GREAT LAKES CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

East Lansing, MI · Founded 2019 · Quantum · Private

Diamond substrates with precisely arranged nitrogen-vacancy center arrays for quantum sensing applications

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Updated Oct 9, 2026 · glcrystal.com

Sector: Quantum
Headquarters: East Lansing, MI
Founded: 2019
Latest Form D: $2.4M, Aug 2024
Total capital: $10.8M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 6 awards · 2020–2023; Rank in peer group#19 of 111
Private capital raised: $6M; 2 Form D · last Aug 2024; 26 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $2.5M; 4 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Quantum#21 of 112
Granted patents: 1; 3 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#31 of 111

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.4M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Diamond Materials For Quantum Technology Applications$1.8M
Jul 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.6M
Apr 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Next Generation Diamond Materials for High-Resolution Quantum Sensors$1.1M
Feb 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Diamond Rheometer for the Measurement of High-Temperature Molten Salts$250K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Innovative Crystalline Diamond Detector$199K
Feb 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Next Generation Diamond Materials for High-Resolution Quantum Sensors$200K

Show 5 earlier federal awards

May 2021Federal contractDefense · Diamond For Quantum Technology Application Services$642K
Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Diamond Materials for Quantum Technologies$325K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Radiation Tolerant High-voltage, High-power Diamond Electronics$124K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Diamond Based Semiconductor Pulse Shaper$138K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Customer Discovery In Phase I To Identify Quantum Grade Single Crystal Diamond Requirements For Future Air Force Quantum Technologies With An Aim To Extend Our State-of-the-art Diamond Synthesis Process To Demonstrate Prototype Quantum Grade Diamond$25K

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Federal first

43months

from GREAT LAKES CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019: Defense · $25K
First Form D · Jul 2023: $3.6M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 9 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 111 peers

Line = median

Quantum · Material

Federal grants#19 · top 17%
Granted patents#31 · top 28%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Jonathan CharakExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Keith EvansExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mustafa ChagalExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Timothy GrotjohnExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William JacksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 4

Jun 30, 2026GrantedVariable-temperature Vapor Deposition ProcessUSPTOUS 12,668,872
PendingHigh Power Diamond Transistors With Electrical And Optical Gate ControlUSPTOApplication 63562289
PendingVariable-temperature Vapor Deposition ProcessUSPTOApplication PCTUS2023085943

Show all 4 patent records

Variable-temperature Vapor Deposition ProcessJun 30, 2026 · US 12,668,872Granted
High Power Diamond Transistors With Electrical And Optical Gate ControlApplication 63562289Pending
Variable-temperature Vapor Deposition ProcessApplication PCTUS2023085943Pending
Variable-temperature Vapor Deposition ProcessApplication 63477014Pending

OPTO-ATOMICS CORPSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · $3.5M in contracts
HIGHRI OPTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Quantum · $2.8M in contracts
ICARUS QUANTUM INCSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · $2.6M in contracts
Boulder Precision Electro-opticsSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · $2.5M in contracts
SC SOLUTIONS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Quantum · $2.2M in contracts
STAR CRYOELECTRONICS, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · $2M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Quantum

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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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 9, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.