National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency in the United States that funds and supports research and education in science and engineering. It funds fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering and administers non-dilutive funding programs to aid early‑stage technology development, helping translate discoveries into commercially viable products and services. Through grants and fellowships, the NSF supports researchers, educators, and startups, contributing to innovation and U.S. competitiveness. The agency operates with a substantial budget to advance science, engineering, and STEM education nationwide.

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Past deals in Wireless

WiLO Networks

Grant in 2024
WiLO Networks develops a low-power sensor network platform using wake-up radio technology. This enables continuous, low-latency communication, extends battery life, and reduces electronic waste, making sensor deployments more feasible in diverse IoT applications across industries like warehousing, healthcare, retail, and precision agriculture.

Beamlink

Grant in 2023
Beamlink is a social enterprise focused on delivering Internet access to individuals in disaster zones and remote areas with limited connectivity. The company specializes in providing wireless access services through innovative solutions, including briefcase-sized cell towers that can function off the grid. These portable towers are designed for rapid deployment in challenging environments and utilize software-defined radio technology along with a mesh backhaul system, allowing them to operate on various frequencies. By enabling Internet access in the most disconnected regions, Beamlink aims to bridge the digital divide and support communities in need.

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Grant in 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a research-focused university offering over 70 undergraduate and 15 graduate programs in technology, engineering, biological sciences, computer sciences, and related fields. NJIT is renowned for its state-of-the-art campus, highly qualified faculty, and pioneering research collaborations with local industries. The university's competitive admission process ensures high academic standards, with many students receiving financial aid.

Beamlink

Grant in 2022
Beamlink is a social enterprise focused on delivering Internet access to individuals in disaster zones and remote areas with limited connectivity. The company specializes in providing wireless access services through innovative solutions, including briefcase-sized cell towers that can function off the grid. These portable towers are designed for rapid deployment in challenging environments and utilize software-defined radio technology along with a mesh backhaul system, allowing them to operate on various frequencies. By enabling Internet access in the most disconnected regions, Beamlink aims to bridge the digital divide and support communities in need.

SkyGig

Grant in 2022
SkyGig is a Michigan-based company specializing in millimeter-wave wireless communications. It develops innovative beamforming technology to provide scalable, cost-effective broadband connectivity.

Tagore Technology

Grant in 2022
Tagore Technology is a semiconductor company established in January 2011 by a team of seasoned professionals in the radio frequency and wireless technology sectors. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of radio frequency products aimed at enhancing integrated IC power for wireless infrastructure and high-power radios. Its innovative platform focuses on power management systems, including thermal sensors, voltage references, and comparators. By offering these products at competitive prices, Tagore Technology enables customers to decrease the size and power consumption of their wireless systems, thereby improving efficiency and performance in the industry.

2KR Systems

Grant in 2022
2KR Systems is a manufacturer specializing in wireless sensors and electromechanical equipment designed for a diverse range of markets, including consumer, commercial, industrial, municipal, and military sectors. The company's wireless sensors are cost-effective and durable, providing critical detection of environmental loads such as snow, wind, and flooding on roofs, as well as vibrations that may indicate structural stress. By offering these advanced solutions, 2KR Systems aims to enhance safety, protect property from potential damage, and promote resource conservation, ultimately delivering economic benefits to its clients.

PHYTunes

Grant in 2022
PHYTunes is a Palo Alto-based company that develops wireless networking solutions to address mobility and handover interruptions for robotics, autonomous mobile robots, AMR/AGV, VoIP, real-time video and other IoT applications. The company holds a patent for a Single Frequency Wi‑Fi Network designed to provide coverage for spaces up to 100,000 square feet and to lower deployment costs compared with traditional WLAN vendors. It is also pursuing a converged Wi‑Fi and mid-band 5G private-network platform that can run both networks on a single solution for multiple carriers. By leveraging existing wired infrastructure to extend high‑frequency signals indoors and around barriers, PHYTunes aims to improve indoor coverage and connectivity for industrial and enterprise environments.

NanoFlex Power

Grant in 2022
NanoFlex Power Corporation is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company that specializes in the research, development, commercialization, and licensing of advanced photovoltaic technologies, particularly focusing on thin-film solar products. Established in 1994, the company holds a global license to sublicense intellectual property from its sponsored research programs, resulting in a robust portfolio of issued and pending patents in the United States and internationally. Its innovative technologies include Gallium Arsenide-based solar thin films and organic photovoltaic materials designed for ultra-thin applications. These advancements enable various uses, such as portable and off-grid power generation, building-integrated photovoltaics, semi-transparent solar glazing for windows, and solar films for automobiles and consumer electronics. NanoFlex Power aims to provide high-performance solutions that are lightweight, flexible, and cost-effective, thereby enhancing the accessibility and versatility of solar energy applications across multiple sectors.

Yank Technologies

Grant in 2021
Yank Technologies develops long-range, high-power wireless charging technology for automotive and residential use. Its proprietary magnetic resonance antenna and amplifier enable safe, simple, contactless charging, enhancing operational efficiency.

Echowear

Grant in 2021
EchoWear is a company focused on enhancing healthcare access through its innovative smartwatch-based system. This system facilitates meaningful interactions between patients and care teams, promoting the development of actionable digital health services. By prioritizing age-friendly health technologies, EchoWear aims to improve the overall healthcare experience for users, ensuring that they can effectively engage with their health management through digital solutions.

