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VECTOR ATOMIC INC

Pleasanton, CA · Quantum · Acquired

Compact, low-noise laser control electronics for quantum systems

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Updated · vectoratomic.com

Sector
Quantum
Headquarters
Pleasanton, CA
Total capital
$88.8M
Federal grants
$16.8M
18 awards · 2018–2026
Rank in peer group#2 of 19
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$72M
33 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce
Rank in Quantum#3 of 112
Granted patents
19
6 pending · first 2021
Rank in peer group#3 of 19

Capital timeline

20182020202220242026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $88.8M2018: $300K across 2 grants · $4.1M across 6 contracts$4.4M2019: $1.0M across 1 grant · $24M across 4 contracts$25M2020: $1.6M across 2 grants · $117K across 1 contract2021: $1.5M across 2 grants · $11.5M across 4 contracts$13M2022: $1.2M across 1 grant2023: $939K across 2 contracts2024: $3.7M across 6 grants · $21.8M across 10 contracts$25.5M2025: $5.8M across 3 grants · $7.9M across 5 contracts$13.7M2026: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 1 contract$3.4M
20182020202220242026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $88.8M2018: $300K across 2 grants · $4.1M across 6 contracts2019: $1.0M across 1 grant · $24M across 4 contracts$25M2020: $1.6M across 2 grants · $117K across 1 contract2021: $1.5M across 2 grants · $11.5M across 4 contracts$13M2022: $1.2M across 1 grant2023: $939K across 2 contracts2024: $3.7M across 6 grants · $21.8M across 10 contracts$25.5M2025: $5.8M across 3 grants · $7.9M across 5 contracts$13.7M2026: $1.7M across 1 grant · $1.7M across 1 contract

