HyprLift, Inc.
Cable-less, tractive drive system for autonomous elevator cabs that navigate multiple shafts using frictional propulsion wheels
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- HONOLULU, HI
- Total capital
- $1.9M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 2 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#3 of 20
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 6 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#7 of 20
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Hyprlift Vertical Transportation System Prototype$1.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Tractive Drive System Proof-of-Concept$256K
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Standing among 20 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Federal grants#3 · top 15%
- Granted patents#7 · top 35%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 7- PendingDynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemUSPTOApplication 19225617
- GrantedDynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemUSPTOUS 12,319,542
- PendingElevator System With Self-propelled Autonomous CabUSPTOApplication 17771006
Show all 7 patent records
- Dynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemDec 25, 2025 · Application 19225617Pending
- Dynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemJun 3, 2025 · US 12,319,542Granted
- Elevator System With Self-propelled Autonomous CabDec 1, 2022 · Application 17771006Pending
- Dynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemApplication PCTUS2023014998Pending
- Dynamic Tractive Drive For Vertical Transportation SystemApplication 63318777Pending
- Elevator System With Self-propelled Autonomous CabApplication PCTUS2020057246Pending
- Self-propelled Autonomous Elevator CabApplication 62925748Pending
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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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