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Autonomy#1 · Edge 55
Swarm Defense Technologies
Builds small drones and the software that lets one operator fly several of them
Energy#2 · Edge 50
OrganiCore Nuclear
Developing the OC-80, an 80 MWe advanced small modular reactor designed to compete on cost
New NRC pre-application docket 99902184 appeared with a letter of intent ↗
Regulatory · 12d ago
Filed first Form D: $15.0M sold of $65.0M in equity from 11 investors ↗
Capital · 10w ago
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01–Swarm Defense TechnologiesBriefBuilds small drones and the software that lets one operator fly several of themAutonomy · FormationFiled its first 3 trademark applications in 5 days, 1 intent to use, 2 of them for unmanned aerial vehicles↗7w agoAutonomyFormation55
02–OrganiCore NuclearDeveloping the OC-80, an 80 MWe advanced small modular reactor designed to compete on costEnergy · FormationNew NRC pre-application docket 99902184 appeared with a letter of intent↗12d agoEnergyFormation · $15M50
03–BlueCore EnergyBriefDesigning a small pressurized water reactor on a barge to supply shore power to portsEnergy · FormationSubmitted a Regulatory Engagement Plan to the NRC on docket 99902177↗4w agoEnergyFormation · $60M48
04–Deployable EnergyBriefDeveloping the Unity Nuclear Battery, a 1 MWe helium-cooled, water-moderated microreactorEnergy · FormationRequested an NRC pre-application readiness assessment on docket 99902155↗2w agoEnergyFormation44
05–PrimordiantEmbodied Scientific IntelligenceRobotics · FormationFiled its first 4 trademark applications in one day, all intent to use, including ESI for humanoid robots↗2w agoRoboticsFormation40
06▲30CopperheadBriefAn open-source command-line AI agent for PCB design▲30Manufacturing · FormationStars up 253 in 7 days against 30 the week before↗4d agoManufacturingFormation40
07▼1Velocor Industries▼1Autonomy · FormationFirst federal award on record, $110K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: VELOCOR AIRWOLF: autonomous hybrid high…↗3mo agoAutonomyFormation39
08–Surtr Defense SystemsBriefBuilds ParallaxOS, software that fuses data from radars, RF detectors, cameras and acoustic arrays into one pictureDefense · FormationReceived FCC special temporary authority for radar testing at Pelion, South Carolina, 21 days after filing↗6d agoDefenseFormation · $4.8M39
09–Tiami NetworksIntegrated sensing and communications using 4G and 5G for drone detection, RF sensing, and real-time environmental awarenessDefense · EarlyFirst indexed paper under the company name, with at least 3 of 4 authors listing it↗4w agoDefenseEarly · $4.3M38
10–RobocurveBriefTests how well AI models control real robots and publishes the resultsRobotics · FormationCited 5 times on Hacker News in 4 weeks against 1 in the prior 8, by 5 users, top story 60 points↗4w agoRoboticsFormation · $10M37
11▲12Aloft SensingBriefCompact software-defined radar payloads for uncrewed vehicles, with a focus on stratospheric platforms▲12Defense · FormationReceived FCC special temporary authority for high-altitude platform testing, 170 days after filing↗2w agoDefenseFormation37
12▼5Discovery 2 ScaleUnifies AI-guided materials discovery, autonomous synthesis, rapid qualification, and scale-up modeling into one engineering platform▼5Manufacturing · FormationFirst federal contract on record: $7.7M prototype OT from the Army, 5 months after SAM registration↗3mo agoManufacturingFormation37
13▼2AMPERABriefDeveloping a factory-built, thorium-fueled, helium-cooled microreactor driven by external neutron generators▼2Energy · FormationNew NRC pre-application docket 99902171 appeared with an updated Regulatory Engagement Plan↗4w agoEnergyFormation36
14▼2First American Nuclear (FANCO)BriefDeveloping EAGL-1, a 240 MWe lead-bismuth-cooled fast reactor, and its own HALEU fuel fabrication▼2Energy · FormationNRC scheduled a meeting for Oct 15 on docket 99902156↗11d agoEnergyFormation35
15▼2Advanced FloatBriefA Tokyo company planning to own and operate offshore floating nuclear power plants▼2Energy · FormationNew NRC pre-application docket 99902176 appeared with a Regulatory Engagement Plan↗4w agoEnergyFormation33
16InMaraInDefense · FormationFirst federal award on record, $75K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: Development and testing of maras…↗3mo agoDefenseFormation · $7M33
17▼1Alva EnergyBriefExtended power uprates for existing U.S. pressurized water reactors, planned as fixed-price projects▼1Energy · EarlyNRC scheduled a pre-application meeting for Oct 7 on docket 99902154↗4w agoEnergyEarly32
18▼3Voltair▼3Autonomy · FormationFAA accepted a Remote ID declaration for aircraft model Faraday-1, its first on the FAA list↗13d agoAutonomyFormation32
