VADUM INC

Raleigh, NC · Defense · Private

Machine learning system for automatic analysis of maritime video surveillance feeds to detect anomalous smuggling behaviors

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · vaduminc.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Raleigh, NC
Total capital: $107M

Federal grants: $19.9M; 25 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#12 of 161
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $87.3M; 109 awards · Defense, Interior, Homeland Security; Rank in Defense#92 of 1442
Granted patents: 6; 3 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#22 of 161

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.4M
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.4M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.4M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.4M
Feb 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$1.4M
Feb 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$1.4M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500

Show 127 earlier federal awards

Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ph II Sequential, Topic A19-037, Machine Learning For RF Signatures Detection And Classification System. Effort Initiated Under SBIR Ph I Contract W56KGU-19-C-0063 And SBIR Ph II Contract W56KGU-21-C-0010.$1.9M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ph II Sequential, Topic A19-037, Machine Learning For RF Signatures Detection And Classification System. Effort Initiated Under SBIR Ph I Contract W56KGU-19-C-0063 And SBIR Ph II Contract W56KGU-21-C-0010.$1.9M
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A254-003, Vadum, Inc.$1.5M
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Topic A254-003, Vadum, Inc.$1.5M
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development - Disruptor$794K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Large Language Model (llm)-based Analysis And Structuring Of Multi-modal Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Data With Explainable Reasoning From Trustworthy Adaptation And Generation$1.8M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Large Language Model (llm)-based Analysis And Structuring Of Multi-modal Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Data With Explainable Reasoning From Trustworthy Adaptation And Generation$1.8M
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$989K
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · BASE$2M
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development And Platform Integration Services For Aew Projects: Ream, Rocs, SI12,EMWRAM, And Alrt.$3.6M
May 2024Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase I · Video Analysis of Drug & Human Smuggling Activities$175K
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Phase I Award - Topic N231-004$140K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Topic N231-062$139K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Monthly Status Report$1.7M
Apr 2023Federal contractHomeland Security · To Initiate A New Contract For DHS221-001 Pii Vadum Automated AI Distress Alerts$1.0M
Apr 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY SBIR Phase II Award Resultant From DOD 2021.4 SBIR Solicitation Topic# A214-013$1.7M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Military Working Dog Hearing Protection/Active Communication System$499K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phase II Contract Under Topic A214-042, Sensor Synthetic Data Generation.$1.7M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kill Assessment for Raids using Modeling and simulation based Analysis (KARMA)$140K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced EOD Aiming Technology$1M
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II$2M
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II$1.7M
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Vadum, Inc.- Online Optimization For Command Guided Projectiles$260K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$800K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase II Titled, Compact Data Representation For Complex Electronic Warfare Scenarios$1.5M
May 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Under Topic A21- 108$111K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II - Revolutionary RF Circuit Simulator For New Electronic Design And Analysis Capabilities$1.1M
May 2022Federal contractHomeland Security · The Purpose Of This Requisition Is To Establish Funding For Automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Distress Alerts And Monitoring.$149K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · FY22 SBIR Phase 1 - Ffp Contract$259K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$259K
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Bridge And Phase II Effort Titled Compact Projectile Tracker.$1.2M
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$140K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.1M
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$240K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Action Is To Award A Phase I SBIR.$111K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d-missile Aft Antenna With Extended Capability$1.5M
Jan 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Radio Disruption of Electronic Systems$1.1M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I:a Revolutionary RF Circuit Simulator For New Electronic Design And Analysis Capabilities$166K
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Context-aware Machine Learning Signal (camls)$1.1M
Oct 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$240K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II - Vibration-enhanced Underground Sensing$1.1M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Small Arms Bullet Tracking$111K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Software-defined Modular RADAR$1.1M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Phase II Sequential Award For Services Related To The Development Of Electronic Warfare Battle Damage Assessment$1.1M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Phase I Kickoff Summary Report$166K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · SR1 "agile Electronic Support"$111K
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Brief$240K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Compact Data Representation For Complex Electronic Warfare Scenarios$150K
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research&development: Missile Aft Antenna (maa) Design Rearrangement.$150K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Aewc Baa Cag Phase 2$977K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Techniques For Real-time Hypervelocity Projectile Fly-out Generation And Optimization$1.0M
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · FY19 SBIR Phase I - Ffp Contract Machine Learning For Radio Frequency (RF) Signatures Detection And Classification System.$162K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR$108K
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Tracking Algorithm(s) for Determining Highest Probability Predicted Intercept Points(s) in the AEGIS Combat System$1.5M
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development "igf::ot::igf"$2M
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Scheduling Algorithm for Efficient and Effective Predicted Intercept Points (PIPs) for Multiple Targets$1.5M
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development "igf::ot::igf"$2M
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Time Domain Sub-Band Technique for Enhanced Linearity$108K
Apr 2019Federal contractDefense · Award Of Vadum, Inc.'s Army 17.2 SBIR Phase II Medical R&d Contract From Proposal A2-7471 For "military Working Dog Hearing Protection/active Communication System"$1.0M
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Research&development, Platform Integration Associated With Reactive Electronic Attack Measures (ream)$4.4M