TFWireless

Grant in 2021
TFWireless specializes in developing innovative wireless communications technology that significantly improves performance while reducing costs. Their core product is a physical layer rateless codec platform designed to enhance latency, processing speeds, and power consumption efficiency. This technology benefits both space communication and terrestrial wireless networks by ensuring reliable data transmission between transmitters and receivers in various wireless environments.

WrightGuard Innovation

Grant in 2021
The Wrightguard specializes in the development of innovative smart mouthguards tailored for athletes. These mouthguards are equipped with advanced sensors and wireless communication technology that gather real-time biometric data, enabling the monitoring of both health and performance. This technology aims to enhance athlete safety by ensuring consistent placement and uniform thickness of shock-absorbing materials, providing effective protection during sports activities. Wrightguard's products offer an affordable dental solution, making it easier for athletes to prioritize their safety while competing.

WiLO Networks

Grant in 2021
WiLO Networks develops a low-power sensor network platform using wake-up radio technology. This enables continuous, low-latency communication, extends battery life, and reduces electronic waste, making sensor deployments more feasible in diverse IoT applications across industries like warehousing, healthcare, retail, and precision agriculture.

TLC Millimeter Wave Products

Grant in 2021
TLC specializes in designing, fabricating, and assembling custom circuit products for both commercial and government applications. Their offerings include front-end wired and wireless communication devices that enhance power, speed, and reliability in millimeter-wave and microwave products.

Amber Agriculture

Grant in 2021
Founded in 2016, Amber Agriculture develops IoT-based sensor solutions for automated grain storage monitoring and management. Its technology helps farmers protect and optimize their crops, reducing waste and enabling better market timing.

Aura Intelligent Systems

Grant in 2021
Aura Intelligent Systems specializes in advanced sensor technologies for autonomous vehicles and robotics. Its patented digital imaging radar technology offers high-fidelity spatial sensing, solving interference issues common in traditional radars. This software-defined radar enables longer range detection at lower power consumption.

SKROOT Laboratory

Grant in 2020
Skroot Laboratory specializes in developing wireless sensor systems for biotherapeutic process developers. Their primary product is a non-invasive, wireless platform that continuously monitors key parameters such as cell concentration, foaming, and temperature in upstream cell vessels and single-use bioreactors. This platform enables users to create more accurate models, mitigate risks associated with costly conditions, and expedite time to market for their products.

Pi-Radio

Grant in 2020
Pi-Radio is a telecommunications startup specializing in the development of low-power, fully digital transceiver boards. Their primary product is a 4-channel software-defined radio designed for wireless research engineers.

Emanate Wireless

Grant in 2020
Emanate Wireless develops cloud‑connected sensor devices that continuously monitor the operation, usage, and maintenance of clinical equipment in healthcare facilities. By attaching intelligent sensors to moving or in‑use assets, the company provides real‑time visibility into equipment utilization, helping hospitals streamline asset management, improve productivity, reduce staff stress, and maintain safety and regulatory compliance.

PocketLab

Grant in 2020
PocketLab develops wireless sensors for scientific exploration and experimentation. Its affordable, user-friendly sensors measure acceleration, force, angular velocity, magnetic field, pressure, altitude, and temperature, enabling educators and students to conduct experiments, analyze data, and stream measurements to smartphones or tablets.

SkyGig

Grant in 2020
SkyGig is a Michigan-based company specializing in millimeter-wave wireless communications. It develops innovative beamforming technology to provide scalable, cost-effective broadband connectivity.

OptiPulse

Grant in 2020
OptiPulse, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wireless communication equipment aimed at enhancing connectivity across various environments. The company develops advanced semiconductor laser technology that utilizes multidimensional multiplexing in wireless devices, facilitating high-speed communication. This innovative approach enables a flexible mesh network framework, allowing for diverse configurations that support inter-city, building-to-building, and residential communication. Through its cutting-edge technology, OptiPulse aims to improve connectivity options for users, meeting the evolving demands of modern communication infrastructure.

IONA Tech

Grant in 2020
IONA Tech specializes in developing wireless electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection solutions that enhance user mobility while ensuring safety in various environments. Its innovative products are designed to eliminate hazardous electrostatic shocks, particularly in electronics manufacturing where sensitive circuits are at risk of damage, potentially compromising product quality and reliability. Additionally, IONA Tech's solutions are crucial in hazardous settings, where the ignition of flammable or explosive materials poses significant risks. By enabling clients to prevent electrostatic discharge events without the need for physical grounding, the company offers a practical and advanced approach to workplace safety.

Globe Biomedical

Grant in 2020
Globe Biomedical, established in 2017 and based in Riverside, California, specializes in developing wearable technology for glaucoma patients. The company's core product is an ocular healthcare technology, discreetly integrated into stylish eyeglass frames, which wirelessly transmits data on eye health, enabling patients and healthcare providers to monitor and manage glaucoma more effectively.

Heat Inverse

Grant in 2019
Heat Inverse develops innovative cooling systems tailored for hot climates. Their products include air-sealed cooling systems with moisture-tight electronics enclosures, wireless temperature sensor networks, and thin-film materials that facilitate passive cooling without additional energy input.

RF Pixels

Grant in 2019
RF Pixels, Inc. is a private company based in Silicon Valley that focuses on developing innovative technology for the advancement of 5G wireless communications. Founded by a team affiliated with the UC Berkeley Wireless Research Center, RF Pixels specializes in phased-array radio technology, which offers significant capacity enhancements and cost-effective solutions for the emerging 5G millimeter-wave frequency bands. This technology enables robust high-speed connections for users while providing a solid business foundation for service providers. The company is committed to fostering a collaborative and motivated technical team dedicated to creating high-quality products and ensuring customer satisfaction.

