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OBSIDIAN SENSORS INC

San Diego, CA · Aerospace · Private

Integrated photonic waveguide Fourier Transform Spectrograph for exoplanet characterization via radial velocity measurements

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Total capital
$11.7M
Federal grants
$6.5M
7 awards · 2020–2025
Rank in peer group#11 of 18
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$5.1M
5 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#327 of 1335
Granted patents
21
19 pending · first 2018
Rank in peer group#1 of 18

Capital timeline

202020212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $11.7M$1M$900K$2M$2M$2M$2M
202020212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $11.7M$2M$2M$2M$2M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A244-024, Obsidian Sensors, Inc.$2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A244-024, Obsidian Sensors, Inc.$2M
  • Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY SBIR Phase II Award Resultant From Topic# A244-025$2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY SBIR Phase II Award Resultant From Topic# A244-025$2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Topic A244-024. 873 Authority.$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase I SBIR Topic A244-024. 873 Authority.$250K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Integrated Fourier Transform Spectrometer$900K
Show 5 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractNASA · EO42042 Phase I Exoplanet Detection And Characterization Technologies$150K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: High Resolution Terahertz Video Camera for Medical Imaging$1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Active Matrix Programmable Mirror$750K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Active Matrix Programmable Mirror$124K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: High Resolution Terahertz Video Camera for People Screening and Medical Imaging$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 18 peers

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Aerospace · Instrument

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#1 · top 6%
  • Linked publications#1 · top 6%

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

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • John HongResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents · $2.1M in grants as PI
  • Tallis ChangResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $124K in grants as PI

What it has protected

USPTO · 21 granted of 40
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Recent research by its founders

  • Dispersion Control in Micromechanical Evanescent Optical Modulators20260 cites
  • Intrinsic Charge Modulation Protocol for Low‐Temperature TMDC Synthesis20260 cites
  • Large-Scale Terahertz Sensor Array Module With Antenna-Coupled Microbolometers on Glass Substrate With Sigma–Delta ADC Readout ASIC20235 cites

Related companies, and why

  • OBSIDIAN SENSORS, INC.Shares a founder: John Hong
  • MINDRUM PRECISION INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.3M in contracts
  • Velo3DSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.2M in contracts
  • APPLIED DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.2M in contracts
  • L3 LATITUDE, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.1M in contracts
  • Maryland Aerospace, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.1M in contracts

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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Data freshness

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