Walaris LLC

San Francisco, CA · Defense · Private

Edge AI signal processing and sensor fusion software platform for real-time pattern recognition from multi-sensor arrays

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · walaris.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Latest Form D: $4.6M, May 2025
Total capital: $7.7M

Federal grants: $1.5M; 1 award · 2020; Rank in peer group#34 of 66
Private capital raised: $4.6M; 1 Form D · last May 2025; 17 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $1.5M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#716 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.6M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib Small Business Innovative Research Phase II Award, Autonomous Optical Sensor-based Identification And Tracking System For Rogue Suas (drones)$1.5M
May 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Autonomous optical sensor-based identification and tracking system for rogue sUAS (drones)$1.5M
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · Open Call For Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions With A Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K

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Federal first

66months

from Walaris LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019: Defense · $50K
First Form D · May 2025: $4.6M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 66 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

KYLE MELONEYResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.5M in grants as PI
MARKUS DIEHLDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
SALMAN ULLAHDirectorNamed 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.