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SPECTROHM, INC

Tysons Corner, VA · Founded 2018 · Defense · Private

Automated material identification and security screening system using patented spectroscopic analysis

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Tysons Corner, VA
Founded
2018
Latest Form D
$9M, Apr 2026
Total capital
$16.4M
Federal grants
$750K
1 award · 2022
Rank in peer group#15 of 27
Private capital raised
$11M
2 Form D · last Apr 2026
6 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$4.7M
7 awards · Defense, Homeland Security
Rank in Defense#540 of 1442
Granted patents
5
3 pending · first 2020
Rank in peer group#3 of 27

Capital timeline

202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $16.4M$149K$749K$994K$750K$1.8M$925K1st Form D$2M2nd Form D$9M
202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $16.4M$994K$750K$1.8M$925K1st Form D$2M2nd Form D$9M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$9M
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · A New Contract For 21.1 2ND SBIR Phase II DHS211-009 High Throughput Non-ionizing Contraband Screening With Transmission Line Tomography.$925K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Sequential Phase II Proposal F2-16885 - Radio Frequency Imaging For Security And Inspection$1.8M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Detecting Threat Liquids Within Sealed Tanks$750K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · The Purpose Of This Requisition Is To Establish Funding For High Throughput Non-ionizing Screening.$994K
  • Federal contractDefense · Detecting Threat Liquids With Radio Frequency Screening$50K
Show 3 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Radio Frequency Imaging For Security And Inspection.$749K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · SBIR FY21 Phase I: High Throughput Non-ionizing Screening Capability For Identifying Contraband.$149K
  • Federal contractDefense · Radio Frequency Imaging For Security And Eod Operations$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

17months

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

First federal award · Feb 2021
Defense · $50K
First Form D · Jul 2022
$2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
6 awards

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

Standing among 27 peers

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Defense · Instrument

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#3 · top 11%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Timothy CargolResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
  • Aymerik RenardDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Constantine SaabDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Joseph MurrayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 8
Show all 8 patent records

Related companies, and why

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  • Elemance, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $4.7M in contracts
  • Thresher VenturesSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $4.6M in contracts
  • IST Research Corp.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $4.6M in contracts
  • KAIROS RESEARCH LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $4.5M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Defense

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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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