Global Weather & Climate Solutions, Inc.

Golden, CO · Founded 2016 · Aerospace · Still private

Spaceborne GNSS Radio Occultation system with modified firmware to profile the planetary boundary layer globally in all-weather conditions

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · planetiq.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Golden, CO
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $1.4M, Aug 2023
Total capital: $23.5M

Federal grants: $1.6M; 3 awards · 2021–2026; Rank in peer group#16 of 38
Private capital raised: $21.8M; 5 Form D · last Aug 2023; 38 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · The Purpose Of This Effort Is To Award The Strategic Funding Increase To Planetiq.$1.5M
Aug 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1.4M
Jan 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$3.3M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Revolutionizing the Collection of Weather Data$75K
Sep 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
Apr 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Forward Operator (FO) Development for GNSS-RO Data Assimilation in Lower Tropospheric Super Refraction Conditions$50K
Oct 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$12.9M

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 38 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grants#16 · top 42%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Chris McCormickExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
E. Robert KursinskiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Emil Robert KursinskiPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Eric KirbyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
E. Robert KursiniskiPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
E. Robert KursinskiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 14 people

George T. UgrasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ira ScharfExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joseph H. TimkoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joseph H. TimkoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kelly WellsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven T. JoanisExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Subodh GuptaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Vivek T. MohindraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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 · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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

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