Swift Coat
Nanoparticle thin-film coating deposition systems and manufacturing services
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- PEORIA, AZ
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $313K, Aug 2020
- Total capital
- $3.8M
- Federal grants
- $1.8M
- 3 awards · 2018–2023
- Rank in peer group#52 of 79
- Private capital raised
- $764K
- 2 Form D · last Aug 2020
- 74 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.2M
- 3 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Materials#166 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 0
- 3 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Durable And Flexible Oxidation Resistant Coatings Deposited Via Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly$150K
- Federal contractDefense · F242-0017-0252 Swift Coat. Swift Coat Has Invested Considerable Effort To Develop An An.-reflec.ve Coa.ng For Terrestrial Solar Modules. In This Project, Swift Coat Intends To Leverage This Relevant Experience.$180K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II Permanent Anti-fog Coatings Produced Via Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly$900K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Permanent Anti-Fog Coatings Produced Via Aerosol Impact Driven Assembly$150K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$313K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Non-Thermal Plasma Source for Functional Metal-Oxide Nanoparticle Coatings$1.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$451K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Non-Thermal Plasma Source for Functional Metal-Oxide Nanoparticle Coatings$224K
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Federal first
8months
from Swift Coat’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2018
- NSF · $224K
- First Form D · Feb 2019
- $451K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 79 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- PETER ALEXANDER FIRTHResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $1.8M in grants as PI
- SCOTT COAT THOMSENDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ZACHARY CHARLES HOLMANExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 3- PendingAnti-fog, Anti-reflective Coatings Produced By Aerosol Impact-driven AssemblyUSPTOApplication 19275548
- PendingAnti-fog, Anti-reflective Coatings Produced By Aerosol Impact-driven AssemblyUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025038505
- PendingAnti-fog, Anti-reflective Coatings Produced By Aerosol Impact-driven AssemblyUSPTOApplication 63673758
Related companies, and why
- SWIFT COAT INCShares a founder: Peter Firth
- Gamdan Optics, IncSimilar federal contract value in Materials · $1.2M in contracts
- MOLECULAR REBAR DESIGN LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · $1.2M in contracts
- Fortius Metals, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · $1.2M in contracts
- ACTOPROBE LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · $1.2M in contracts
- OPTICAL COATING SOLUTIONS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Materials · $1.2M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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Data freshness
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