SEMPRE, INC.

Menlo Park, CA · Founded 2023 · Defense · Private

Standalone 5G networking and computing platform with end-to-end security architecture

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · sempre.ai

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA
Founded: 2023
Latest Form D: $10M, May 2026
Total capital: $59.9M

Federal grants: $50K; 1 award · 2019; Rank in peer group#55 of 122
Private capital raised: $51.6M; 2 Form D · last May 2026; 5 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $8.2M; 6 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#431 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10M
May 2026Federal contractDefense · Sempre 5G Capabilities For 3-MONTHS That Are Emp Resistant, Integrated, Survivable, With Local Edge, Hybrid Cloud, And Satcom Connectivity$60K
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Cuas Striker Package And Base Area Layer Network (sempre T) Support. The Response To This Request Is Composed Of Commercial Items That Provide Cuas Capability, A Base Area Layered Network Digital Infrastructure.$3.4M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Nov 2024Federal contractDefense · To Provide Hardened Deployable 5G Network Infrastructure To Afgsc Command Bases And Other Locations As Directed By The Government$2.8M
Aug 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$41.6M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase III - 5G Deployed Network Enhancements Hardening At Whiteman Afb.$200K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Transportable 5G System$1.8M
Dec 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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Federal first

56months

from SEMPRE, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019: Defense · $50K
First Form D · Aug 2024: $41.6M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 122 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grants#55 · top 45%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Benjamin J. DoramusDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kelsey J. GormanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Patrick O. Soon-ShiongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert S. SpaldingExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Thomas O. Hicks Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Tyler J. RoweDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1

May 29, 2025PendingMethods, Systems, Kits And Apparatuses For Providing End-to-end, Secured And Dedicated Fifth Generation TelecommunicationUSPTOApplication 19036622

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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.