Safire Technology Group, Inc.

TYSONS, VA · Founded 2020 · Energy · Private

Ruggedized battery systems with integrated sensing, communications, and AI-powered energy management software for real-world resilience and control

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · safire.co

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: TYSONS, VA
Founded: 2020
Latest Form D: $2.7M, Dec 2025
Total capital: $20.1M

Federal grants: $2M; 6 awards · 2023–2025; Rank in peer group#3 of 23
Private capital raised: $13.7M; 2 Form D · last Dec 2025; 10 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $4.5M; 8 awards · Defense; Rank in Energy#61 of 998
Granted patents: 1; 9 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#15 of 23

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.7M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Launch And Reentry Energy Survivability (lares) Battery Solution For Department Of The Air Force Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program$1.2M
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Launch And Reentry Energy Survivability (lares) Battery Solution For Department Of The Air Force Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program$1.2M
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P056: Mobile Sustainment Tools Open Topic. Proposal A244-P056-1570: Safire: Solar Microgrid Austere Renewable Technology (smart Isu).$244K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P056: Mobile Sustainment Tools Open Topic. Proposal A244-P056-1570: Safire: Solar Microgrid Austere Renewable Technology (smart Isu).$244K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P063, Batteries Focused Open Topic$249K
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P063, Batteries Focused Open Topic$249K
Oct 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10.9M

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Resilient Energy Storage (ares) Extreme Temperature Resilience With Fast Charge/discharge For Electric Vertical Take-off And Landing(evtol) And Unmanned Aircraft System(uas)$74K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Advanced Resilient Energy Storage (ares) Extreme Temperature Resilience With Fast Charge/discharge For Electric Vertical Take-off And Landing(evtol) And Unmanned Aircraft System(uas)$74K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Rapidly Deployable Physical And Cyber Protection, Energy Storage, And Structural Impact Fortification Of Sensitive Assets$74K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapidly Deployable Physical And Cyber Protection, Energy Storage, And Structural Impact Fortification Of Sensitive Assets$74K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Extended Performance And Range Li-ion Battery: Increased Performance, Ballistic Protection, And Safety For Lithium-ion Devices$75K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Extended Performance And Range Li-ion Battery: Increased Performance, Ballistic Protection, And Safety For Lithium-ion Devices$75K
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Upgrades To Extreme Climate Force Protection Technology Suite (xcfpts)$1.2M
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Safire Light Tactical Vehicle$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.

Federal first

20months

from Safire Technology Group, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2023: Defense · $1.2M
First Form D · Oct 2024: $10.9M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 6 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 23 peers

Line = median

Energy · System

Federal grants#3 · top 13%
Granted patentsBelow median

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

MICHAEL GRUBBSResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
HRACH SIMONIANDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
JOHN LEEExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 10

Jun 11, 2026PendingImpact Resistant Compositions And Apparatuses, And Methods Of Producing The SameUSPTOApplication 19351553
Mar 3, 2026GrantedSystems And Methods For Enhancing Safety Of Electrochemical Cells Via Electrolyte ThickeningUSPTOUS 12,567,600
Nov 7, 2024PendingSystems And Methods For Controlling A Dual Cell Bank BatteryUSPTOApplication 18656501

Show all 10 patent records

Impact Resistant Compositions And Apparatuses, And Methods Of Producing The SameJun 11, 2026 · Application 19351553Pending
Systems And Methods For Enhancing Safety Of Electrochemical Cells Via Electrolyte ThickeningMar 3, 2026 · US 12,567,600Granted
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Dual Cell Bank BatteryNov 7, 2024 · Application 18656501Pending
Electrolyte ThickeningApplication 18916224Pending
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Dual Cell Bank BatteryApplication PCTUS2024028063Pending
Electrolyte ThickeningApplication 63610221Pending
Impact Resistant Compositions And Apparatuses, And Methods Of Producing The SameApplication PCTUS2025058766Pending
Systems And Methods For Controlling A Dual Cell Bank BatteryApplication 63464166Pending
Systems And Methods For Enhancing Safety Of Electrochemical Cells Via Electrolyte ThickeningApplication PCTUS2024059778Pending
Impact Resistant Compositions And Apparatuses, And Methods Of Producing The SameApplication 63729689Pending

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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.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.