SKROOT Laboratory

Grant in 2019
Skroot Laboratory specializes in developing wireless sensor systems for biotherapeutic process developers. Their primary product is a non-invasive, wireless platform that continuously monitors key parameters such as cell concentration, foaming, and temperature in upstream cell vessels and single-use bioreactors. This platform enables users to create more accurate models, mitigate risks associated with costly conditions, and expedite time to market for their products.

Embedor Technologies

Grant in 2019
Embedor Technologies specializes in developing wireless sensor systems for monitoring the structural health of civil infrastructure. Its smart sensor platform and software framework enable reliable, real-time assessment of structures' condition, catering to both extreme events and long-term deterioration.

ActiveMEMS

Grant in 2019
ActiveMEMS is a technology startup focused on commercializing advanced micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies developed at the University of Michigan. The company leverages proprietary design and manufacturing innovations to deliver solutions for wireless sensing across diverse applications, such as industrial monitoring, vehicle instrumentation, smart buildings, and wearable devices. ActiveMEMS is dedicated to creating high-performance micro transducers and energy harvesters, addressing the demands of next-generation energy-autonomous wireless sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. To support the production of these advanced systems, the company is developing new microfabrication technologies that enable the wafer-scale integration of high-quality smart materials. This core technology platform not only facilitates the creation of energy harvesters but also extends to applications including high-resolution ultrasound transceiver arrays for biomedical imaging, as well as micro-speakers, microphones, and haptic-feedback transducers for mobile consumer electronics.

Wi Sense

Grant in 2019
Wi-Sense specializes in indoor mapping and device-free activity detection by leveraging advanced signal processing techniques and modern machine learning algorithms. The company develops applications that monitor changes in Wi-Fi signals within environments, allowing for the detection of activities such as movement and temperature fluctuations. By addressing limitations associated with traditional sensors and cameras, Wi-Sense enhances safety and efficiency in various facilities, enabling users to better understand and respond to dynamic conditions in their surroundings.

SkyGig

Grant in 2019
SkyGig is a Michigan-based company specializing in millimeter-wave wireless communications. It develops innovative beamforming technology to provide scalable, cost-effective broadband connectivity.

Tagore Technology

Grant in 2019
Tagore Technology is a semiconductor company established in January 2011 by a team of seasoned professionals in the radio frequency and wireless technology sectors. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of radio frequency products aimed at enhancing integrated IC power for wireless infrastructure and high-power radios. Its innovative platform focuses on power management systems, including thermal sensors, voltage references, and comparators. By offering these products at competitive prices, Tagore Technology enables customers to decrease the size and power consumption of their wireless systems, thereby improving efficiency and performance in the industry.

Sensatek Propulsion Technology

Grant in 2019
Sensatek Propulsion Technology, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the development of advanced wireless ceramic sensors designed to withstand extreme conditions, such as high temperatures, pressure, and strain. Their flagship product, Smartjet, enables the wireless monitoring of harsh environments within applications like fuel cells and gas turbine engines. The company also offers a solution called Vision AI, which utilizes video pixel data to perform wireless vibration and condition monitoring, providing insights into issues that may lead to system inefficiencies. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, Sensatek conducts research focused on the synthesis and characterization of various ceramic materials, including nano-rod composites and micro-electromechanical systems, aimed at optimizing energy assets for utilities, ensuring operational efficiency and minimizing downtime.

Globe Biomedical

Grant in 2019
Globe Biomedical, established in 2017 and based in Riverside, California, specializes in developing wearable technology for glaucoma patients. The company's core product is an ocular healthcare technology, discreetly integrated into stylish eyeglass frames, which wirelessly transmits data on eye health, enabling patients and healthcare providers to monitor and manage glaucoma more effectively.

Mesh++

Grant in 2019
Mesh++ develops solar-powered routers designed for wireless communication networks. Their routers utilize mobile processing power to deliver high-speed WiFi connections across vast areas outdoors and in public places, eliminating the need for cable laying and providing affordable internet access.

Resonant Link

Grant in 2018
Founded in 2017, Resonant Link specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced wireless charging solutions. Utilizing coil technology, their products offer highly efficient power transfer for a wide range of applications, from electric vehicles to medical devices.

Amber Agriculture

Grant in 2018
Founded in 2016, Amber Agriculture develops IoT-based sensor solutions for automated grain storage monitoring and management. Its technology helps farmers protect and optimize their crops, reducing waste and enabling better market timing.

PocketLab

Grant in 2018
PocketLab develops wireless sensors for scientific exploration and experimentation. Its affordable, user-friendly sensors measure acceleration, force, angular velocity, magnetic field, pressure, altitude, and temperature, enabling educators and students to conduct experiments, analyze data, and stream measurements to smartphones or tablets.

i5 Technologies

Grant in 2018
i5 Technology designs and develops smart antenna systems for next generation wireless communications platforms. The company’s innovative multi-functional reconfigurable antenna (MRA) technology overcomes the challenges of legacy systems and delivers significant performance gains with reduced cost and space efficiency. MRAs are capable of dynamically adapting frequency, radiation pattern and polarization based on the requirements of the environment and the communication network.

Jeeva

Grant in 2018
Jeeva Wireless Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing transmission devices utilizing Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and Bluetooth technologies. Incorporated in 2015, Jeeva focuses on enhancing internet connectivity for a wide range of devices, aiming to support the growing demand for connectivity solutions among the next billion users. Through its innovative products, the company addresses the challenges of connecting more devices in an increasingly digital world.

Sensatek Propulsion Technology

Grant in 2017
Sensatek Propulsion Technology, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the development of advanced wireless ceramic sensors designed to withstand extreme conditions, such as high temperatures, pressure, and strain. Their flagship product, Smartjet, enables the wireless monitoring of harsh environments within applications like fuel cells and gas turbine engines. The company also offers a solution called Vision AI, which utilizes video pixel data to perform wireless vibration and condition monitoring, providing insights into issues that may lead to system inefficiencies. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, Sensatek conducts research focused on the synthesis and characterization of various ceramic materials, including nano-rod composites and micro-electromechanical systems, aimed at optimizing energy assets for utilities, ensuring operational efficiency and minimizing downtime.

Micro-Leads

Grant in 2017
Micro-Leads is a medical technology company developing neuromodulation and bioelectronic therapies. It is building a wireless implantable neuromodulation device capable of arbitrary bi-phasic pulses and kilohertz blocking patterns. The platform supports wireless programming of stimulation patterns through a browser-based interface and powers subcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulators, with features such as adjustable amplitudes and wireless charging, including accessories like backpacks and portable stimulators. The technology aims to enable spinal cord stimulation therapies for back pain and related disorders, with applications in both clinical and animal research settings.

Mobile Sense Technologies

Grant in 2017
Mobile Sense Technologies, Inc. specializes in the development of innovative wearable wireless sensor bands for cardiac monitoring. Its primary product, SensBand, is designed to be worn on the arm or wrist and enables automatic monitoring, detection, and reporting of dangerous heart arrhythmias directly to patients and their healthcare providers. Founded in 2016 and based in Farmington, Connecticut, the company has invested significant resources into creating a platform for differentiated wearables. The technology includes non-adhesive, wireless, and waterproof sensors that provide continuous ECG and PPG recordings, allowing for 24/7 monitoring and classification of heart conditions. Mobile Sense Technologies aims to transform the traditional diagnostic market by utilizing advanced wearables that facilitate long-term management of cardiac health.

MuMec

Grant in 2017
MuMec develops wireless transceiver technologies that significantly reduce operating power for use in Bluetooth low energy and LoRa/Sigfox protocols. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Lextrum

Grant in 2017
Lextrum is a communications technology company focused on full-duplex and reconfigurable-antenna solutions. It develops a reconfigurable antenna transceiver that enables wireless networks to listen and transmit simultaneously on the same frequency, increasing spectrum efficiency. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Lextrum aims to improve wireless network reliability and capacity.

Firia

Grant in 2017
Firia provides embedded, mobile, desktop, and cloud software development and hardware design, pcb layout, global compliance testing  and certification. They offer wireless stack development, integration, high-scalability.

Resensys

Grant in 2017
Resensys specializes in structural health monitoring solutions utilizing its advanced wireless Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technology, known as SenSpot. This innovative technology allows for high-performance data acquisition while maintaining low power consumption, with devices capable of delivering up to 100 strain samples per second and a battery life of ten years. Resensys offers a variety of SenSpot sensors that monitor critical parameters such as vibration, tilt, inclination, temperature, and humidity. By providing real-time insights into structural integrity, these sensors serve as essential tools for detecting overstrain, metal fatigue, crack formation, and foundation instability. With a focus on safeguarding infrastructure systems like bridges, buildings, and pipelines, Resensys empowers architectural companies to proactively address potential structural issues.

The Samraksh

Grant in 2016
The Samraksh is a wireless sensor network expertise with innovative research into the hardware, software and algorithmic issues.

CubeWorks

Grant in 2016
CubeWorks develops millimeter-scale wireless sensing solutions for real-time monitoring across diverse environments. The company offers the Cubisens platform, a family of ultra-small software-integrated sensors that measure temperature, imaging and pressure with units under a millimeter in size. The Cubisens system supports deploying multiple units together to tackle larger monitoring tasks and deliver mission-critical information exactly where it is needed. Founded in 2013 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, CubeWorks focuses on ultra-low-power circuitry to enable Internet of Things sensing across industries, including supply chain monitoring and environmental sensing, with a view toward scalable, dependable, and sustainable monitoring solutions.

K&A Wireless

Grant in 2016
K&A is continuing its development of an innovative wireless spectrum intelligence technology in support of next-generation Internet of Things/Everything (IoT-IoE) applications. This will improve spectrum utilization and surety of data in the presence of many other connected users and devices. Market focus is IoT-IoE pollution mitigation in the transportation and smart city segments. McKinsey estimates smart city IoT will have an economic impact of $0.9T to $1.7T (trillion) by 2025. Utilization of spectrum intelligence as part of the IoT-IoE infrastructure improves not only the performance and reliability of the entire system, but also creates a new Natural EcoSystem™ that is unattainable without it. The combined efforts will identify polluting vehicles, create new revenue streams, support regulations and improved driver behavior, provide operational efficiencies, contribute to cleaner air and lower healthcare costs, and enable a better quality of life. K&A’s commercialization partner is SensorComm Technologies, Inc. who is mass-customizing a state-of-the-art NOx emission sensor. SensorComm has engaged K&A to develop the wireless IoT-IoE infrastructure for the NOx sensor, which focuses on smart monitoring of NOx emissions from the exhaust pipe of a vehicle as part of an air quality monitoring system. Active pilot programs are in place in the U.S. with additional pilots being implemented globally. K&A provided foundational IoT/IoE development. Sensor development was originally funded through DoE grants (including SBIR) to, and licensed from, both The University of Florida and The Ohio State University. The SensorComm and K&A team have a combined patent portfolio of eight (8) issued patents (worldwide), two (2) applications and two (2) provisional patents filed, including one related to creating incentive structures for pollution mitigation.

