XONA SPACE SYSTEMS INC.
Atmospheric mapping and satellite integrity monitoring system (AMSIM) for correcting ionospheric and tropospheric errors in satellite-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- BURLINGAME, CA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $239M, Oct 2026
- Total capital
- $295M
- Federal grants
- $3.6M
- 4 awards · 2020–2024
- Rank in peer group#48 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $285M
- 5 Form D · last Oct 2026
- 0 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $6.4M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#295 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 11
- 10 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#8 of 89
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$239M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$170M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$74.6M
- Federal contractDefense · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation, And Timing. This Direct 2 Phase II Contract Focuses On Providing Real-time Monitoring Of Current And Future Gnss To End Users To Ensure High Quality Navigation.$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SF241-D025 Alternative Position, Navigation, And Timing. This Direct 2 Phase II Contract Focuses On Providing Real-time Monitoring Of Current And Future Gnss To End Users To Ensure High Quality Navigation.$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SF241-D025. This Direct 2 Phase II Contract Aims To Demonstrate The Ability For The Warfighter To Trust The Use Of Commercial Space-base Pnt In Operations.$1.6M
- Federal contractDefense · SF241-D025. This Direct 2 Phase II Contract Aims To Demonstrate The Ability For The Warfighter To Trust The Use Of Commercial Space-base Pnt In Operations.$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$30.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Xona D2P2$3.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Global and Alternate Radionavigation Signals for Hypersonic and Low Earth Orbit Applications$140K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A Realtime Atmospheric Mapping and Monitoring System to Enable a Next-Generation Global Navigation Service$225K
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
23months
from XONA SPACE SYSTEMS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2020
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Apr 2022
- $10M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#8 · top 9%
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- Brian ManningResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $225K in grants as PI
- Adrien PerkinsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lewis JonesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rob DesboroughDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sky DaytonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 11 granted of 21- GrantedTransmitting Secure Navigation Signals Via Applying EncryptionUSPTOUS 12,618,984
- PendingReceiving And Processing Navigation Signals Generated Via Applying A Bandwidth-efficient Modulation SchemeUSPTOApplication 19234895
- GrantedLeo Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Methods For Use TherewithUSPTOUS 12,366,665
Show all 21 patent records
- Transmitting Secure Navigation Signals Via Applying EncryptionMay 5, 2026 · US 12,618,984Granted
- Receiving And Processing Navigation Signals Generated Via Applying A Bandwidth-efficient Modulation SchemeOct 2, 2025 · Application 19234895Pending
- Leo Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Methods For Use TherewithJul 22, 2025 · US 12,366,665Granted
- Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Nodes For Use TherewithFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,228,654Granted
- Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Gateway For Use TherewithJan 7, 2025 · US 12,189,041Granted
- Low Earth Orbit Satellite For Generating Navigation Messages With Alerts And Methods For Use TherewithJul 9, 2024 · US 12,032,076Granted
- Satellite Constellation System For Transmitting A Navigation SignalJul 9, 2024 · US 12,032,068Granted
- Generation And Transmission Of Navigation SignalsFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,899,120Granted
- Satellite For Transmitting A Navigation Signal In A Satellite Constellation SystemJun 6, 2023 · US 11,668,834Granted
- Satellite For Broadcasting Clock State DataJun 6, 2023 · US 11,668,843Granted
- Low Earth Orbit Satellite For Facilitating Enhanced PositioningMay 2, 2023 · US 11,640,002Granted
- Satellite For Broadcasting High Precision DataNov 29, 2022 · US 11,513,232Granted
- Broadcasting High Precision Data via a Satellite SystemApplication 62853398Pending
- Leo Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Methods For Use TherewithApplication PCTUS2024025772Pending
- Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Gateway For Use TherewithApplication PCTUS2023036350Pending
- Satellite Constellation System With Plane-based Prn And/or Turbo Product CodingApplication 63498424Pending
- Systems And Methods For Generation Reception And Transmission Of Navigation SignalsApplication 63387312Pending
- Satellite Constellation System For Facilitating Enhanced Positioning And Gateway For Use TherewithApplication 63422736Pending
- Generation And Transmission Of Navigation SignalsApplication PCTUS2022026492Pending
- Satellite For Transmitting A Navigation Signal In A Satellite Constellation SystemApplication PCTUS2022071656Pending
- Satellite For Broadcasting High Precision DataApplication PCTUS2020021687Pending
Related companies, and why
- Bryan ChanShares a founder: Bryan Chan
- XONA SPACE SYSTEMS INCShares a founder: Brian Manning
- Alare Technologies, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.5M in contracts
- BOULDER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.5M in contracts
- APPLIED SCIENCE INNOVATIONS, INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.4M in contracts
- SOMEWEAR LABS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.4M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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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