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X-BOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS INC

Albuquerque, NM · Aerospace · Still private

Additively manufactured solid rocket motors using direct-extrusion printing of propellant slurry

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Updated · xbowsystems.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Albuquerque, NM
Latest Form D
$6M, Nov 2025
Total capital
$108M
Federal grants
$15.5M
3 awards · 2021–2026
Rank in peer group#15 of 155
Private capital raised
$92.5M
4 Form D · last Nov 2025
11 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
8
2 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#25 of 155

Capital timeline

202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $108M$50K$4.4M$11M1st Form D$15M2nd Form D$46.5M4th Form D$6M
202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $108M$50K$4.4M$11M1st Form D$15M2nd Form D$46.5M

Latest events

  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · RADAR Response Small Launcher Technology$11M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$6M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$25M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$46.5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Enhance Solid Rocket Motor Development$4.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$15M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Additively Manufactured Solid Propellants (AMSP). X-BOW$50K

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

13months

from X-BOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Apr 2021
Defense · $50K
First Form D · May 2022
$15M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
1 award

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

Standing among 155 peers

Line = median

Aerospace · Device

  • Federal grants#15 · top 10%
  • Granted patents#25 · top 16%

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
  • Jason HundleyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
  • Maureen GannonResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $50K in grants as PI
  • John LearyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mark KaufmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mark SpotoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Matt BiggeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Matthew BiggeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Peter WegnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Yasmin SeyalExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 8 granted of 10
  • Pending3D-PRINTED Rocket Fuel Grains, Rocket Engines And An Additive Manufacturing ProcessUSPTOApplication 18915248
  • PendingRocket Motors And Methods Of Manufacturing Rocket MotorsUSPTOApplication 19351208
  • GrantedRocket Motors And Methods Of Manufacturing Rocket MotorsUSPTOUS 12,442,349
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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

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