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SAN FRANCISCO, CA · Software · Private

Akka platform for building distributed, event-driven systems and agentic AI applications

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · akka.io

Sector: Software
Headquarters: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Latest Form D: $4M, Sep 2023
Total capital: $29.9M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $29.9M; 3 Form D · last Sep 2023; 37 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 12; 4 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#120 of 2705

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4M
Nov 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.9M
May 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$19M

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 2705 peers

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Software · Platform

Granted patents#120 · top 4%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Abby KearnsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel de MosExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonas BonerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonas BonesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark BrewerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ravi MohanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Steve BeanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sunil KurkureDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sushila SahayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Tyler JewellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William LehmannDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 12 granted of 16

Mar 15, 2022GrantedTuning Context-Aware Rule Engine for Anomaly DetectionUSPTOUS 11,275,642
Oct 19, 2021GrantedAnomaly Detection using Circumstance-Specific DetectorsUSPTOUS 11,150,974
Dec 3, 2020PendingAutomated Determination Of Operating Parameter Configurations For ApplicationsUSPTOApplication 16891015

Show all 16 patent records

Tuning Context-Aware Rule Engine for Anomaly DetectionMar 15, 2022 · US 11,275,642Granted
Anomaly Detection using Circumstance-Specific DetectorsOct 19, 2021 · US 11,150,974Granted
Automated Determination Of Operating Parameter Configurations For ApplicationsDec 3, 2020 · Application 16891015Pending
Hierarchical Service Oriented Application Topology Generation for a NetworkOct 8, 2020 · Application 16906907Pending
Tuning Context-aware Rule Engine For Anomaly DetectionJun 30, 2020 · US 10,698,757Granted
Hierarchical Service Oriented Application Topology Generation for a NetworkJun 23, 2020 · US 10,693,750Granted
Ranking Network Anomalies In An Anomaly ClusterOct 22, 2019 · US 10,454,753Granted
Resource And Metric Ranking By Differential AnalysisSep 3, 2019 · US 10,404,524Granted
Systems And Methods Of Monitoring A Network TopologyJul 30, 2019 · US 10,365,915Granted
Anomaly Detection Using Circumstance-specific DetectorsApr 16, 2019 · US 10,261,851Granted
Context-aware Rule Engine For Anomaly DetectionMar 12, 2019 · US 10,228,996Granted
Tuning Context-aware Rule Engine For Anomaly DetectionFeb 19, 2019 · US 10,210,038Granted
Hierarchical Service Oriented Application Topology Generation For A NetworkFeb 5, 2019 · US 10,200,260Granted
Systems and Methods of Constructing a Network TopologyJan 17, 2019 · Application 16133608Pending
Systems And Methods Of Constructing A Network TopologyOct 23, 2018 · US 10,108,411Granted
Automated Determination Of Operating Parameter Configurations For ApplicationsApplication 62856674Pending

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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.