PHENIX SOLUTIONS, INC.

West Linn, OR · Founded 2023 · Aerospace · Private

Multi-mission autonomous rotary unmanned aerial system for heavy-lift cargo transport and delivery

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · phenixsolutions.ai

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: West Linn, OR
Founded: 2023
Latest Form D: $3M, Jul 2024
Total capital: $5.2M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 5 awards · 2020–2024; Rank in peer group#154 of 155
Private capital raised: $3M; 1 Form D · last Jul 2024; 27 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M
Jan 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$73K
May 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Heavy Lift VTOL/UAS Agile Producibility PH II for Agility Prime AOI#3 Cargo Platform$1.2M
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Agility Prime: Heavy Vertical Lift Rotary UAS$748K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Constant Phoenix UAS Test Platform$50K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Heavy Vertical Lift Rotary UAS$150K

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.

Federal first

43months

from PHENIX SOLUTIONS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2020: Defense · $150K
First Form D · Jul 2024: $3M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 5 awards

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Brian RieseResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $2.1M in grants as PI
Mark ZimmermanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed 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

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SmartSky Networks, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
TesseractSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
Fortastra CorpSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
STARFISH SPACE, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · null 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.