QWAKE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Augmented reality platform that enables firefighters to see through smoke and coordinate operations
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $5.5M, Jul 2021
- Total capital
- $5.5M
- Federal grants
- $50K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#53 of 122
- Private capital raised
- $5.5M
- 1 Form D · last Jul 2021
- 63 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 4 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#12 of 122
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5.5M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · C-THRU FREEFALL: A Geospatial Augmented Reality AFSOC/Smokejumper Helmet for free-fall, canopy piloting, and firefighting activities situational awareness during$50K
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
5months
from QWAKE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2021
- Defense · $50K
- First Form D · Jul 2021
- $5.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 122 peers
Line = medianDefense · System
- Federal grants#53 · top 43%
- Granted patents#12 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Sam CossmanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 7- New patentWearable Personal Inside-Out Location TrackingUSPTOUS 12,754,022
- GrantedCognitive Load Reducing Platform For First RespondersUSPTOUS 11,036,988
- GrantedCognitive Load Reducing Platform Having Image Edge EnhancementUSPTOUS 10,896,492
Show all 7 patent records
- Wearable Personal Inside-Out Location TrackingOct 6, 2026 · US 12,754,022Granted
- Cognitive Load Reducing Platform For First RespondersJun 15, 2021 · US 11,036,988Granted
- Cognitive Load Reducing Platform Having Image Edge EnhancementJan 19, 2021 · US 10,896,492Granted
- Personal Route Monitoring System Utilizing Breadcrumbs In A Wearable Visual Communication Iot DeviceApplication 63156246Pending
- Wearable Iot Device For Navigation In Hazardous EnvironmentsApplication 62892926Pending
- Wearable Assisted Perception Module For Navigation And Communication In Hazardous EnvironmentsApplication PCTUS2020048636Pending
- Cognitive Load Reducing Platform Having Image Edge EnhancementApplication PCTUS2019058635Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal 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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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