19▼5CX2Delivers spectrum dominance to the battlefield by providing AI-enabled hardware and software that see, disrupt, and defend the electromagnetic domain in contested environments▼5Defense · EarlyApplied for FCC special temporary authority to test at Fort Gordon, Georgia: 1 transmitter on 2400-2450 MHz↗6d agoDefenseEarly32
20▼3Valstad ShipworksBriefBuilds robotic fabrication cells and structural panel kits for ship production and repair▼3Robotics · FormationFiled first Form D: $8.6M sold of $11.3M in equity from 15 investors↗9w agoRoboticsFormation31
21▲4Valinor Enterprises (Dispatch)▲4Autonomy · EarlyFiled 5 trademark applications in one day, all intent to use, including VALINOR for unmanned aerial vehicles↗11d agoAutonomyEarly · $85M31
22▼4Parallel RoboticsBriefDeveloping hand-held, electrically powered instruments for laparoscopic surgery▼4Robotics · FormationFiled first Form D: $7.3M sold of $11.3M from 32 investors↗4w agoRoboticsFormation29
23▼4FPF DefenseBriefDeveloping SmartFlak, a counter-drone system built around a low-cost autonomous kinetic interceptor▼4Defense · FormationFiled its first 3 trademark applications in one day for unmanned aerial vehicles, all intent to use↗3mo agoDefenseFormation · $10M29
24▼3Veridis DefenseBriefDesigning a swarm of 5 to 15 autonomous firefighting multirotors run by one operator▼3Autonomy · FormationFiled intent-to-use trademark VERIDIS DEFENSE for unmanned aerial vehicles, its first trademark filing↗3w agoAutonomyFormation28
25▼3OrkoraBriefDeveloping offshore nuclear power stations to export multi-gigawatt power to national grids, per its founder's site▼3Energy · FormationFiled first Form D: $10.2M sold, the full offering, in equity from 6 investors↗9w agoEnergyFormation · $10.2M28
26▼2KnightwerxAn operational force for defense innovation the next era of defense technology▼2Autonomy · EarlyFirst federal award on record, $75K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: SUDS - standoff unmanned aircraft system…↗4mo agoAutonomyEarly · $11M27
27▲13Singularity DefenseAnswering humanity’s call to engineer counter-weapon systems at scale▲13Defense · EarlyFiled its first 13 trademark applications in one day, all intent to use, including REVERE for missiles↗3w agoDefenseEarly · $80M27
28▲205Operational Robotics▲205RoboticsFiled its first 2 trademark applications, all intent to use, including OCEANONE for industrial robots↗5d agoRobotics27
29▼3RosotaBriefA Seoul spin-off reported to be developing SurgiLogger, a recorder of motion, force and video for laparoscopic instruments▼3Robotics · FormationFirst indexed paper under the company name, with at least 4 of 12 authors listing it↗4w agoRoboticsFormation · $965K26
30▼3Valar AtomicsScaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production▼3Energy · GrowthNew NRC pre-application docket 99902185 appeared with a Regulatory Engagement Plan↗3w agoEnergyGrowth26
31▼1Blue EnergyFactory-built nuclear plants delivered in 3 years at $5k/kW▼1Energy · GrowthSubmitted part 1 of a construction permit application to the NRC on docket 99902137↗5w agoEnergyGrowth26
32▲213HylioProudly American owned and operated, Hylio designs, manufactures, and provides drone systems for crop applications, wetland and forestry management, vector control, and more▲213Autonomy · GrowthFAA accepted 5 new Remote ID declarations since Jul 2026: PHOTON Blue and 4 more (19 on the FAA list)↗3d agoAutonomyGrowth25
33▲1Poseidon AerospaceBriefDesigns and builds unmanned fixed-wing cargo aircraft, which it plans to operate itself▲1Autonomy · EarlyApplied for FCC special temporary authority to test at Pendleton, Oregon: 1 transmitter on 2360-2395 MHz↗3w agoAutonomyEarly · $71M25
34▲44Aalo AtomicsCreating abundant and dependable clean energy to power humanity for generations▲44Energy · GrowthRequested an NRC pre-application readiness assessment on docket 99902180↗4w agoEnergyGrowth · $136M25
35▲2Chariot DefenseBriefBuilds Amphora, a family of transportable battery power systems for military units▲2Defense · EarlyFirst federal award on record, $75K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: Amphora expeditionary microgrid↗4mo agoDefenseEarly · $41M24
36▼8Atfuta RoboticsDeveloping physical AI and intelligent robotic systems that connect perception, reasoning, mobility, and real-world interaction▼8Robotics · FormationFiled intent-to-use trademark ATFUTA for humanoid robots, its first trademark filing↗4w agoRoboticsFormation24
37▲6Luwu Dynamics (XGO)▲6Robotics · EarlyAdded 678 stars in 30 days, 100% of its 678 total↗4w agoRoboticsEarly24
38▲3Neros TechnologiesVertically integrating production of unmanned defense systems in the United States, securing the autonomous supply chain▲3Defense · GrowthNo unexpired certificate older than 30 days for 2 subdomains: staging-configurator and product-tables↗10d agoDefenseGrowth · $371M24
