Space Micro Inc.
Magnetically levitated optical phased array for free-space optical (FSO) intersatellite communications terminals
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Total capital
- $13M
- Federal grants
- $13M
- 21 awards · 2015–2023
- Rank in peer group#22 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High performance, AI-enabled, radiation hard, space computing platform for trusted autonomy$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact Multi-sensor camera system with Artificial Intelligence with embedded AI for autonomous SSA/SDA$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Gimbal-less Free-Space Optical Communications Terminal with Photonic Integrated Circuits$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Rendezvous Proximity Operation (RPO) for OSAM$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · CMG-Barnacle: Robotic Spacecraft that Attaches to Satellites Providing ADCS$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MOCA One-to-Many OISL$1.7M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Radiation Tolerant AI Processing in space$125K
Show 14 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Nanosatellite Payloads for Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance$2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Resilient, Modular, NanoComm Software Defined Transceiver for USAF$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Machine-Learning Based Sensing and Waveform Adaptation for SDRs Operating in Congested and Contested Environment$1.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Machine-Learning Based Sensing and Waveform Adaptation for SDRs Operating in Congested and Contested Environment$173K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dual-Use Space Imaging Camera for DoD ISR and SSA applications$50K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Nanosatellite Payloads for Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Dual use space-based laser communications for security and resilience$3M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Hosted Communications Payload to Leverage Commercial LEO Constellations$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Programmable Multi-Frequency Transmitter for Missile Communciations$1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapidly Integrated Tactical Communications Payload$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Innovative Antenna Arrays Enabling Continuous Interceptor Communications$140K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Novel Mitigation Techniques for Reconfigurable Computers for Space Based Applications$996K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Radiation Tolerant Integrated Attitude Determination and Control (uADCS) System$125K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Sensing Aware Autonomous Communications System$125K
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 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · Device
- Federal grants#22 · top 14%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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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