PRIMORDIAL LABS INC.

New Haven, CT · Founded 2022 · Defense · Private

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · primordial-labs.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: New Haven, CT
Founded: 2022
Latest Form D: $2.5M, Oct 2022
Total capital: $12.2M

Federal grants: $3.6M; 4 awards · 2023–2026; Rank in peer group#13 of 23
Private capital raised: $2.5M; 1 Form D · last Oct 2022; 49 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $6M; 7 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#486 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · Anura Soldier Enhancement Program - Research And Development$266K
May 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III$490K
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · A244-P001 - Voice Command Autonomy For Army Human-machine Integrated Formations$1.9M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · Naturalistic Voice Command With Manned-unmanned Teaming Capability$986K
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A244-P001 - Voice Command Autonomy For Army Human-machine Integrated Formations$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Primordial Labs, Inc, SBIR Ph II, A234-P017$1.9M
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Phase 1 Award$250K
Oct 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.5M

Show 4 earlier federal awards

Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase 1 Award$250K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · "primordial Labs Inc." SBIR Phase I Topic A234-P017 Xtech, Universal Voice Control Interface For Air Launched Effects$250K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · "primordial Labs Inc." SBIR Phase I Topic A234-P017 Xtech, Universal Voice Control Interface For Air Launched Effects$250K
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Artificial Intelligence Driven Voice Control at the Edge (ADViCE)$1.2M

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 23 peers

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Defense · Platform

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Lee RitholtzResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.2M in grants as PI
Adrian PopeExecutive 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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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

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.