Malta Inc.
Steam-based ultra-high temperature heat pump for industrial heat electrification
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $24M, Jan 2026
- Total capital
- $96.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $96.3M
- 4 Form D · last Jan 2026
- 9 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 18
- 22 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 90
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$24M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$21.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50.7M
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.
1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.
Standing among 90 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Granted patents#2 · top 2%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alexandra PrunerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alex SyedDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gonzalo Santos ZubiriaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeannine SargentDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jesus Santos EgeaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael IdelchikDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Phil DellevilleExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ramya SwaminathanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve HirshDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven HirshDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 18 granted of 40- GrantedThermodynamic Cycle System With Thermal Plant IntegrationUSPTOUS 12,723,542
- PendingPumped Heat Energy Storage System Integrated With Coal-fired Energy Generation UnitUSPTOApplication 19319193
- PendingPumped Heat Energy Storage System With Load FollowingUSPTOApplication 19319204
Show all 40 patent records
- Thermodynamic Cycle System With Thermal Plant IntegrationSep 1, 2026 · US 12,723,542Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System Integrated With Coal-fired Energy Generation UnitJan 1, 2026 · Application 19319193Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Load FollowingJan 1, 2026 · Application 19319204Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Load FollowingSep 30, 2025 · US 12,428,989Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System Integrated With Coal-fired Energy Generation UnitSep 30, 2025 · US 12,428,979Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Charge Cycle Thermal IntegrationJul 24, 2025 · Application 19174820Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Generation Cycle Thermal IntegrationMay 8, 2025 · Application 19018318Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Hot-side Thermal IntegrationApr 17, 2025 · Application 19000009Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Electric Heating IntegrationApr 10, 2025 · Application 18990951Pending
- Long-duration Phes Systems With Modular ConfigurationsMar 27, 2025 · Application 18727221Pending
- Thermodynamic Cycle System With Thermal Plant IntegrationMar 27, 2025 · Application 18968519Pending
- Dual-powertrain Pumped Heat Energy Storage With Inventory Control And PurgeMar 13, 2025 · Application 18954842Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Thermal Plant IntegrationDec 24, 2024 · US 12,173,648Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Hot-side Thermal IntegrationDec 24, 2024 · US 12,173,643Granted
- Baffled Thermoclines In Thermodynamic Cycle SystemsOct 29, 2024 · US 12,129,791Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Modular TurbomachineryOct 22, 2024 · US 12,123,327Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Load FollowingOct 22, 2024 · US 12,123,347Granted
- Variable Pressure Inventory Control Of Closed Cycle System With A High Pressure Tank And An Intermediate Pressure TankOct 10, 2024 · Application 18744092Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Steam CycleSep 12, 2024 · Application 18662203Pending
- Pump Control Of Closed Cycle Power Generation SystemJun 27, 2024 · Application 18601194Pending
- Variable Pressure Inventory Control Of Closed Cycle System With A High Pressure Tank And An Intermediate Pressure TankJun 18, 2024 · US 12,012,902Granted
- Dual-powertrain Pumped Heat Energy Storage With Inventory Control And PurgeMay 16, 2024 · Application 18392818Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Electric Heating IntegrationMay 16, 2024 · Application 18423919Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Steam CycleMay 14, 2024 · US 11,982,228Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Charge Cycle Thermal IntegrationApr 11, 2024 · Application 18543542Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Generation Cycle Thermal IntegrationMar 28, 2024 · Application 18535495Pending
- Pump Control Of Closed Cycle Power Generation SystemMar 12, 2024 · US 11,927,130Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Electric Heating IntegrationJan 30, 2024 · US 11,885,244Granted
- Pumped Heat Electric Storage System With RecirculationDec 26, 2023 · US 11,852,043Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Charge Cycle Thermal IntegrationDec 19, 2023 · US 11,846,197Granted
- Adiabatic Salt Energy StorageDec 14, 2023 · Application 18237606Pending
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Generation Cycle Thermal IntegrationDec 12, 2023 · US 11,840,932Granted
- Pumped Thermal Storage Cycles With Turbomachine Speed ControlNov 30, 2023 · Application 18230386Pending
- Modular Thermal StorageSep 21, 2023 · Application 18322278Pending
- Adiabatic Salt Energy StorageSep 19, 2023 · US 11,761,336Granted
- Pumped Thermal Storage Cycles With Turbomachine Speed ControlSep 12, 2023 · US 11,754,319Granted
- Pumped Heat Energy Storage System With Modular TurbomachinerySep 7, 2023 · Application 18108092Pending
- Use Of External Air For Closed Cycle Inventory ControlJun 29, 2023 · Application 18108101Pending
- Modular Thermal StorageMay 23, 2023 · US 11,655,759Granted
- Storage Of Excess Heat In Cold Side Of Heat EngineMar 30, 2023 · Application 18059121Pending
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Press
Malta Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance and Investment with Kobe Steel to Strengthen Industrial Competitiveness and Advance DecarbonizationFinancial Post
Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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