HELIOS POMPANO INC
Pompano Beach, FL · Defense
Ground-based ELF lightning detection system to identify long-continuing-current lightning strikes capable of igniting wildfires
- Grants
- $1.4M
- 3 awards
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
- —
- No Form D on record
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 4
- 2 granted · 2 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓202220232024
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Extremely Low Frequency Characterization of High-Risk Lightning | $270,109 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Agriculture · In The US, Lightning Is The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In Terms Of Area Burned, Responsible For 5.5 Million Acres Lost In 2020. Over 70% Of The Area Burned During Wildfires In The Western US Was Due To Lightning Ignitions, And Lightning Is The Number One Cause Of Wildfires In Florida. On Average, Lightning-ignited Wildfires Become Nine Times Larger Than Human-initiated Fires Because They Often Go Unnoticed During Ignition And Early Growth, And Existing Technology Available To Fire Management Age | $125,000 | |
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Detection of High-Risk Lightning Strikes for Wildland Fire Management | $955,736 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1384 | TORC Robotics, INC. | — | — |
| 1385 | Tech Valley Sensor, Inc. | — | — |
| 1386 | GYRO-STABILIZED SYSTEMS, LLC | — | — |
| 1387 | HELIOS POMPANO INC | — | — |
| 1388 | Numurus, LLC | — | — |
| 1389 | PDW Holdings, Inc. | — | $124M |
| 1390 | XR 2 LEAD LLC | — | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Patents
- System And Method For Detecting High-risk Lightning Strikes For Use In Predicting And Identifying Wildfire Ignition Locationsgranted
- High-risk Lightning Detectorgranted
- System And Method For Detecting High-risk-lightning Strikes For Use In Predicting And Identifying Wildfire Ignition Locations And Powerline Damage Pointsapplication
- System And Method For Detecting High-risk Lightning Strikes For Use In Predicting And Identifying Wildfire Ignition Locations And Powerline Damagesapplication
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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