Zero Cognitive Systems, Inc.

CAMPBELL, CA · Clean tech · Still private

Clean burning, carbon-neutral synthetic fuel compatible with existing engines

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Sector
Clean tech
Headquarters
CAMPBELL, CA
Latest Form D
$26.1M, May 2024
Total capital
$38.1M
Federal grants
$149K
1 award · 2025
Rank in peer group#2 of 50
Private capital raised
$37.9M
2 Form D · last May 2024
29 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
3
first 2022
Rank in peer group#8 of 50

Capital timeline

2022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $38.1M$149K1st Form D$11.8M2nd Form D$26.1M
2022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $38.1M$149K1st Form D$11.8M2nd Form D$26.1M

Latest events

  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Proposal # OSD254-P001-0256 For Herculesai: Fast, Reliable, And Secure Ai-powered Data Solutions To Automate DOD Workflows$149K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$26.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$11.8M

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Standing among 50 peers

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Clean tech · Material

  • Federal grants#2 · top 4%
  • Granted patents#8 · top 16%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Gevorg KarapetyanResearcherDirectorLinked by 3 patents
  • Alex BabinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Andrew SchoenthalDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Eelco Van MaarenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Eugene MalobrodskyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Igor RyabenkiyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Maks AgamirDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Trevor BellExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ullas NaikDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 3
  • ISEECHANGE, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
  • HNO Green Fuels, IncSimilar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
  • KEPNER PRODUCTS COSimilar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
  • Charm IndustrialSimilar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
  • HEDGEFOG RESEARCH INC.Similar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
  • Accelerate Wind, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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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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