Skylark Wireless

Grant in 2016
Skylark Wireless designs and manufactures next-generation wireless systems focused on software-defined radio equipment for research, development, and rural broadband. The company develops SDR-based platforms with patented multi-user beamforming and MIMO technologies that enable long-range, non-line-of-sight connectivity in fixed and mobile environments, increasing coverage and spectral efficiency while reducing interference. Its product line includes end-to-end rural broadband solutions, SDR front ends, radio cards, and related extension modules, as well as custom PCB design, fabrication, and calibration services. Originating as a Rice University spin-out, Skylark aims to bridge the digital divide by delivering affordable broadband to underserved areas and supporting universities and laboratories with advanced wireless platforms. The company emphasizes scalable, software-driven systems designed for practical deployment and broad accessibility, serving research institutions and commercial customers alike.

Matrix Sensors

Grant in 2016
Matrix Sensors specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced gas and biological sensors. Founded in 2006, the company provides innovative solutions for life sciences research, point-of-care diagnostics, and field detection of chemicals/bio molecules. Their products are based on proprietary capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer technology.

RF Pixels

Series A in 2016
RF Pixels, Inc. is a private company based in Silicon Valley that focuses on developing innovative technology for the advancement of 5G wireless communications. Founded by a team affiliated with the UC Berkeley Wireless Research Center, RF Pixels specializes in phased-array radio technology, which offers significant capacity enhancements and cost-effective solutions for the emerging 5G millimeter-wave frequency bands. This technology enables robust high-speed connections for users while providing a solid business foundation for service providers. The company is committed to fostering a collaborative and motivated technical team dedicated to creating high-quality products and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Micro-Leads

Grant in 2016
Micro-Leads is a medical technology company developing neuromodulation and bioelectronic therapies. It is building a wireless implantable neuromodulation device capable of arbitrary bi-phasic pulses and kilohertz blocking patterns. The platform supports wireless programming of stimulation patterns through a browser-based interface and powers subcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulators, with features such as adjustable amplitudes and wireless charging, including accessories like backpacks and portable stimulators. The technology aims to enable spinal cord stimulation therapies for back pain and related disorders, with applications in both clinical and animal research settings.

Jeeva

Grant in 2016
Jeeva Wireless Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing transmission devices utilizing Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and Bluetooth technologies. Incorporated in 2015, Jeeva focuses on enhancing internet connectivity for a wide range of devices, aiming to support the growing demand for connectivity solutions among the next billion users. Through its innovative products, the company addresses the challenges of connecting more devices in an increasingly digital world.

Bionet Sonar

Grant in 2016
Bionet Sonar specializes in developing medical implants equipped with sensing capabilities and wireless communication. Utilizing proprietary ultrasonic technology that has lower absorption in biological tissues compared to traditional methods like Bluetooth or WiFi, the company focuses on creating innovative, long-lasting implantable monitoring devices.

i5 Technologies

Grant in 2016
i5 Technology designs and develops smart antenna systems for next generation wireless communications platforms. The company’s innovative multi-functional reconfigurable antenna (MRA) technology overcomes the challenges of legacy systems and delivers significant performance gains with reduced cost and space efficiency. MRAs are capable of dynamically adapting frequency, radiation pattern and polarization based on the requirements of the environment and the communication network.

Integrated Medical Sensors

Grant in 2016
Integrated Medical Sensors specializes in wireless glucose sensing solutions. Their primary goal is to enhance the lives of diabetic individuals by enabling them to monitor their glucose levels accurately, painlessly, and continuously through a wearable device.

OceanComm

Grant in 2016
OceanComm is a Champaign, Illinois based company that develops wireless underwater modems capable of video transmission and remote control of underwater vehicles. The modems enable wireless video streaming underwater and remote operation for subsea applications, using signal processing to maximize the limited acoustic bandwidth and maintain live, uninterrupted video links as assets move through the water column, enabling subsea industries to adopt wireless video streaming and control in challenging underwater environments.

Kuma Signals

Grant in 2016
Kuma Signals is transitioning communications research into commercial products for the government. They involve in signal processing, digital communication, navigation, and software radio. They offer services for organizations with engineering hurdles in their product development. These services range from development and theoretical analysis to embedded implementation of wireless communications protocols and algorithms.

WiseWear

Grant in 2015
WiseWear is an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) company that specializes in designing and developing connected devices aimed at enhancing health, safety, and security for families. The company focuses on integrating advanced biosensing and wireless communication technologies into everyday items, making technology unobtrusive. WiseWear's product offerings include connected sensing devices that empower users to manage their health and wellness proactively. These devices monitor human activities, provide notifications to emergency contacts during critical situations, and deliver mobile alerts for important communications. By combining style and technology, WiseWear creates products that not only serve practical purposes but also fit seamlessly into daily life.

Shoelace Wireless

Grant in 2015
Shoelace Wireless develops an Android app that enhances mobile internet speed by combining Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Its platform aggregates accessible wireless networks, allowing specific apps to function seamlessly across both networks while providing detailed performance monitoring.

MuMec

Grant in 2015
MuMec develops wireless transceiver technologies that significantly reduce operating power for use in Bluetooth low energy and LoRa/Sigfox protocols. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Oakland, California.

PocketLab

Grant in 2015
PocketLab develops wireless sensors for scientific exploration and experimentation. Its affordable, user-friendly sensors measure acceleration, force, angular velocity, magnetic field, pressure, altitude, and temperature, enabling educators and students to conduct experiments, analyze data, and stream measurements to smartphones or tablets.

VLNComm

Grant in 2015
VLNComm specializes in Visible Light Communication (VLC), also known as Li-Fi technology. It enables simultaneous illumination and high-speed data transmission using light, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional wireless communication methods.

NeuroFieldz

Grant in 2015
NeuroFieldz designs and develops advanced brain monitoring devices. Their primary product is a wireless sensor system integrated into a virtual reality headset, enabling non-invasive testing for various ophthalmic and neurological conditions.

K&A Wireless

Grant in 2015
K&A is continuing its development of an innovative wireless spectrum intelligence technology in support of next-generation Internet of Things/Everything (IoT-IoE) applications. This will improve spectrum utilization and surety of data in the presence of many other connected users and devices. Market focus is IoT-IoE pollution mitigation in the transportation and smart city segments. McKinsey estimates smart city IoT will have an economic impact of $0.9T to $1.7T (trillion) by 2025. Utilization of spectrum intelligence as part of the IoT-IoE infrastructure improves not only the performance and reliability of the entire system, but also creates a new Natural EcoSystem™ that is unattainable without it. The combined efforts will identify polluting vehicles, create new revenue streams, support regulations and improved driver behavior, provide operational efficiencies, contribute to cleaner air and lower healthcare costs, and enable a better quality of life. K&A’s commercialization partner is SensorComm Technologies, Inc. who is mass-customizing a state-of-the-art NOx emission sensor. SensorComm has engaged K&A to develop the wireless IoT-IoE infrastructure for the NOx sensor, which focuses on smart monitoring of NOx emissions from the exhaust pipe of a vehicle as part of an air quality monitoring system. Active pilot programs are in place in the U.S. with additional pilots being implemented globally. K&A provided foundational IoT/IoE development. Sensor development was originally funded through DoE grants (including SBIR) to, and licensed from, both The University of Florida and The Ohio State University. The SensorComm and K&A team have a combined patent portfolio of eight (8) issued patents (worldwide), two (2) applications and two (2) provisional patents filed, including one related to creating incentive structures for pollution mitigation.

Resensys

Grant in 2015
Resensys specializes in structural health monitoring solutions utilizing its advanced wireless Internet of Things (IoT) sensor technology, known as SenSpot. This innovative technology allows for high-performance data acquisition while maintaining low power consumption, with devices capable of delivering up to 100 strain samples per second and a battery life of ten years. Resensys offers a variety of SenSpot sensors that monitor critical parameters such as vibration, tilt, inclination, temperature, and humidity. By providing real-time insights into structural integrity, these sensors serve as essential tools for detecting overstrain, metal fatigue, crack formation, and foundation instability. With a focus on safeguarding infrastructure systems like bridges, buildings, and pipelines, Resensys empowers architectural companies to proactively address potential structural issues.

Skylark Wireless

Grant in 2015
Skylark Wireless designs and manufactures next-generation wireless systems focused on software-defined radio equipment for research, development, and rural broadband. The company develops SDR-based platforms with patented multi-user beamforming and MIMO technologies that enable long-range, non-line-of-sight connectivity in fixed and mobile environments, increasing coverage and spectral efficiency while reducing interference. Its product line includes end-to-end rural broadband solutions, SDR front ends, radio cards, and related extension modules, as well as custom PCB design, fabrication, and calibration services. Originating as a Rice University spin-out, Skylark aims to bridge the digital divide by delivering affordable broadband to underserved areas and supporting universities and laboratories with advanced wireless platforms. The company emphasizes scalable, software-driven systems designed for practical deployment and broad accessibility, serving research institutions and commercial customers alike.

Lumeova

Grant in 2015
Lumeova develops ultra-fast, wireless communication solutions. It focuses on semiconductors, photonics modules, and wireless optical technology to enhance connectivity for mobile devices, reducing power consumption.

Matrix Sensors

Grant in 2015
Matrix Sensors specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced gas and biological sensors. Founded in 2006, the company provides innovative solutions for life sciences research, point-of-care diagnostics, and field detection of chemicals/bio molecules. Their products are based on proprietary capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer technology.

OceanComm

Grant in 2014
OceanComm is a Champaign, Illinois based company that develops wireless underwater modems capable of video transmission and remote control of underwater vehicles. The modems enable wireless video streaming underwater and remote operation for subsea applications, using signal processing to maximize the limited acoustic bandwidth and maintain live, uninterrupted video links as assets move through the water column, enabling subsea industries to adopt wireless video streaming and control in challenging underwater environments.

CubeWorks

Grant in 2014
CubeWorks develops millimeter-scale wireless sensing solutions for real-time monitoring across diverse environments. The company offers the Cubisens platform, a family of ultra-small software-integrated sensors that measure temperature, imaging and pressure with units under a millimeter in size. The Cubisens system supports deploying multiple units together to tackle larger monitoring tasks and deliver mission-critical information exactly where it is needed. Founded in 2013 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, CubeWorks focuses on ultra-low-power circuitry to enable Internet of Things sensing across industries, including supply chain monitoring and environmental sensing, with a view toward scalable, dependable, and sustainable monitoring solutions.

