Jio, Inc.
Ultra-compact GPS/cellular tracking device with progressive beaconing power management
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $5M, Nov 2018
- Total capital
- $11.3M
- Federal grants
- $50K
- 1 award · 2019
- Rank in peer group#4 of 164
- Private capital raised
- $11.2M
- 4 Form D · last Nov 2018
- 95 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 7
- 1 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#30 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$4.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#4 · top 2%
- Granted patents#30 · top 18%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- John RenaldiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
- Roger AdyResearcherDirectorLinked by 2 patents · $50K in grants as PI
- Troy HenikoffDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 8- GrantedCommunicating Location Change Information In Accordance With A Reporting ApproachUSPTOUS 10,791,429
- GrantedCommunicating Location Change InformationUSPTOUS 10,448,215
- GrantedUtilizing A Trusted Watcher Device To Report Location Status InformationUSPTOUS 10,448,354
Show all 8 patent records
- Communicating Location Change Information In Accordance With A Reporting ApproachSep 29, 2020 · US 10,791,429Granted
- Communicating Location Change InformationOct 15, 2019 · US 10,448,215Granted
- Utilizing A Trusted Watcher Device To Report Location Status InformationOct 15, 2019 · US 10,448,354Granted
- Synchronizing Location Status Information In A Computing SystemJan 1, 2019 · US 10,172,109Granted
- Communicating Location Tracking Information Based On Energy Consumption AspectsDec 18, 2018 · US 10,158,971Granted
- Communicating Location Tracking Information Based On A Plurality Of Locating Category OptionsAug 28, 2018 · US 10,064,002Granted
- Establishing Location Tracking Information Based On A Plurality Of Locating Category OptionsMay 22, 2018 · US 9,980,087Granted
- Synchronizing Location Status Information In A Computing SystemApplication 62354523Pending
Related companies, and why
- HAPTX INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Sielo Robotics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Degla IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- ZIN TECHNOLOGIES, INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Outrider Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Dusty Robotics, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .