ILLUMINATION WORKS, LLC

Beavercreek, OH · Defense · Private

Odin: an AI-powered platform using machine learning and natural language processing to automate technical data delivery tracking and data rights verification for defense contracts

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ilwllc.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Beavercreek, OH
Total capital: $56.7M

Federal grants: $8.1M; 7 awards · 2019–2026; Rank in peer group#43 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $48.6M; 30 awards · Defense, NASA, General Services A; Rank in Defense#157 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · Digital Depot Integration - Task Order Two$3.9M
Jun 2026Federal contractGeneral Services A · Daaas Task Order 6$855K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Topic AF221-DCSO1, Proposal F2S-19474, Sequential Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Odin Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI Automation And Insight Generator$3M
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic AF221-DCSO1, Proposal F2S-19474, Sequential Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Odin Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI Automation And Insight Generator$3M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Digital Transformation For Industrial Modernization, Task Order 1, Afsc Technology Hosting Environment For Nexgen Automation. (athena).$4.9M
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K

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Apr 2025Federal contractGeneral Services A · Daaas Task Order 5$1M
Dec 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic No. AFX24.2B-D2P2, SBIR Phase II Proposal F2D-14027 Generative AI For Acquisition Process Acceleration$1.8M
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Topic No. AFX24.2B-D2P2, SBIR Phase II Proposal F2D-14027 Generative AI For Acquisition Process Acceleration$1.8M
Sep 2024Federal contractGeneral Services A · Daaas Task Order 3$4.9M
May 2024Federal contractDefense · "illumination Works, Llc" SBIR Phase II$1.9M
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · "illumination Works, Llc" SBIR Phase II$1.9M
Apr 2024Federal contractGeneral Services A · Daaas Task Order 02 Pic Fusion 20$6M
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Direct To Phase II SBIR - Innovative Technology To Automatically Build/update Required Acquisition Milestone Documentation$1.7M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$150K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · F2D-8670 Odin Financial Management - Artificial Intelligence Enabled Execution Plan & Budget$4.2M
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · "illumination Works, Llc" SBIR Phase II Awarded Under Topic: A224-001.$1.3M
Jun 2023Federal contractGeneral Services A · Data Analytics As A Service Daaas SBIR Phase III Task Order 01$8.5M
Oct 2022Federal contractNASA · Ar Vuforia Studio Starter Kit W/install Software$31K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Action Is To Award A Definitive Ffp SBIR Phase I Contract Associated With SBIR Topic A224-001$250K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$140K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Phase I Award$250K
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Odin - Automate Technical Data and Data Rights Understanding$1.2M
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automating Data Rights Understanding$50K
Jan 2021Federal contractDefense · Viability In Development Environment$1.5M
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · CV22 Training Mtx$154K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib "automated Maintenance Data Capture Agent"$500K
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials$187K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Data Ingestion Framework$50K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · CV-22 Ar Mx Tool$200K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Maintenance Data Integrity Study And Logistics Linkage$148K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Automated Maintenance Data Capture - Open Call For Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions With A Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$48K
Aug 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Automated Maintenance Data Capture - Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$29K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Amjams Requirement$736K

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Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

Federal grants#43 · top 27%

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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

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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PATHFINDER SYSTEMS INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $47.2M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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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 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.