfg$150K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Topic # AF141-211$150K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$100K

Federal awards are summed by year (58 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#37 · top 23%

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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 · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.