Star Catcher Industries Inc.
Orbital power generation and distribution system for satellites
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Founded
- 2024
- Latest Form D
- $65M, Jun 2026
- Total capital
- $66.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 3 awards · 2025–2026
- Rank in peer group#22 of 38
- Private capital raised
- $65M
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2026
- 5 months since last filing
- 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 I · Power Beaming And Wireless Communication Receiver For Indefinite Flight Duration Drones$110K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$65M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thermal Management For High Powered Energy Beaming Systems$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Power Beaming For Leo Spacecraft Enhancement, Alternate Pnt Signals, And Other Capability Enablement$75K
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 Star Catcher Industries Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jan 2025
- Defense · $75K
- First Form D · Jun 2026
- $65M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 38 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Orbital_ops · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew RushExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bryan LyandvertExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David RothzeidDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John RaymondDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael SnyderExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- Nathan O'KonekExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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