Shaper Tools, Inc.
CNC cutting system with integrated design software for precision fabrication
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $13.3M, Dec 2016
- Total capital
- $13.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $13.3M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2016
- 118 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 16
- 24 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#18 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$13.3M
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Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#18 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Joseph HebenstreitResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Alec RiversExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ilan MoyerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 40- PendingSystem And Workstation For Performing A Task On A WorkpieceUSPTOApplication 19467726
- GrantedSystem And Workstation For Performing A Task On A WorkpieceUSPTOUS 12,539,595
- PendingSystems, Methods And Apparatus For Sharing Tool Fabrication And Design DataUSPTOApplication 19032065
Show all 40 patent records
- System And Workstation For Performing A Task On A WorkpieceJun 18, 2026 · Application 19467726Pending
- System And Workstation For Performing A Task On A WorkpieceFeb 3, 2026 · US 12,539,595Granted
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Sharing Tool Fabrication And Design DataJan 22, 2026 · Application 19032065Pending
- Systems And Methods For Performing A Task On A Material, Or Locating The Position Of A Device Relative To The Surface Of The MaterialJan 22, 2026 · Application 19340454Pending
- Systems And Methods For Performing A Task On A Material, Or Locating The Position Of A Device Relative To The Surface Of The MaterialDec 16, 2025 · US 12,496,739Granted
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Sharing Tool Fabrication And Design DataJul 22, 2025 · US 12,366,840Granted
- Methods And Systems For Exchanging Information With ToolsJun 12, 2025 · Application 18843245Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsAug 22, 2024 · Application 18402738Pending
- A Jig To Perform Tasks On A Workpiece And Accompanying Systems, Apparatus, And Methods Using SameJul 11, 2024 · Application 18559051Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Control Of Positioning SystemsJun 6, 2024 · Application 18553554Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsJan 9, 2024 · US 11,865,659Granted
- Systems And Methods For Performing A Task On A Material, Or Locating The Position Of A Device Relative To The Surface Of The MaterialNov 21, 2023 · US 11,820,036Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsNov 14, 2023 · US 11,815,873Granted
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided Tools With Multiple Positioning SystemsMar 21, 2023 · US 11,609,544Granted
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsNov 29, 2022 · US 11,511,382Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsOct 11, 2022 · US 11,467,554Granted
- Systems And Methods For Performing A Task On A Material, Or Locating The Position Of A Device Relative To The Surface Of The MaterialMar 8, 2022 · US 11,267,153Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsOct 6, 2020 · US 10,795,333Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsSep 29, 2020 · US 10,788,804Granted
- Systems And Methods For Performing A Task On A Material, Or Locating The Position Of A Device Relative To The Surface Of The MaterialFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,556,356Granted
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsOct 29, 2019 · US 10,456,883Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsSep 18, 2018 · US 10,078,320Granted
- Automatically Guided ToolsSep 4, 2018 · US 10,067,495Granted
- Methods And Systems For Transferring Design Information To ToolsApplication 63268813Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Control Of Positioning SystemsApplication PCTUS2022071584Pending
- Methods, Systems, And Apparatus For Digitizing Surface Feature DataApplication 19492116Pending
- System And Workstation For Performing A Task On A WorkpieceApplication 62977979Pending
- A Jig To Perform Tasks On A Workpiece And Accompanying Systems, Apparatus, And Methods Using SameApplication PCTUS2022072146Pending
- Methods And Systems For Exchanging Information With ToolsApplication PCTUS2023063626Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided Tools With Multiple Positioning SystemsApplication PCTUS2019015624Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided Tools With Multiple Positioning SystemsApplication 62623504Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Sharing Tool Fabrication And Design DataApplication PCTUS2017047682Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsApplication 62509162Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsApplication 62509159Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsApplication 62377482Pending
- Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Digitizing Surface Feature DataApplication 63507471Pending
- Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Digitizing Surface Feature DataApplication 63583251Pending
- Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Guided ToolsApplication PCTUS2016032224Pending
- Control for Positioning SystemApplication 63202195Pending
- Methods, Systems, And Apparatus For Digitizing Surface Feature DataApplication PCTUS2024033301Pending
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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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