39▲75MatrixSpace▲75Defense · EarlyApplied for FCC special temporary authority to test at Slidell, Louisiana: 4 transmitters on 24.45-24.65 GHz↗4w agoDefenseEarly · $58M24
40▼11AerovecBriefA portable wind turbine that ships in a standard container and stands without a concrete foundation▼11Energy · FormationFirst federal award on record, $75K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: Rapid-deployment containerized wind turbine…↗4mo agoEnergyFormation24
41▼8Hitchhiker Orbital▼8Space · FormationFiled 3 trademark applications in 4 days, all intent to use, 2 of them for services related to satellites↗9d agoSpaceFormation24
42▼11VoltXBuilds low-cost autonomous defense systems for contested environments, including interceptor missiles and unmanned underwater vehicles engineered fast and fielded faster▼11DefenseFirst federal contract on record: $500K prototype OT from SOCOM, 19 months after SAM registration↗4mo agoDefense23
43▲46Echodyne▲46Autonomy · GrowthApplied for FCC special temporary authority to test at Terre Haute, Indiana: 1 transmitter on 15.7-16.6 GHz↗11d agoAutonomyGrowth · $202M23
44▲9K2 SpaceBuilding the largest satellites in orbit▲9Space · GrowthDomain rank rose from 871,478 to 634,158 in 30 days, a bigger gain than 91% of similarly ranked sites↗1d agoSpaceGrowth · $1B23
45▲64Turion SpaceBuilding the foundational infrastructure of space through vehicles, mission software, and payloads▲64Space · GrowthReceived a new FCC experimental license for space operations on 8210 MHz, 62 days after filing↗12d agoSpaceGrowth · $81.7M22
46▼2Evolve DynamicsUncrewed aerial systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance▼2Autonomy · EarlyApplied for FCC special temporary authority: 2 transmitters on 2400-2483 MHz↗4w agoAutonomyEarly22
47▲13Last EnergyA new nuclear energy solution for customers of any size – rapidly deploying, affordable, clean, baseload power at scale with a full-service delivery model▲13Energy · GrowthRequested an NRC readiness assessment on docket 99902140↗5w agoEnergyGrowth · $164M22
48▼13Hebbian RoboticsBriefSoftware that checks the quality of robot and egocentric video data before it is used to train models▼13Robotics · FormationAdded 30 stars in 30 days, 10% of its 301 total↗12d agoRoboticsFormation22
49–Open RealityPhone video to AI-queryable 3D scenesRobotics · FormationStars up 290 in 30 days against 102 in the 30 days before↗8d agoRoboticsFormation22
50▼8Drone Round▼8Defense · FormationWon $263K production OT from the Army, 6 months after SAM registration↗3mo agoDefenseFormation22
51▼12Skytrax▼12Autonomy · FormationFirst federal award on record, $74K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: Modular VTOL aircraft with interchangeable…↗4mo agoAutonomyFormation22
52▲9Varda Space IndustriesExpanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform▲9Space · Growth67 of 110 open roles posted in the last 30 days, against 14 in the 30 days before↗4d agoSpaceGrowth · $598M21
53▼2Apollo AtomicsBuilding the Most Power-Dense Nuclear System▼2Energy · FormationSubmitted a Quality Assurance Program Description to the NRC on docket 99902160↗4w agoEnergyFormation · $31M21
54▼8PAVE Aerospace▼8Autonomy · FormationFiled its first 2 trademark applications for military drones, all intent to use, including PAVE AEROSPACE↗4w agoAutonomyFormation21
55▼7Tuojing Intelligence (拓境智能, TuojingAI)▼7Robotics · FormationFirst indexed paper under the company name, with at least 4 of 18 authors listing it↗9w agoRoboticsFormation20
56▲25CHAOS IndustriesBuilds a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN TM), giving military, commercial, and border teams the ultimate advantage: domain dominance▲25Defense · Growth52 of 160 open roles posted in the last 14 days, including Head of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)↗3d agoDefenseGrowth · $1B20
57▼12FibrXBriefStructural health and corrosion monitoring that pairs fiber optic sensors with cloud software▼12Defense · FormationFirst federal award on record, $105K Air Force SBIR/STTR order: Dual-use fiber optic sensor suite for in…↗4mo agoDefenseFormation20
58▼26Angel Aerial SystemsBriefA Cincinnati drone maker selling small battery-powered aircraft built for long hover time▼26Autonomy · FormationFAA accepted a Remote ID declaration for aircraft model Trio Scout, its first on the FAA list↗3mo agoAutonomyFormation · $4M20
59▼4Strix Drones▼4Autonomy · EarlyFirst federal contract on record: $625K prototype OT from DIU, 2.4 years after SAM registration↗4mo agoAutonomyEarly · $5M20
60▼8VeloAlpha▼8Energy · FormationAt least 7 papers and 8 authors list the company as an affiliation in the last 120 days↗3w agoEnergyFormation20
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