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ZULU PODS INC

Miami, FL · Founded 2020 · Defense · Private

Capsule-based lubrication delivery system for short-duration engines

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Miami, FL
Founded
2020
Latest Form D
$2.6M, Apr 2025
Total capital
$6M
Federal grants
$1.1M
2 awards · 2023–2024
Rank in peer group#27 of 147
Private capital raised
$2.6M
3 Form D · last Apr 2025
18 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$2.2M
3 awards · Defense
Rank in Defense#663 of 1442
Granted patents
7
3 pending · first 2021
Rank in peer group#23 of 147

Capital timeline

2022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $9M$231K$135K$2M$994K$1K1st Form D$50K2nd Form D$3M3rd Form D$2.6M
2022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $9M$231K$135K$2M$994K1st Form D$50K2nd Form D$3M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2.6M
  • Federal contractDefense · Fourth On-ramp For Enterprise-wide Agile Acquisition Contract (ewaac) Vehicle.$1K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$994K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$2M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Self Energized Packaged Oil Systems: Simple, Low Cost, Lightweight, and High Efficiency Non-recirculating Lubrication systems for Small Limited-life e$135K
  • Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$231K
  • Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$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.

Standing among 147 peers

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Defense · Device

  • Federal grants#27 · top 18%
  • Granted patents#23 · top 16%

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
  • Daniella SladenResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent
  • Todd CurrierResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $135K in grants as PI
  • Joseph K CunninghamExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert SladenExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Troy P CunninghamExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 7 granted of 10
  • PendingPressure Driven Fluid Delivery SystemUSPTOApplication 19095959
  • PendingActively Actuated Pods And Methods Of Using SameUSPTOApplication 19037142
  • GrantedMass And/or Spring Assisted Rupture DiscUSPTOUS 12,276,347
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Related companies, and why

  • FANTASTIC DATA LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts
  • ELPHEL, INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts
  • NAKAMIR INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts
  • FlashScan3D, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts
  • Heureka CorporationSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts
  • API Engineering LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $2.2M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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