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award (2) Interim Reports (1) Final Report$225K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (cpff) Contract, Small Business Innovative Research(sbir) Program, Sequential Phase II Effort Under Topic Number A141-034 To Procure A Research And Development Effort Entitled, "scalable Integrated Magnetic Sensing System (simss)" In Accordance With The Performance Work Statement (pws) Dated 24 October 2018. This Effort Supports The Mission Of The U.S. Army Research, Development, And Engineering Command (rdecom), Communications-electronics Research, Develop$999K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · Expert System For RADAR Measurement$150K
Nov 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 N172-110$750K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Current Source for Magnetic Sensor$500K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Military Working Dog Hearing Protection/Active Communication System$1.0M
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Novel Battle Damage Assessment Using Sensor Networks$150K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · 6 Month SBIR Phase 1 Topic A181-030-0396. The Contractor Shall Develop A Service-oriented Architecture (soa) To Track, Manage And Improve The Performance Of Trainees In A Basic Combat Training (bct).$100K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR 18.1 Phase I Mda Topic MDA18-002, Research&development For Vadum, Inc., Techniques For Real-time Hypervelocity Projectile Fly-out Generation And Optimization (B181-002-0040)$150K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$225K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Progress Report "igf::ot::igf"$225K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Army Phase I Proposal A172-132-0108 Titled "military Working Dog Hearing Protection/active Communication System"$150K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Phase II Enhancement For Topic A10-048$497K
Oct 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf; SBIR Phase 1 - Topic N172-110 Virtual Antenna Array Mapping$225K
Oct 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Military Working Dog Hearing Protection/Active Communication System$150K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf:: Sibr Phase III Research Army Rif$1.6M
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Cognitive Software Algorithms Techniques for Electronic Warfare$125K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR II$1.0M
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 10kW Pulsed L-Band Solid State power Amplifier$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Speed Vehicle Motion Sensor$125K
Apr 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Signal Processing for Layered Sensing$1M
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Visual Tire Pressure Indication$1.5M
Oct 2016Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Distributed Coherent Communications$100K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II$1.0M
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I First Monthly Technical Report$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$80K
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Extremely Small, High Performance Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Payloads for Expendable Undersea Platforms$80K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is A Cost-plus-fixed-fee Completion Type Contract As Defined In Far 16.306-1, Issued Pursuant To Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II, Under Topic Number A14-065, To Procure Services For A Research And Development Effort In Accordance With The Statement Of Work Attached In Section J As Attachment 0001 Entitled "SBIR Phase II Electronic Warfare (ew) Battle Damage Assessment$1.0M
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Requirement Is For A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Titled " Ground Penetrating Multiple Input Multiple Output (mimo) Vibrometer" In Response To Topic No. A15-108.$100K
Jan 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Signal Processing for Layered Sensing$150K
Jan 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I SBIR 6-MONTH Base Period - Signal Processing For Layered Sensing.$100K
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · ::igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Research And Development$140K
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIR Phase I Research And Development$140K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf This Is A SBIR Phase II, Awarded On A Cpff Basis For 24 Months. The Total Value Is $999,014.71. The First Year Is Fully Funded. The Second Year Will Be Incrementally Funded.$997K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I Third Monthly Technical Report$150K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 1 "visual Tire Pressure Indication"$150K
Apr 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II A13-018 Development Of Linear/non-linear RADAR System$1M
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Contract Award For The Advanced Scanning Technology For Imaging Radars (astir) Program.$1.3M
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Topic A14-065 Electronic Warfare Battle Damage Assessment Phase I Effort. The Ultimate Objective Of This Project Is To Develop And Demonstrate A Modular, Open System Architecture System To Provide An Ew Operator Or System Of The Effectiveness Of An Electronic Attack$100K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract$150K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev Title Of Proposed Effort: Feature Based Machine Leaning For Multiple Target Detection And Debris Mitigation$1.5M
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&dev Entitled "adaptive Compression Of Telemetry Data Using Application Specific Dictionaries" Dated 12/02/2013.$973K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$80K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf: Ot: Igf Crew Threat Model Integration_$187K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 1, Topic# A13-018 - For The Research And Development Of Linear/non-linear RADAR System$150K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Technical Data For Development Of Next Generation Power Source$150K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development-feature Based Machine Leaning For Multiple Target Detection And Debris Mitigation Igf::ot::igf$150K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · The Goal Of The Adaptive RADAR Countermeasures (arc) Program Is To Develop The Capability To Counter Adaptive RADAR Threats In Tactically Relevant Time Frames Based On Over-the-air Observable Signals. Vadum Will Be Participating In Technical Area 2.$4.9M
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development-adaptive Compression Of Telemetry Data Using Application Specific Dictionaries Igf::ot::igf$150K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · This Is A Phase II SBIR For An Advanced Solid-state C-band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier (twta).$995K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), 11C Titled "multi-shot Eod Disruptor For Robotics Applications"$1.3M
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR On Proposal No. A112-083-0770, Titled "solid State High Power C-band Twta Replacement."$150K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Multi-shot Eod Disruptor For Robotic App$118K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Engineering Phone$25K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$35K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · Warranty Gold Support$61K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Labor Hours$1.5M
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Topic N08-226, "efficient Wideband Antenna For Jtrs Gmr Communications Systems"$69K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · 57-7080-08 Threat Modeling And Simulation Integrated With An RF Propagation Simulation Enviroment$2.8M
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$2M
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · Basic Contract$70K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Research, Design And Fabricate$942K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Crew Antennas - Vehicle Applications$697K
Mar 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development For$1.5M

