VALT ENTERPRIZES, INC.
Vertical air-breathing launch technology (VALT) platform for rapid, low-cost hypersonic flight testing and data collection
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- SANFORD, ME
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $31K, Mar 2023
- Total capital
- $33.2M
- Federal grants
- $5.9M
- 1 award · 2020
- Rank in peer group#34 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $31K
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2023
- 43 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $27.3M
- 2 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#124 of 1335
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III$17.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$31K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · VALT Hypersonic Flight Testbed / Booster$5.9M
- Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d$10M
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.
Federal first
28months
from VALT ENTERPRIZES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Nov 2020
- Defense · $10M
- First Form D · Mar 2023
- $31K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#34 · top 38%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Karl HooseResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $5.9M in grants as PI
- Elise McGillExecutive 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 · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .