Knightwerx Inc.
Defense systems and technology platforms designed to counter emerging threats
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $1.5M, Sep 2022
- Total capital
- $1.6M
- Federal grants
- $75K
- 1 award · 2026
- Rank in peer group#44 of 122
- Private capital raised
- $1.5M
- 1 Form D · last Sep 2022
- 49 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 4 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#11 of 122
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Suds - Standoff Unmanned Aircraft System Deployment System$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
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Standing among 122 peers
Line = medianDefense · System
- Federal grants#44 · top 36%
- Granted patents#11 · top 9%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Daniel BaumgartnerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 8- PendingOmni-directional Atmospheric Sensor And Related MethodsUSPTOApplication 18948229
- GrantedUnmanned System Maneuver Controller Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,242,284
- GrantedWeapon Mountable Tactical Heads-up Display Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,116,128
Show all 8 patent records
- Omni-directional Atmospheric Sensor And Related MethodsMay 22, 2025 · Application 18948229Pending
- Unmanned System Maneuver Controller Systems And MethodsMar 4, 2025 · US 12,242,284Granted
- Weapon Mountable Tactical Heads-up Display Systems And MethodsOct 15, 2024 · US 12,116,128Granted
- Weapon Mountable Tactical Heads-up Display Systems And MethodsDec 12, 2023 · US 11,840,335Granted
- Unmanned System Maneuver Controller Systems And MethodsApr 6, 2023 · Application 18077468Pending
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle And Control Systems And MethodsJan 3, 2023 · US 11,542,002Granted
- Omni-directional Atmospheric Sensor And Related MethodsApplication 63600276Pending
- Omni-directional Atmospheric Sensor And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2024056137Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal 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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