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World View Enterprises Inc.

Tucson, AZ · Founded 2012 · Aerospace · Acquired by Ondas Inc. (2026)

High-altitude long-duration aerial platform (Stratollite) with electro-optical and infrared imaging payloads for persistent surveillance

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Tucson, AZ
Founded
2012
Latest Form D
$2.6B, May 2025
Total capital
$2.6B
Federal grants
$50K
1 award · 2019
Rank in peer group#46 of 181
Private capital raised
$2.6B
6 Form D · last May 2025
17 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$3.3M
8 awards · NASA, Commerce, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#408 of 1335
Granted patents
28
12 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#6 of 181

Capital timeline

2013201520172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.6B$440K$397K$178K$105K$215K$2M1st Form D$1.1M4th Form D$25M5th Form D$7.5M6th Form D$2.6B
2013201720212025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.6B$440K$397K$215K$2M6th Form D$2.6B

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$2.6B
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$7.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Strato RADAR$2M
  • Federal contractNASA · Flight And Payload Integration Services - Minimum Guaranteed$215K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$25M
  • Federal contractNASA · IGF::OT::IGF174-B Low Cost, Lightweight, And Reusable Radiation Nose Mrd. The Flight Provider Shall Integrate The 174-B Low Cost, Lightweight, And Reusable Radiation Nose Payload Onto A Flight Opportunities Program (fop) Qualified High Altitude Balloon. The Flight Provider Shall Complete A Campaign Consisting Of 1 (one) Flight To An Altitude Specified In Table 3, For A Duration Required For A Successful Technology Demonstration.$105K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$10.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$7.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Flight For The High-altitude Electromagnetic Sounding Of Earth And Planetary Interiors (166-B) Payload$178K
  • Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200566434$397K
  • Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200558728$440K

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.

2 records have no date or no amount, so they aren’t placed on the timeline.

Standing among 181 peers

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Aerospace · System

  • Federal grants#46 · top 25%
  • Granted patents#6 · top 3%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Taber MacCallumResearcherDirectorLinked by 3 patents
  • Alan SternDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Charlie PrecourtDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David JourdanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Deepak KamraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dennis A. MuilenburgDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 22 people
  • Don TringaliDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Grant AndersonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jane PoynterExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jon PiattDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ken DorushkaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Lyndon LeaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Matteo GennaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ron GaranExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ryan HartmanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sameer GandhiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Sameer GhandiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Stephen A. WidemanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Thomas Riboud-Seydoux Fornier de ClausonneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tom IngersollDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tony Di BonaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Vab GoelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 28 granted of 40
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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Sources

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