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phii Topic Number OSD232-009, Application-specific Electronic Package For A Quantum Sensor An Application-specific Electronics Package That Enables Low-noise Miniaturization Of Quantum Systems.$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phii Topic Number OSD232-009, Application-specific Electronic Package For A Quantum Sensor An Application-specific Electronics Package That Enables Low-noise Miniaturization Of Quantum Systems.$1.7M
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal contractDefense · To Advance Affordable, Resilient, And Interoperable Technologies Within The Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture To Enhance Space Capabilities, Support Joint Warfighting Operations, And Enable All-domain Command And Control On A Global Scale.$1.9M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · To Advance Affordable, Resilient, And Interoperable Technologies Within The Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture To Enhance Space Capabilities, Support Joint Warfighting Operations, And Enable All-domain Command And Control On A Global Scale.$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · Topic: AF23C-T002 Topic Title: Tunable, Integrated Electro-optic Frequency Comb For Space-based Communications And Precision, Navigation And Timing Applications Proposal: F2-18969 Proposal Title: Tunable, Integrated Comb For Timing And Communications$1.9M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic: AF23C-T002 Topic Title: Tunable, Integrated Electro-optic Frequency Comb For Space-based Communications And Precision, Navigation And Timing Applications Proposal: F2-18969 Proposal Title: Tunable, Integrated Comb For Timing And Communications$1.9M
Show 44 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Optical Clock Units$2.1M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Miniature Iodine Nanosecond Timekeeper (mint)$2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Miniature Iodine Nanosecond Timekeeper (mint)$2M
  • Federal contractDefense · STTR Af 23C-T002$200K
  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) III Titled "scaling Manufacturing And Affordability Of Resilient Timing Systems (smarts)"$11M
  • Federal contractCommerce · Low Power Dual Comb Spectrometer$249K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Af 23C-T002$200K
  • Federal contractDefense · Under The 42-MONTH Miniature Ultra-stable Iodine Clock Program, Vector Atomic Will Develop And Demonstrate A Liter Scale Optical Clock. Music's Simplified Optical Clock Architecture Supports Aggressive Miniaturization, Low-cost Manufacturing And$6.3M
  • Federal contractCommerce · Optical Atomic Clock$545K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR 2 OSD232-D04$1.7M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 OSD232-D04$1.7M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Generate Ultrastable Optical And Radio Frequency (RF) Signals From A Central Hub Containing An Optical Atomic Clock$200K
  • Federal contractDefense · Generate Ultrastable Optical And Radio Frequency (RF) Signals From A Central Hub Containing An Optical Atomic Clock$200K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$290K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$290K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$295K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Contract Award$295K
  • Federal contractNASA · Development Of A Cold Atom Laser System (decals)$699K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1$240K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Circuit Integration for Robust Quantum Information Technology Scalability (CIRQuITS)$1.2M
  • Federal contractDefense · Miniature Ultra-stable Iodine Clock Component Development$5M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct To Phase 2: Product-ready Iodine Clock Enabled By Low-environmental Sensitivity Subsystems (priceless) Phase 2$5.2M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Comb Using Photonically Integrated Devices (CUPID)$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Vector Atomic Will Prototype And Design A Miniature Iodine-stabilized Oscillator (miso).$125K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Photonically-Integrated Rubidium Inertial Measurement Unit for Space (PRIMUS)$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Phase II Year 1$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Comb Using Photonically Integrated Devices (cupid)$117K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Photonically-Integrated Rubidium Atomic Navigator (PIRANa)$140K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Heterodyne Integrated Photonics Package for Optical Synchronization (HIPPOS)$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Circuit Integration for Robust Quantum Information Technology Scalability (CIRQuITS)$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Building Enhancements: New Baa Effort, Gamesim Proposes To Improve The Quality, Accuracy, And Usability Of Procedurally Generated Building Representations. All Tasks Focus On Aspects Of Procedural Building Generation And Each Has Defined Deliverables In Terms Of Output Products That Can Be Directly Utilized In Mission Rehearsal And Training Scenarios.$8.4M
  • Federal contractDefense · Gravity-aided Inertial Navigation System (gains)$6.6M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development, Hdct Effort Titled "uflatpack Accelerometer-gyroscope Sensor Using Hybrid Integrated Photonics"$7.4M
  • Federal contractDefense · Photomically-integrated Robidium Inertial Measurement Unit For Space (primus) Topic Af 182-072$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Circuit Integration for Robust Quantum Information Technology Scalability (CIRQuITS)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · "comb-based Heterodyne And Synchronization Module (chasm)"$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · FLatpack Accelerometer-Gyroscope Sensor using Hybrid Integrated Photonics (FLAGSHIP)$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Flatpack Accelerometer-gyroscope Sensor Using Hybrid Integrated Photonics (flagship)$3.3M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$225K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Goal Of Class Is To Develop A Compact, Low Power, Long-lifetime Cold Atom Source For Inertial Sensors And Clocks. Class Will Be Designed To Produce High Cold Atom Fluxes Over A Temperature Range Suitable For Commercial- And Space-grade Atomic Devices. Projected Loading Rates Are Sufficient To Support State-of-the-art Atomic Sensor Performance. In Phase I, Vector Atomic Will Design The Full Class Vacuum Package, Which Consists Of An Atomic Source, Mot Cooling Optics, And Electrical And Optica$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Flatpack Accelerometer-gyroscope Sensor Using Hybrid Integrated Photonics (flagship)$149K

Federal awards are summed by year (51 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.

Standing among 19 peers

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Quantum · Device

  • Federal grants#2 · top 11%
  • Granted patents#3 · top 16%
  • Linked publications#5 · top 26%

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Founders and team

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What it has protected

USPTO · 19 granted of 25
  • GrantedIntegrated End Mirror Assembly For A Fiber Ring LaserUSPTOUS 12,658,661
  • PendingIntegrated Circuit For A Highly Flexible Low Noise Laser Current SourceUSPTOApplication 18960639
  • PendingOffset Locked Dual Laser System For Mts SpectroscopyUSPTOApplication 18935036
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Recent research by its founders

  • Dynamic spectral tailoring of a 10 GHz laser frequency comb for enhanced calibration of astronomical spectrographs20255 cites
  • Dynamic spectral tailoring of a 10 GHz laser frequency comb for enhanced calibration of astronomical spectrographs20250 cites
  • Optical timekeeping in the field20250 cites

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Regulatory activity · Quantum

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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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