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POWERFILM INC

Ames, IA · Founded 1988 · Energy · Private

Ultra-flexible high-efficiency solar modules made by tiling and interconnecting cut crystalline silicon cells on lightweight fabric substrates

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Sector
Energy
Headquarters
Ames, IA
Founded
1988
Total capital
$2.1M
Federal grants
$900K
3 awards · 2018–2022
Rank in peer group#2 of 32
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$1.2M
2 awards · Defense
Rank in Energy#115 of 998
Granted patents
0
2 pending

Capital timeline

20182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.1M$150K$501K$1.0M$249K$249K
20182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.1M$501K$1.0M$249K$249K

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I, Xtech Clean Tech Topic A224-016: Hybrid Solar Electric Container Refrigeration.$249K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hybrid Solar Electric Container Refrigeration$249K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - Ultra-flexible High Efficiency Photovoltaics$1.0M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Ultra-flexible high efficiency photovoltaics$501K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultra-flexible high efficiency photovoltaics - c-Si$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.

Standing among 32 peers

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Energy · Device

  • Federal grants#2 · top 6%

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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

USPTO · 0 granted of 2
  • PendingEncapsulation System For Photovoltaic Stack Using FiberglassUSPTOApplication 13748814
  • PendingSolar Charging AssemblyUSPTOApplication 13690677

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  • Odyne Systems, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.2M in contracts
  • MULTISCALE SYSTEMS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Energy · $1.2M in contracts
  • INFINITY POWER LLCSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.1M in contracts
  • OPERANT NETWORKS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Energy · $1.1M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Energy

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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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