Aerovec

Why it fits

A $74,959 purchase order from the Air Force SBIR/STTR contracting office for a containerized wind turbine for tactical microgrids spans defense and energy. Evidence so far is one prototype and two acquired patents, an early signal, not a proven product.

Stage and round

Incorporated in Delaware on 26 August 2022. Sold $507,000 of Series Seed preferred (a Form D of 13 April 2023 showed $178,000 from 7 investors). Closed on $115,790.56 through Reg CF (Form C-U filed 25 July 2025) at a self-set $2,999,750 pre-money valuation. The August 2026 annual report shows no revenue and $14,341.64 of cash at 31 March 2026. A $74,959 Air Force purchase order was signed 25 June 2026.

Ask on the first call

1. 01What has the prototype measured since June 2024 (power curve, annual energy per square metre against a conventional rotor), and has any third party verified it?
2. 02The abstracts of the two acquired US patents do not mention a cowling. Which claims cover the cowling design, and what has Aerovec filed in its own name?
3. 03The amended Form C says predecessor Kean Wind Turbines ceased operations in 2019 following fundraising restrictions linked to a New York Attorney General investigation. What did it conclude?
4. 04Cash was $14,341.64 at 31 March 2026 and the Air Force performance period ended 30 September 2026. What funds the company now, and is there a follow-on proposal?

Risks

• –Very thin capital. Filings show $507,000 of seed preferred and $115,790.56 from Reg CF. Cash was $14,341.64 at 31 March 2026, and the amended Form C flags going concern doubt.
• –Technology unproven in public. The amended Form C says only a prototype has been manufactured. No test data, certification or paid pilot appears in the filings or on the website.
• –The IP is acquired and ageing. Both US patents were assigned by Kean Wind Turbines Inc., claim a June 2009 priority and expire in 2030 and 2032 per Google Patents.

Could not confirm

• ?The company claims letters of support from a US Air Force innovation officer and United Rentals (which it calls not final or binding). No letter was seen.
• ?The SBIR phase and topic of the Air Force order are not confirmed from a primary source. HigherGov, an aggregator, lists SBIR Phase I. USAspending states no phase.
• ?The New York Attorney General investigation into Kean Wind Turbines is known only from one sentence in the amended Form C. No Attorney General record was opened.