Inston

Grant in 2014
Inston develops advanced memory solutions, combining CMOS-friendly manufacturing processes with 3D integration capabilities. This results in high-performance, high-density memory that offers advantages in power efficiency, speed, and endurance, making it suitable for a wide range of applications including solid-state data storage and wireless systems.

Seamless Microsystems

Grant in 2014
Seamless Microsystems, Inc. is a semiconductor company based in Fremont, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) that leverage patented technology for a variety of applications. The company's initial product offerings target medical imaging and 4G/WiFi markets, utilizing silicon-proven devices from TSMC’s 28nm HPM process. Seamless Microsystems is developing next-generation ADCs aimed at meeting the high bandwidth demands of LIDAR, 5G wireless, and G.fast communication systems. Their innovative continuous-time sigma-delta ADCs reduce system costs by easing anti-aliasing requirements and lowering power consumption due to their resistive input architecture. Additionally, these ADCs exhibit tolerance to clock jitter, allowing for the use of more economical phase-locked loops in system designs.

Spectrum Magnetics

Grant in 2014
Spectrum Magnetics provides materials, devices, and component solutions for high-frequency applications. It also develops soft magnetic nanocomposites and polymeric magnetodielectric materials, including RF polymers, metamaterials, metaferrites, and artificial ferrites. They provide solutions for miniaturised antennas in different frequency ranges and EM shielding and absorption.

Fluid Synchrony

Grant in 2014
Fluid Synchrony specializes in developing and manufacturing miniature, implantable infusion pumps for laboratory research. Their patented microtechnologies enable precise, local delivery of various liquid drug formulations to targeted tissue, enhancing drug therapy efficacy and safety. The company's pumps offer wireless control, on-demand programming, and remote patient monitoring, facilitating personalized, evidence-based drug regimens in research settings.

Lite Enterprises

Grant in 2014
Lite Enterprises uses in applications include aquaculture, agriculture, cell phone and broadcast towers, wind turbines, and solar farms, protecting wildlife from toxic waste zones. They offer cameras with motion detection capabilities, and a wireless mesh network allows remote access and control.

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance

Grant in 2014
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance is the spectrum organization that supports CBRS, TVWS in the mm Waves, Mid-Band Shared Spectrum, and unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band. To maximize the use of wireless resources, they encourage spectrum sharing. To encourage economic progress, they support policies that support unrestricted, open access to the spectrum. Additionally, they support a number of technologies that permit dynamic spectrum access.

Ratrix Technologies

Grant in 2014
Ratrix Technologies is an early-stage company specializing in commercializing advanced signal decoding technology initially developed at Georgia Tech. Founded by professors Xiaoli Ma, PhD (IEEE Fellow) and David Anderson, PhD, the company focuses on developing high-order multiple-input, multiple-output decoders to enhance data throughput and spectral efficiency in wireless communication systems.

Physical Devices

Grant in 2014
Physical Devices is a technology company specializing in the development of radiofrequency (RF) technology for smartphones. The company focuses on creating innovative wireless RF solutions that enable smartphones to operate effectively across a range of frequencies, from white space to Wi-Fi. A key aspect of their technology is the enhancement of GPS and other RF signals, providing protection against severe wideband interference. In addition to RF filters designed for ultra-wideband tuning, Physical Devices is also engaged in developing sensors that facilitate precise navigation and localization for users.

Cepand

Grant in 2013
Cepand provides assistance for designers and creators towards innovative technologies. The company provides various services mostly leading to autonomous vehicles. Cepand provides AI/ML, autonomous vehicles, wireless technologies and wearable (VR/AR) blueprints for innovative strategies and roadmaps as their products. Cepand was founded in 2012 by Babak S. in San Francisco, California.

MoJo Labs

Grant in 2013
MoJo Labs works with wifi, bluetooth, bluetooth low energy, thread, zigbee, zwave, insteon, and custom 2.4 GHz, 900 MHz, and 433 MHz systems. They offer small battery-powered wirelessly connected devices and can provide development services to take products from concept to completion.

Packet Digital

Grant in 2013
Packet Digital designs, develops, and markets power management solutions for portable electronics and embedded systems, including power management integrated circuits marketed under the PowerSage brand. It provides product engineering and design services focused on power management and wireless technologies. The company also manufactures smart batteries and power systems for autonomous unmanned aircraft systems, offering real-time monitoring of performance data, accurate state of charge, and automatic self-discharge features to extend flight times and ensure reliable operation. Its technologies aim to extend battery life and enable scalable power solutions across platforms, from consumer devices to specialized applications.

EngeniusMicro

Grant in 2013
EngeniusMicro LLC, established in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007, specializes in micro-systems engineering, focusing on the design, development, fabrication, modeling, and testing of micro sensors and actuators. The company offers a range of products including passive ceramic-based sensors for measuring strain, temperature, pressure, and heat flux; nano-enhanced sensors like portable chemical detectors; and wireless connectivity technologies for harsh environment sensors. Additionally, EngeniusMicro provides embedded systems solutions encompassing analog/digital circuit design, PCB manufacturing, FPGA/microprocessor systems, wireless integration, software development for Android/iPhone, desktop PC GUI development, and web-based applications. The company also offers modeling and simulation services such as 3D mechanical design, MEMS design, multi-physics finite element analysis, circuit analysis, mechanical thermal analysis, and micro-fluidic modeling. EngeniusMicro's expertise lies in developing wireless microsensors for IoT connected devices and systems, along with MEMS sensors, microfabrication, electronic packaging, and wireless communication technologies.

