MANTIS COMPOSITES INC
3D-printed carbon/carbon composite materials and components
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Total capital
- $14.5M
- Federal grants
- $9.5M
- 12 awards · 2016–2025
- Rank in peer group#12 of 61
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $5M
- 4 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#331 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 2
- 4 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#14 of 61
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ablative Propulsion Elements$2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ablative Propulsion Elements$2M
- Federal contractNASA · Additive Manufactured Components$55K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - 3D Printed Carbon/carbon Aeroshell$3M
- Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - 3D Printed Carbon/carbon Aeroshell$3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 3D Printed Ablative Re-Entry Vehicle Heat Shields$100K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 3D Printed C/C-SiC for Scramjet Combustors$1.2M
Show 9 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Production, Testing, and Production Analysis of 3D Printed Carbon/Carbon Frusta$1.3M
- Federal contractNASA · Ot : Tdea Mantis Composites$34K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 3D Printed Carbon-Carbon for Sustainment Assurance$100K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · eVTOL Weight Reduction through Additive Manufacturing of Intricate Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Components$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Thermally Stable Carbon Fiber 3D Printed Composite Tube Connectors for Low CTE Satellite Structures$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 3D Printed Ceramic Matrix Composites for Hypersonics$1.0M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Lightweighting through Carbon Fiber 3D Printing of Composite Tube Connectors$50K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Continuous Fiber Ceramic Matrix Composite 3D Printing$225K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: 5-Axis Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing$225K
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 61 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Material
- Federal grants#12 · top 20%
- Granted patents#14 · top 23%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 6- Granted5-AXIS Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing And Meta-materials, Parts, Structures, Systems, And Design Methods Thereby EnabledUSPTOUS 11,155,031
- GrantedAdditive Manufacturing Of Composite MaterialsUSPTOUS 10,875,288
- Pending5-AXIS Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing And Meta-materials, Parts, Structures, Systems, And Design Methods Thereby EnabledUSPTOApplication PCTUS2019024989
Show all 6 patent records
- 5-AXIS Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing And Meta-materials, Parts, Structures, Systems, And Design Methods Thereby EnabledOct 26, 2021 · US 11,155,031Granted
- Additive Manufacturing Of Composite MaterialsDec 29, 2020 · US 10,875,288Granted
- 5-AXIS Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing And Meta-materials, Parts, Structures, Systems, And Design Methods Thereby EnabledApplication PCTUS2019024989Pending
- 5-AXIS Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing And Meta-materials, Parts, Structures, Systems, And Design Methods Thereby EnabledApplication 62650606Pending
- Additive Manufacturing Of CompositesApplication PCTUS2017021693Pending
- Additive Manufacturing Of Composite MaterialsApplication 62306072Pending
Related companies, and why
- Mantis CompositesShares a founder: Michael Chapiro, Ryan Dunn
- L3 LATITUDE, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.1M in contracts
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- MAVERICK CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.1M in contracts
- LEWIZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5M in contracts
- Garvey Spacecraft CorporationSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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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