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MERLIN LABS INC

Somerville, MA · Aerospace · Public

Cloud-based operating system software that enables autonomous flight control for manned aircraft without pilots onboard

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Somerville, MA
Total capital
$45M
Federal grants
$28.1M
1 award · 2019
Rank in peer group#6 of 55
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$16.9M
4 awards · Transportation, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#167 of 1335
Granted patents
16
23 pending · first 2022
Rank in peer group#2 of 55

Capital timeline

2019202020212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $45M$28.1M$969K$8K$16M$500
2019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $45M$28.1M$969K$8K$16M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal contractDefense · Pdr & Cdr$16M
  • Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Meeting$8K
  • Federal contractTransportation · Baa Call 003 Development Of Non-system Specific Technology To Integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Into The Nas$969K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Direct to Phase II Open Topic: Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$28.1M

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Standing among 55 peers

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Aerospace · Software

  • Federal grants#6 · top 11%
  • Granted patents#2 · top 4%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 16 granted of 39
  • New patentSystem And/or Method For Directed Aircraft PerceptionUSPTOUS 12,762,970
  • PendingSystem And/or Method For Semantic Aircraft CommunicationsUSPTOApplication 19556862
  • PendingSystem And/or Method For Pilot Attention MonitoringUSPTOApplication 19537988
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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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