KRTKL INC.

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2014 · Aerospace · Private

Energy-efficient neuromorphic stereo vision system using FPGAs for real-time space object detection and tracking

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · krtkl.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2014
Latest Form D: $150K, Jun 2015
Total capital: $9.4M

Federal grants: $2.4M; 4 awards · 2021–2025; Rank in peer group#84 of 89
Private capital raised: $150K; 1 Form D · last Jun 2015; 136 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $6.8M; 9 awards · Defense, Transportation; Rank in Aerospace#291 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal contractTransportation · Procurement Of Universal Monitoring And Control (umac) Snickerdoodle$112K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Phase II Topic A234-P017, Xtechsbir Autonomy Finalist Open Topic Competition$1.9M
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Phase II Topic A234-P017, Xtechsbir Autonomy Finalist Open Topic Competition$1.9M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P017, Xtechsbir Autonomy Finalist Open Topic Competition$250K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Topic A234-P017, Xtechsbir Autonomy Finalist Open Topic Competition$250K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · STTR Phii Af Topic #: AF21A-TCSO2$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Feasibility Study, STTR Phase I, Topic SOCOM23B-001, Ai/ml Aided Aviation Sensors For Cognitive And Decision Optimization$210K
Jun 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Neuromorphic Stereo Vision System for On-Orbit Object Acquisition$250K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · 100G Secure Space Mesh Router: Low-size Weight And Power, Radiation-tolerant, Software-defined$750K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Software-defined, SWAP-C2-OPTIMIZED, Edge-compute Platform For Robotic Vehicle Sensor Fusion And AI$2M
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · An Adaptable, Cost-effective, Real-time 3D Vision System For Advanced Manufacturing$150K
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 100G Space Mesh Router: Low-SWaP, Radiation-Tolerant, Software-Reconfigurable$50K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · New Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort: Ruggedized, Software-reconfigurable Sensor Fusion Platform For Vehicle Monitoring And Communications.$249K

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · System

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Ryan CousinsResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $50K in grants as PI
Jamil WeatherbeeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Russell BushExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed 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

MICRO-PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.9M in contracts
SPYTEK AEROSPACE CORPSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.9M in contracts
SCIENTIFIC FORMING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.9M in contracts
Alare Technologies, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.5M in contracts
BOULDER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.5M in contracts
APPLIED SCIENCE INNOVATIONS, INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.4M in contracts

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

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.