ZENITH AEROSPACE INC

Belmont, CA · Aerospace · Still private

High-bandwidth air-to-air and air-to-ground telecommunication module for aerial platforms

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · zenithaero.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Belmont, CA
Total capital: $1.5M

Federal grants: $1.5M; 7 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#40 of 91
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Bandwidth Air-to-air And Air-to-ground Networked Communications For Unmanned Aerial System$1.2M
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Bandwidth Air‐to‐Air and Air‐to‐Ground Networked Communications$75K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Airborne telecommunication relay via cost-effective ultra-long endurance UAVs for austere locations$49K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Science and Technology Created by Early-Stage (e.g. University) Teams$25K
Aug 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Space Pitch Day: Spaceborne Cost Effective Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Technologies with Significant Increased Resilienceeed$50K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
Aug 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions$49K

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Standing among 91 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grants#40 · top 44%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Raphael NardariResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $298K in grants as PI
John FrankelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Vijay UllalDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Yitao ZhuangExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed 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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ENDURALOCK LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
Cowboy Space CorpSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
General AstronauticsSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
NEBULA COMPUTE, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.