STARFIRE ENERGY INC
Coherent Energy Transformation devices for energy generation, materials synthesis, and propulsion
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Aurora, CO
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Jan 2024
- Total capital
- $15.8M
- Federal grants
- $200K
- 1 award · 2019
- Rank in peer group#19 of 32
- Private capital raised
- $15.6M
- 5 Form D · last Jan 2024
- 34 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
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$300K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low CapEx Clean NH3 Synthesis for Seasonal Energy Storage and Hydrogen Fuel$200K
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
14months
from STARFIRE ENERGY INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2019
- Energy · $200K
- First Form D · Sep 2020
- $300K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 32 peers
Line = medianEnergy · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Joseph BeachResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $200K in grants as PI
- Andrew HinklyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Greg StaceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jennifer BeachExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John LoPortoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Liam AhnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Lisa HenneberryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael GisinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michelle RobsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rick BernheimExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tim KrebsExecutive 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 · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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