Orb Aerospace Inc

Lowell, MI · Founded 2022 · Aerospace · Private

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with proprietary airframe and engine configuration

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · orb.aero

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Lowell, MI
Founded: 2022
Latest Form D: $4.5M, Aug 2025
Total capital: $9.3M

Federal grants: $750K; 1 award · 2022; Rank in peer group#23 of 77
Private capital raised: $6.4M; 2 Form D · last Aug 2025; 14 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $2.1M; 3 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#469 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Aug 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$4.5M
May 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.9M
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · Full-scale High-fidelity Wind Tunnel Models$1.8M
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Second Generation Orb: Viable Scale Demonstrator$750K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Six Seat Second Generation Hybrid Electric Orb$150K

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Federal first

39months

from Orb Aerospace Inc’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2021: Defense · $150K
First Form D · May 2024: $1.9M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 77 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grants#23 · top 30%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Alexander J. TaylorResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $750K in grants as PI
Brian J. DavisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Cody Eric CopusExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dalton J. DeVosDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David J. HamiltonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nathan Eric HowardDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Paul J. KennedyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

UNITED AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2.2M in contracts
MAZTECH INDUSTRIES LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2.1M in contracts
M-MECH DEFENSE, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2.1M in contracts
ALIR TECHNOLOGIES LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2.1M in contracts
NEW WAVE DESIGN & VERIFICATION LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2M in contracts
SPACE SCIENCES INNOVATIONS INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $2M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

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