HVMN Inc.
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2014 · CIK 0001657906 · Defense · Private
Exogenous ketone ester drink formulation designed to induce rapid ketosis and enhance cognitive and physical performance during hypoxia
hvmn.com →- Grants
- $6.1M
- 2 awards
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
- $7.9M
- 2 Form D · Nov 2020
- 70 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 1
- 1 granted · 0 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓2015201620172018201920202021
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $2,320,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase I · Human Performance Optimization: Ketone Esters for Optimization of Operator Performance in Hypoxia | $137,327 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Defense · Phase II · Human Performance Optimization | $5,963,094 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $5,620,000 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1220 | NAL Research Corporation | — | — |
| 1221 | Optical Physics Company | — | — |
| 1222 | Visual Semantics, Inc. | — | — |
| 1223 | HVMN Inc. | — | $7.9M |
| 1224 | Citadel Defense Company | — | $14M |
| 1225 | HI-Q-MILITARY ANTENNAS-AES LLC | — | — |
| 1226 | H3D INC | — | $2.8M |
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.
Founders & Team
- Michael BrandtDirector · Executive Officer
- Geoffrey WooDirector · Executive Officer
Patents
- Bottlegranted
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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