IRGLARE LLC

Orlando, FL · Aerospace · Private

Compact optical diagnostic sensor for real-time measurement of temperature, species concentrations, and velocities in hypersonic and reactive flows

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Orlando, FL
Total capital: $13.2M

Federal grants: $13.2M; 24 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#21 of 155
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; 2 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#60 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR II - Irglare - High Brightness Mid-ir Laser Illuminator$1.2M
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.2M
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$977K
Mar 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$500K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Superconducting Thermal Spreader Enabled MWIR Band-IVb Quantum Cascade Laser with 65 W Average Output Power$140K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Multi-Quantum Cascade Laser based sensors for high-speed characterization of flow parameters in hypersonic tunnels$150K
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Performance Continuous Wave Quantum Cascade Lasers Immune to Output Facet Optical Damage$800K

Show 17 earlier federal awards

Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Monolithic Dual-Band Quantum Cascade Laser$400K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Heteroepitaxy of Indium Phosphide-Based Quantum Cascade Lasers on Silicon Substrates$240K
Jan 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Power Quantum Cascade Lasers in the Spectral Range between 3.8 and 4.1 Microns$800K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Process to Mitigate Catastrophic Optical Damage to Quantum Cascade Lasers$796K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Power Broadband MWIR Emitters$750K
Nov 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Brightness Scaling of Quantum Cascade Lasers$827K
Oct 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Accelerated Burn-In Process for High Power Quantum Cascade Lasers to Reduce Total Cost of Ownership$140K
Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Brightness Long Wave Quantum Cascade Laser Development$659K
Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Quantum Cascade Laser Manufacturing Cost Reduction$1M
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Affordable and Efficient High-Power Long Wavelength Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers$140K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Quantum Cascade Laser Manufacturing Cost Reduction$1.6M
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fully Automated Quantum Cascade Laser Design Aided by Machine Learning with up to 100X Design Cycle Time Reduction$140K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MId-wave infrared PIC-based coherent beam combining$111K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hardened, Optically-Based Temperature Characterization of Detonation Environments$162K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantum Cascade Lasers Manufacturing 10X Cost Reduction$139K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Brightness Long Wave Quantum Cascade Laser Development$108K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Monolithic Quantum Cascade Laser-based Platform with Electronically Controlled Output Beam Steering$125K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grants#21 · top 14%
Granted patents#60 · top 39%

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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

USPTO · 1 granted of 3

Jun 25, 2026PendingQuantum Cascade Laser With Mode Shaping Waveguide CouplerUSPTOApplication 19423266
Feb 26, 2026PendingQuantum Cascade Lasers With Narrow Core Ridge Waveguide DesignUSPTOApplication 19306359
Sep 30, 2025GrantedDistributed Bragg Reflector Quantum Cascade LasersUSPTOUS 12,431,688

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.