Terrafuse, Inc.

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2018 · Software · Private

Physics-enabled AI platform for rapidly building computational emulator models of complex physical systems like climate, weather, and fluid dynamics

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · terrafuse-ai.com

Sector: Software
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2018
Latest Form D: $950K, Mar 2020
Total capital: $3M

Federal grants: $1.9M; 4 awards · 2019–2023; Rank in peer group#1 of 53
Private capital raised: $1.1M; 2 Form D · last Mar 2020; 80 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 4; 5 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#5 of 53

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Ignite - Wildfire Mitigation Through Explainable Risk Predictions$850K
Apr 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Physics-Informed Machine Learning Emulators to Model Physical Spatio-Temporal Processes for Climate and Weather Risk Forecasting$750K
Mar 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$950K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
Jan 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Machine learning emulators of weather and hydroclimate models for operational and financial risk assessment$242K
Aug 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K

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Standing among 53 peers

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Software · Platform

Federal grants#1 · top 2%
Granted patents#5 · top 9%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Adrian AlbertResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 3 patents · $1M in grants as PI
Rahul ChopraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Shah HemantDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 9

Oct 3, 2024PendingSystem And Method For Concrete RepairUSPTOApplication 18625696
Jul 30, 2024GrantedEstimating Physical Parameters Of A Physical System Based On A Spatial-temporal EmulatorUSPTOUS 12,050,845
Apr 23, 2024GrantedMethod and System for Predicting Wildfire Hazard and Spread at Multiple Time ScalesUSPTOUS 11,966,670

Show all 9 patent records

System And Method For Concrete RepairOct 3, 2024 · Application 18625696Pending
Estimating Physical Parameters Of A Physical System Based On A Spatial-temporal EmulatorJul 30, 2024 · US 12,050,845Granted
Method and System for Predicting Wildfire Hazard and Spread at Multiple Time ScalesApr 23, 2024 · US 11,966,670Granted
Estimating Physical Parameters Of A Physical System Based On A Spatial-temporal EmulatorAug 1, 2023 · US 11,714,937Granted
Estimating Physical Parameters Of A Physical System Based On A Spatial-temporal EmulatorDec 21, 2021 · US 11,205,028Granted
System And Method For Concrete RepairApplication 63456719Pending
Method and System for Predicting Wildfire Hazard and Spread at Multiple Time ScalesApplication 62980329Pending
Machine Learing Emulator Of Hydroclimate Phisics-based Simulation Model With Application To Snowpack ModelingApplication 62728000Pending
AI Platform For Data Fusion And Physical System EmulationApplication 62727992Pending

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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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.