ULTRA-LOW LOSS TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Goleta, CA · Founded 2018 · Defense · Private

Photonically integrated high-power, low-noise narrow-linewidth laser source with high-speed optical phase/amplitude modulation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ultralowlosstechnologies.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Goleta, CA
Founded: 2018
Latest Form D: $1, Apr 2019
Total capital: $4.6M

Federal grants: $1.8M; 4 awards · 2019–2023; Rank in peer group#17 of 113
Private capital raised: $1; 1 Form D · last Apr 2019; 91 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $2.8M; 3 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Defense#633 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Silicon Photonics Optical RF Transmitter (SPORT)$1.3M
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dilute Waveguide SOAs for high power and low noise applications$173K
Apr 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Space Division Multiplexing with Multi-Core Fiber for Energy Efficient Integrated Photonic Networking Technologies$250K
Feb 2021Federal contractNASA · High Resolution On-chip Photonic Mkid Spectrometer$750K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Lasers For Universal Microscale Optical Systems (lumos) Will Bring Efficient On-chip Optical Gain To Highly-capable Integrated Photonics Platforms And Enable Complete Photonics Functionality On A Single Substrate For Disruptive Optical Microsystems.$1.9M
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Broadband Arrayed Waveguide Grating With Microwave Kinetic Detector Array For Fully Integrated High-resolution Photonic Spectrograph$125K
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact and Low-cost High Performance Spectrometer Sensor based on Integrated Photonics Technology$140K
Apr 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1

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Standing among 113 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#17 · top 15%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Renan MoreiraResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.5M in grants as PI
Jonathan KlamkinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matthew Jacob-MitosExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed 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 · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal 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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Data freshness

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