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LaserMotive, Inc.

Kent, WA · Aerospace · Private

Laser power beaming system for wireless energy transmission to lunar rovers and bases

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Updated · lasermotive.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Kent, WA
Latest Form D
$260K, Sep 2025
Total capital
$24.8M
Federal grants
$122K
1 award · 2021
Rank in peer group#30 of 181
Private capital raised
$8.4M
4 Form D · last Sep 2025
14 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$16.3M
3 awards · Defense
Rank in Aerospace#176 of 1335
Granted patents
31
9 pending · first 2017
Rank in peer group#5 of 181

Capital timeline

2013201520172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $24.8M$80K$7.3M$122K$8.9M1st Form D$1.5M2nd Form D$1.4M3rd Form D$5.3M
2013201720212025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $24.8M$80K$7.3M$122K$8.9M1st Form D$1.5M3rd Form D$5.3M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$260K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5.3M
  • Federal contractDefense · Optix$8.9M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Efficient Laser Power Beaming for Lunar Operations$122K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.4M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::cl::igf Optical Power Transmission Investigation, Characterization And Limits$7.3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
Show 1 earlier federal award
  • Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K

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Federal first

45months

from LaserMotive, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2013
Defense · $80K
First Form D · Apr 2017
$1.5M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
1 award

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Standing among 181 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · System

  • Federal grants#30 · top 17%
  • Granted patents#5 · top 3%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Jordin KareResearcherDirectorLinked by 4 patents
  • Bob ZakExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Claes OlssonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Lily GuseExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard GustafsonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert ZakExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Scott AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Timothy JenksExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tom Nugent, Jr.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 31 granted of 40
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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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