OMBRA LLC

Tampa, FL · Materials · Private

Poly(catechol-styrene) bio-inspired adhesive for underwater and wet-environment bonding

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ombra.us

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Tampa, FL
Total capital: $22.9M

Federal grants: $9.6M; 21 awards · 2021–2026; Rank in peer group#9 of 84
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $13.3M; 30 awards · Defense; Rank in Materials#39 of 1258
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR N254-P02 New Award Ph I Ombra Llc Navsea$140K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Development Of Metagenomic Sensor Candidate Analyzer And Navigator (metascan), A Software First Pipeline Designed To Discover Novel Biological Sensors For Detecting Harmful Contaminants In Water.$250K
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development Of Metagenomic Sensor Candidate Analyzer And Navigator (metascan), A Software First Pipeline Designed To Discover Novel Biological Sensors For Detecting Harmful Contaminants In Water.$250K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Ombra Llc F242-0004-0044$1.8M
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Ombra Llc F242-0004-0044$1.8M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · 86325-ES-CB1 Ombra Llcvoltametric Ionic-gel Interface For Lethal-agent Detection (vigil)$210K

Show 44 earlier federal awards

Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 86325-ES-CB1 Ombra Llcvoltametric Ionic-gel Interface For Lethal-agent Detection (vigil)$210K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · A Mobile-based Multifactor Authentication System That Integrates Facial, Periocular, And Touchless Fingerprint Biometrics For Secure And Efficient Authentication In Military Environments.$2M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 - Proposal # OSD254-P001-0221 For Generative AI For Surveillance And Recognition Systems (gains)$150K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 - Proposal # OSD254-P001-0221 For Generative AI For Surveillance And Recognition Systems (gains)$150K
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Mobile-based Multifactor Authentication System That Integrates Facial, Periocular, And Touchless Fingerprint Biometrics For Secure And Efficient Authentication In Military Environments.$2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Phase I Topic A244-070, Advanced Manufacturing Of Engine Cooling Fans For Wheeled Vehicles$240K
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase I Topic A244-070, Advanced Manufacturing Of Engine Cooling Fans For Wheeled Vehicles$240K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ravenstrike$1.8M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Ravenstrike$1.8M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Biomanufacturing For Space Technology And Resource Utilization (bio-star)$180K
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award Resultant From Topic # A244-P062$250K
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Award Resultant From Topic # A244-P062$250K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Ombra Llc F242-0004-0044$179K
Nov 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Ombra Llc F242-0004-0044$179K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Bi-monthly Status Report$249K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Bi-monthly Status Report$249K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · FACE1ST$1.2M
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · FACE1ST$1.2M
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Ravenstrike$110K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ravenstrike$110K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · FX237-PCSO1-0680 - Shroud Air Deploy Resupply (sadr)$75K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · FX237-PCSO1-0680 - Shroud Air Deploy Resupply (sadr)$75K
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Secure Automatic Weatherproof (SAW) Box$180K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Ubiq Security Platform$1.2M
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Advanced Water Testing Technology$1.2M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Adhesive Survival Endurance Technology (AdSET)$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Ubiq Security Platform (usp)$75K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · CubeSat Control System (CS2)$250K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Chemical Detection Testing Technology (cdtt)$749K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Manual and Automated Robotics Service (MARS)$250K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Cubesat Swarm-secured System (CS4)$250K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · STTR - Cubesat Sensor Suite (CS3)$250K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Program Phase I, Under SBIR Topic A21-111, To Procure Services For The Research And Development Of A Communications Hub Controller For Broadening Tactical Radio Capabilities$111K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I, Under Topic Number A21-110, To Procure Services For The Research And Development Effort Entitled "hub Advanced Payload System"$111K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Ewaac - On Ramp$1K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Title "bioml"topic No. A214-019.$260K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Facefirst STTR Phase 1 FX21B-TCSO1-00858$50K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Chemical Detection Testing Technology$50K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Touchless Fingerprint Identification Toolkit (tfit)$111K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Water Testing Technology (AWTT)$50K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Toolkit (ISRTK)$50K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Artificial Intelligence Toolkit (AITK)$50K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I F19C-010-0050 Protecting Fingerprint Systems From Spoof Attacks (pfssa)$25K

Federal awards are summed by year (51 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 84 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grants#9 · top 11%

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Founders and team

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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

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.