ThayerMahan Inc.
Maritime surveillance systems and global data platform for naval defense
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- Groton, CT
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $14.5M, Dec 2023
- Total capital
- $66.9M
- Federal grants
- $380K
- 2 awards · 2021–2025
- Rank in peer group#37 of 40
- Private capital raised
- $46M
- 3 Form D · last Dec 2023
- 34 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $20.5M
- 7 awards · Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security
- Rank in Defense#263 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 6
- 11 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#2 of 40
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractHomeland Security · Homeland Security Cutter (hsc)-ocean Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (idiq) Minimum Guarantee $10,000.00$10K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$140K
- Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$140K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$14.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Autonomous Mobile Maritime Systems For Tactical Surveillance, Undersea Warfare (usw), And Subsea And Seabed Warfare (ssw)$100K
- Federal contractCommerce · Award Contract 1305M323CNFFN0018 For SBIR Phase III$1.1M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II.$1.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$30.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Acoustic Sense And Track [assent]$240K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf$17.4M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Special Studies And Analyses$14K
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.
Standing among 40 peers
Line = medianDefense · Software
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#2 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Brian J PrinceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chad J SweetDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John J KaoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kirk J KonertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael J ConnorExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mordecai J SchajaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Richard J HineExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan J KoenitzerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 17- GrantedField-configurable And Modular Navigational System For Autonomous VehicleUSPTOUS 11,691,699
- GrantedPortable Sensor Fusion Broadcast System For Maritime Situational AwarenessUSPTOUS 11,664,911
- PendingTiling And Optimizing High-resolution Images To Improve Neural Network Object Detection And Object Detection Training PerformanceUSPTOApplication 17946390
Show all 17 patent records
- Field-configurable And Modular Navigational System For Autonomous VehicleJul 4, 2023 · US 11,691,699Granted
- Portable Sensor Fusion Broadcast System For Maritime Situational AwarenessMay 30, 2023 · US 11,664,911Granted
- Tiling And Optimizing High-resolution Images To Improve Neural Network Object Detection And Object Detection Training PerformanceMar 23, 2023 · Application 17946390Pending
- Ultra Large Language Models As AI Agent Controllers For Improved AI Agent Performance In An EnvironmentFeb 3, 2022 · Application 17387736Pending
- Continuous Unmanned Airborne And Underwater Monitoring PlatformAug 31, 2021 · US 11,105,662Granted
- Multi-hull Unmanned Water VehicleJul 15, 2021 · Application 17145094Pending
- Autonomous Long-endurance RF Signal Interception SystemMay 4, 2021 · US 10,994,821Granted
- Systems And Method For Unmanned Undersea Sensor Position, Orientation, And Depth KeepingOct 17, 2017 · US 9,791,862Granted
- Systems And Methods For Autonomous Towing Of An Underwater Sensor ArrayOct 3, 2017 · US 9,778,388Granted
- Apparatuses, Systems, And Methods For Autonomous Undersea Sensor Position, Orientation And Depth KeepingApplication 62326942Pending
- Tiling And Optimizing High-resolution Images To Improve Neural Network Object Detection And Object Detection Training PerformanceApplication 63246112Pending
- Multi-hull Unmanned Water VehicleApplication PCTUS2021012711Pending
- Multi-hull Unmanned Water VehicleApplication 63073054Pending
- Multi-hull Unmanned Water VehicleApplication 62958944Pending
- Portable Sensor Fusion Broadcast System For Maritime Situational AwarenessApplication 62857211Pending
- Field-configurable And Modular Navigational System For Autonomous VehicleApplication 62847212Pending
- Continuous Unmanned Airborne And Underwater Monitoring PlatformApplication 62580831Pending
Related companies, and why
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- SPECTRAL IMAGING LABORATORYSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $20.7M in contracts
- XANALYTIX SYSTEMS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $20.6M in contracts
- SICORE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $20.5M in contracts
- ZONE 5 TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $20.4M in contracts
- ARTEMIS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $20.4M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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.
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