VANNEVAR LABS INC

PALO ALTO, CA · Founded 2019 · Defense · Private

AI-powered document analysis and threat intelligence platform for defense exploitation of adversarial technical documents

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Updated Aug 28, 2026 · vannevarlabs.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: PALO ALTO, CA
Founded: 2019
Latest Form D: $4.1M, May 2019
Total capital: $20M

Federal grants: $750K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#25 of 61
Private capital raised: $4.1M; 1 Form D · last May 2019; 90 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $15.2M; 6 awards · Defense, State; Rank in Defense#319 of 1442
Granted patents: 4; 4 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#4 of 61

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractState · Mex-pd-research CAMPAIGNS-FY25$245K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Stratfi - Velocity$13M
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · The Contractor SBIR Technical Proposal F213951 Work Plan Is Found In The Attachments Of This Contract. The Principal Investigator For This Effort Is Scott Weitzner.$200K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Advanced Battle Management System$2K
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · Tacfi$1.7M
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · AI-Driven Processing of Foreign Adversary Weapons and Threat Information for Air Force Mission Planning$750K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Tactical Targeting Platform For Air Force Intelligence Squadrons Powered By Machine Learning Teams Powered By Machine Learning$49K
May 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.1M

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Standing among 61 peers

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Defense · Software

Federal grants#25 · top 41%
Granted patents#4 · top 7%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Brett Carlsen GranbergExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Eleony Shepherd MoorheadExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 8

Jun 25, 2024GrantedNeural Network-based Optical Character RecognitionUSPTOUS 12,020,152
May 2, 2023GrantedForeign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsUSPTOUS 11,640,233
Jan 4, 2022GrantedForeign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsUSPTOUS 11,216,621

Show all 8 patent records

Neural Network-based Optical Character RecognitionJun 25, 2024 · US 12,020,152Granted
Foreign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsMay 2, 2023 · US 11,640,233Granted
Foreign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsJan 4, 2022 · US 11,216,621Granted
Neural Network-based Optical Character RecognitionAug 10, 2021 · US 11,087,163Granted
Foreign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsApplication PCTUS2021030012Pending
Neural Network-based Optical Character RecognitionApplication PCTUS2020058321Pending
Foreign Language Machine Translation Of Documents In A Variety Of FormatsApplication 63017567Pending
Neural Network-based Optical Character RecognitionApplication 62929648Pending

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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 Aug 28, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.