Higher Wire, Inc.
Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride-based multi-port power conversion system integrating solar, energy storage, and grid
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Tempe, AZ
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $268K, Jun 2023
- Total capital
- $1.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 3 awards · 2022–2023
- Rank in peer group#37 of 68
- Private capital raised
- $268K
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2023
- 41 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 4 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Multiport Multi-directional Modular and Scalable Power Conversion Platform with DC/AC Source/Storage Integration using Wide Bandgap Power Electronics$1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High-gain Cell-level all-GaN-based DC-DC Resonant Converter System for Grid-tied Energy Storage Systems$199K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$268K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Multiport Multi-directional Modular and Scalable Power Conversion Platform with DC/AC Source/Storage Integration$193K
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.
Federal first
11months
from Higher Wire, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2022
- Energy · $193K
- First Form D · Jun 2023
- $268K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 68 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Trevor M WarrenResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1.4M in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 4- PendingPower ConverterUSPTOApplication 19190542
- PendingSystems And Methods For Processing And Managing Used Lithium-ion BatteriesUSPTOApplication 18334369
- PendingMultiport Dc-ac Power Converter And Methods For The Design Optimization And Loss Minimization Of The SameUSPTOApplication 63665228
Show all 4 patent records
- Power ConverterOct 30, 2025 · Application 19190542Pending
- Systems And Methods For Processing And Managing Used Lithium-ion BatteriesDec 14, 2023 · Application 18334369Pending
- Multiport Dc-ac Power Converter And Methods For The Design Optimization And Loss Minimization Of The SameApplication 63665228Pending
- Systems And Methods For Processing And Managing Used Lithium-ion BatteriesApplication 63351806Pending
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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