Primer Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Defense · Private

Software platform that automatically identifies, classifies, and summarizes news reports using natural language processing and machine learning for intelligence analysis

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · primer.ai

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Total capital: $11.8M

Federal grants: $50K; 1 award · 2019; Rank in peer group#53 of 88
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $11.7M; 14 awards · Defense, Justice; Rank in Defense#369 of 1442
Granted patents: 3; 13 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#8 of 88

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal contractJustice · Specialized Osint Tools Idiq$500
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d$2.4M
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Open Topic A234-007, Artificial Intelligence (ai)/machine Learning (ML).$1.9M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$150K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Content Generation For Military Cyber Operations At Machine Scale And Machine Speed$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Primer Artificial Intelligence: Automated Predictive Asset Management For Agile Battle Readiness$1.2M

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Primer: Automated Text Data Processing To Extend Af S&t Advantage$75K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · Automated Measures Of Effectiveness For Information Operations Effects$75K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · Advanced Battle Management System$2K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · Social Media Event Monitoring Primer AI$3M
May 2021Federal contractDefense · Data Architecture Sprint$22K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Algorithm$997K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Primer Licenses$470K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K

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Standing among 88 peers

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Defense · Software

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#8 · top 9%

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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 · 3 granted of 16

May 7, 2026PendingSystem And Method To Improve Results Of An Electronic Search Of Preexisting Electronic ObjectsUSPTOApplication 19375406
Aug 14, 2025PendingSystem And Method For Automatically Identifying Important News Across Large DatasetsUSPTOApplication 19053339
Nov 7, 2024PendingMulti-reference Event SummarizationUSPTOApplication 18775990

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System And Method To Improve Results Of An Electronic Search Of Preexisting Electronic ObjectsMay 7, 2026 · Application 19375406Pending
System And Method For Automatically Identifying Important News Across Large DatasetsAug 14, 2025 · Application 19053339Pending
Multi-reference Event SummarizationNov 7, 2024 · Application 18775990Pending
Management Of Event Summary TypesAug 3, 2023 · Application 18295688Pending
Enhanced Content Format Management For Web ServicesJun 13, 2023 · US 11,675,858Granted
Disputed Claim Identification In Electronic Content ItemsApr 13, 2023 · Application 17963356Pending
Dynamic Management Of Content In An Electronic PresentationMar 21, 2023 · US 11,610,044Granted
Limiting A Dictionary Used By A Natural Language Model To Summarize A DocumentMar 22, 2022 · US 11,281,854Granted
Summarization Of Original Works Using Text EntailmentApr 30, 2020 · Application 16667136Pending
Active Listening To Manage Adaptive Content ItemsJan 30, 2020 · Application 16523233Pending
System And Method For Automatically Identifying Important News Across Large DatasetsApplication PCTUS2025015864Pending
System And Method For Automatically Identifying Important News Across Large DatasetsApplication 63553104Pending
System And Method To Improve Results Of An Electronic Search Of Preexisting Electronic ObjectsApplication PCTUS2025053557Pending
Enhanced Content Format Management For Web ServicesApplication 62867085Pending
System And Method To Improve Results Of An Electronic Search Of Preexisting Electronic ObjectsApplication 63715392Pending
Headline Generation: Learning from Decomposed SentencesApplication 62889856Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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