Inspirit Iot, Inc.
Automated hardware design and ML optimization framework that compiles machine learning models to FPGA platforms with neural network quantization and pruning
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $1.1M, Apr 2018
- Total capital
- $2.2M
- Federal grants
- $975K
- 2 awards · 2017–2018
- Rank in peer group#10 of 10
- Private capital raised
- $1.3M
- 2 Form D · last Apr 2018
- 102 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Efficient Custom Machine Learning for Embedded Intelligence in the Internet of Things$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Efficient Custom Platforms for Smart Computer Vision in the Internet of Things$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K
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Standing among 10 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Deming ChenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jingsheng Jason CongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Li ZhangExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wen-Mei William HwuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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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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
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