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MakuSafe Corp.

WEST DES MOINES, IA · Founded 2016 · Defense · Private

Wearable safety device with AI analytics platform for real-time occupational hazard detection and incident prevention

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
WEST DES MOINES, IA
Founded
2016
Latest Form D
$12M, Jun 2026
Total capital
$18.1M
Federal grants
$75K
1 award · 2023
Rank in peer group#54 of 129
Private capital raised
$18M
7 Form D · last Jun 2026
4 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$75K
1 award · Defense
Rank in Defense#884 of 1442
Granted patents
7
13 pending · first 2018
Rank in peer group#18 of 129

Capital timeline

20172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.1M$75K$75K3rd Form D$3.9M5th Form D$7M
20172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.1M$75K$75K

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$12M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$1M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Wearable Safety Device & Intelligence Platform To Maximize Occupational Safety & Productivity During Aircraft Maintenance, Engineering Works And Logistics Operations$75K
  • Federal contractDefense · Wearable Safety Device & Intelligence Platform To Maximize Occupational Safety & Productivity During Aircraft Maintenance, Engineering Works And Logistics Operations$75K
  • Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 5th filing$7M
  • Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 4th filing$7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.9M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$750K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$210K

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 129 peers

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Defense · Device

  • Federal grants#54 · top 42%
  • Granted patents#18 · top 14%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Gabriel GlynnResearcherDirectorLinked by 4 patents
  • Mark FrederickResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 2 patents
  • Anthony BraidaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • BRAD FREDERICKSDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Bryon SnethenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Hank NoremDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Mark FredericksExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael GehringerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • PAUL JANTSCHDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Todd SommerfeldDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Todd SutphenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tom WestExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 7 granted of 20
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Related companies, and why

  • iSENSYSSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $85K in contracts
  • Chariot Defense, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $75K in contracts
  • ARCBYT, INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $75K in contracts
  • Tensor NetworksSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $73K in contracts
  • SPIRALGEN, INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $70K in contracts
  • Osterhout Group, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $68K in contracts

Regulatory activity · Defense

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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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