Zizmos, Inc.
Defense
Dense seismic network using MEMS accelerometers in smartphones with real-time earthquake early warning algorithms
zizmos.com →- Grants
- $375K
- 2 awards
- Sector median: 2
- Raised
- —
- No Form D on record
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 1
- 0 granted · 1 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓2014201520162017
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Implementing a low-cost seismic network using mobile phones and MEMS accelerometers | $150,000 | |
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Achieving a scalable Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) with a sub-second response | $225,000 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1422 | Instrunetix LLC | — | — |
| 1423 | Ornadyne | — | — |
| 1424 | MNW Tech Inc. | — | — |
| 1425 | Zizmos, Inc. | — | — |
| 1426 | Technology Catalyst LLC | — | — |
| 1427 | Defiant Technologies Inc. | — | — |
| 1428 | PANERATECH, INC. | — | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Patents
- Detecting Earthquakes Through A Network Of Geographically Distributed Sensorsapplication
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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