Federal awards are summed by year (134 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Defense · Software

Federal grants#12 · top 7%
Granted patents#22 · top 14%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 9

Jan 3, 2023GrantedMagnetic Resonance Detection (MRD) System for and Methods of Detecting and Classifying Multiple Chemical SubstancesUSPTOUS 11,543,477
Feb 2, 2021GrantedTarget Identification and Clutter Mitigation in High Resolution Radar SystemsUSPTOUS 10,908,261
Jun 11, 2019GrantedErgonomic Takedown Firearm ApparatusUSPTOUS 10,317,156

Show all 9 patent records

Magnetic Resonance Detection (MRD) System for and Methods of Detecting and Classifying Multiple Chemical SubstancesJan 3, 2023 · US 11,543,477Granted
Target Identification and Clutter Mitigation in High Resolution Radar SystemsFeb 2, 2021 · US 10,908,261Granted
Ergonomic Takedown Firearm ApparatusJun 11, 2019 · US 10,317,156Granted
RF Diffractive Element With Dynamically Writable Sub-wavelength Pattern Spatial DefinitionSep 25, 2018 · US 10,084,239Granted
Lightweight Platform Recoil Apparatus And MethodNov 28, 2017 · US 9,829,266Granted
Multi-shot disrupter apparatus and firing methodAug 2, 2016 · US 9,404,718Granted
Random Forests Bulk Filter Application for Target Identification and Clutter Mitigation in High Resolution Radar SystemsApplication 62583744Pending
Magnetic Resonance Detection (MRD) System for and Methods of Detecting and Classifying Multiple Chemical SubstancesApplication 62834789Pending
RF diffractive element with dynamically writable sub-wavelength pattern spatialApplication 62177514Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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