ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

ALEXANDRIA, VA · Defense · Private

Next-generation radioisotope power system (RPS) for long-endurance, resilient power generation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · zenopower.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: ALEXANDRIA, VA
Latest Form D: $53.8M, Dec 2025
Total capital: $61.7M

Federal grants: $8M; 3 awards · 2018–2022; Rank in peer group#23 of 94
Private capital raised: $53.8M; 1 Form D · last Dec 2025; 10 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; 9 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#26 of 94

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$53.8M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Zeno Power Systems Strategic Financing Increase (STRATFI) Proposal$7.2M
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Next-Generation Radioisotope Power System to Enable Space Domain Awareness$749K
Nov 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Next-Generation Radioisotope Power System$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

85months

from ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Nov 2018: Defense · $50K
First Form D · Dec 2025: $53.8M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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

Standing among 94 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grants#23 · top 24%
Granted patents#26 · top 28%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Tyler BernsteinResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $799K in grants as PI
Arjun SethiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John M. RichardsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonathan SegalExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sam RohrDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 11

Jul 31, 2025PendingMethods And Systems For Strontium Impurity ExtractionUSPTOApplication 19036967
Mar 18, 2025GrantedFuel Fabrication Process For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsUSPTOUS 12,254,997
Jul 18, 2023GrantedFuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsUSPTOUS 11,705,251

Show all 11 patent records

Methods And Systems For Strontium Impurity ExtractionJul 31, 2025 · Application 19036967Pending
Fuel Fabrication Process For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsMar 18, 2025 · US 12,254,997Granted
Fuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsJul 18, 2023 · US 11,705,251Granted
Fuel Fabrication Process For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication PCTUS2022033875Pending
Fuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication PCTUS2021062360Pending
Fuel Fabrication Process For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication 63211498Pending
Fuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication PCTUS2020065357Pending
Fuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication 63122733Pending
Fuel Design And Shielding Design For Radioisotope Thermoelectric GeneratorsApplication 62948479Pending
Methods And Systems For Strontium Impurity ExtractionApplication PCTUS2025013018Pending
Strontium Impurity Extraction ApproachesApplication 63625756Pending

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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.