PITCH AERONAUTICS INC.

Boise, ID · Founded 2022 · Energy · Private

AI-powered weather intelligence platform and drone-deployable line monitoring solutions for electric grid management

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Updated Oct 9, 2026 · pitchaero.com

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Boise, ID
Founded: 2022
Latest Form D: $1.9M, May 2026
Total capital: $4.7M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 4 awards · 2023–2024; Rank in peer group#29 of 46
Private capital raised: $3.2M; 3 Form D · last May 2026; 5 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $250K; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Energy#154 of 998
Granted patents: 1; first 2026; Rank in peer group#17 of 46

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.9M
Sep 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$845K
Sep 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Our Water, Air, Soil, Farms, And Forests Depend On Birds As Vital Natural Resources. Birds Consume Insects, Pollinate Plants, Disperse Seeds, And Maintain Wetlands. Unfortunately, Power Line Collisions Kill 175 Million Birds Annually In The United States. Installing Markers That Help Birds See And Not Hit Power Lines Can Decrease B$650K
Jan 2024Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Drone Localization Near and Manipulation Control in Contact with Power Lines$275K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Army Aviation SBIR Phase I For Statement Of Work Entitled, "power Line Perching Drone"$111K
Oct 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$400K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$139K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · 08b: Drone-deployable transmission sensor unit for widespread phasor, power quality, and environmental measurement to increase grid throughput, reliability, and efficiency$200K
Jul 2023Federal grantAgriculture · Our Water, Air, Soil, Farms, And Forests Depend On Birds As Vital Natural Resources. Birds Consume Insects, Pollinate Plants, Disperse Seeds, And Maintain Wetlands. Unfortunately, Transmission Line Collisions Kill 57 Million Birds Annually In The United States. Installing Markers That Help Birds See And Not Hit Power Lines Can Decrease Bird Collisions By More Than 70%. Today, Power Linemen Use Bucket Trucks And Helicopters To Install These Lightweight Devices On Live Electrical Cables. However, $175K

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

3months

from PITCH AERONAUTICS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jul 2023: Agriculture · $175K
First Form D · Oct 2023: $400K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 46 peers

Line = median

Energy · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#17 · top 37%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Zachary AdamsResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $200K in grants as PI
David BennettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ian GibsonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Philip A BradleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William J Hurley IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

Jun 23, 2026GrantedDrone Deployable Clamp With Modular PayloadUSPTOUS 12,665,397

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ALPHA-EN CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $250K in contracts

Regulatory activity · Energy

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 9, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.