Sensys Networks

Grant in 2013
Sensys Networks, Inc. is a wireless technology company based in Berkeley, California, specializing in integrated wireless traffic data systems and traffic management solutions. Founded in 2003, the company provides a range of products including FlexMag sensors for vehicle detection, MicroRadar sensors for bicycle detection, and systems for collecting data from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled devices. Sensys Networks also offers various solutions for managing wireless sensor networks, such as FlexControl and Access Point Controller Cards. Their software products, including SNAPS for statistical processing and VIMS Analyzer for vehicle identification, support remote monitoring and lifecycle management. With a focus on adaptive control, parking detection, and traffic data collection, Sensys Networks serves over 150 customers across 40 U.S. states and 10 countries, delivering cost-effective and scalable solutions that enhance urban mobility and traffic management. As of June 2019, Sensys Networks operates as a subsidiary of TagMaster AB.

Reach Bionics

Grant in 2013
Reach bionics is a Los Angeles-based corporation, founded in 2011. The company was formed to develop and commercialize a revolutionary proprietary controller technology. Reach Bionics Inc. is developing technology that repurposes signals from a vestigial muscle system around the ears to provide the brain a new mode of command output that can be wirelessly applied to any target device. The ear muscles, or peri-auricular muscles, are part of a vestigial human system that evolved to orient the ears towards sounds. While this muscular system is no longer functionally significant in humans, the muscles remain in nearly everyone and provide an untapped human output. Higher primates have not needed these muscles for millions of years, yet they exist in nearly everyone. Because this system of muscles originally evolved to focus, or “point”, the ears towards sounds, it has the potential to serve as an innate and intuitive way to direct a computer cursor, operate electronics, or drive a motorized wheelchair.

MegaMIMO

Grant in 2013
MegaMIMO's patent-pending technology alleviates the wireless capacity crunch. They've demonstrated that it delivers ten times more data per unit of spectrum as compared to today's technologies, and requires no changes to end-user devices.

Echo Ridge

Grant in 2013
Echo Ridge, founded in 2006 in Sterling, Virginia, specializes in developing and selling systems for resilient Positioning/Navigation/Timing (PNT) and Electronic Warfare (EW), alongside high-fidelity laboratory modeling, simulation, and testing of complex radio frequency (RF) devices and systems. The company offers a range of services tailored for various sectors, including aviation, biosurveillance, cyber intelligence, disaster management, and federal infrastructure. With a focus on both commercial and government markets, Echo Ridge provides comprehensive research, product development, and intellectual property development services, utilizing advanced signal processing algorithms, software design, and hardware production. This enables customers to implement effective wireless applications across multiple domains, including communications systems and sophisticated modeling and simulation environments.

Shoelace Wireless

Grant in 2013
Shoelace Wireless develops an Android app that enhances mobile internet speed by combining Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Its platform aggregates accessible wireless networks, allowing specific apps to function seamlessly across both networks while providing detailed performance monitoring.

Spensa

Grant in 2013
Spensa Technologies Inc. is a company that specializes in developing software and technology solutions for the agriculture sector. Founded in 2009 and based in West Lafayette, Indiana, Spensa offers a range of tools designed to enhance crop protection and efficiency. Its flagship products include OpenScout, a mobile application for recording and tagging field notes and photos, and MyTraps, a tool for collecting and visualizing pest data. Additionally, the company provides Z-Trap, a smart insect trap system that helps farmers analyze and predict pest populations. With a mission to reduce reliance on manual labor while promoting sustainable farming practices, Spensa leverages advanced expertise in wireless sensor networks, robotics, and computer vision to innovate within the agricultural industry. As a subsidiary of Telvent DTN, LLC since 2018, Spensa continues to focus on fostering eco-friendly farming and improving agricultural productivity.

Inston

Grant in 2013
Inston develops advanced memory solutions, combining CMOS-friendly manufacturing processes with 3D integration capabilities. This results in high-performance, high-density memory that offers advantages in power efficiency, speed, and endurance, making it suitable for a wide range of applications including solid-state data storage and wireless systems.

Fluid Synchrony

Grant in 2012
Fluid Synchrony specializes in developing and manufacturing miniature, implantable infusion pumps for laboratory research. Their patented microtechnologies enable precise, local delivery of various liquid drug formulations to targeted tissue, enhancing drug therapy efficacy and safety. The company's pumps offer wireless control, on-demand programming, and remote patient monitoring, facilitating personalized, evidence-based drug regimens in research settings.

Packet Digital

Grant in 2012
Packet Digital designs, develops, and markets power management solutions for portable electronics and embedded systems, including power management integrated circuits marketed under the PowerSage brand. It provides product engineering and design services focused on power management and wireless technologies. The company also manufactures smart batteries and power systems for autonomous unmanned aircraft systems, offering real-time monitoring of performance data, accurate state of charge, and automatic self-discharge features to extend flight times and ensure reliable operation. Its technologies aim to extend battery life and enable scalable power solutions across platforms, from consumer devices to specialized applications.

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance

Grant in 2012
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance is the spectrum organization that supports CBRS, TVWS in the mm Waves, Mid-Band Shared Spectrum, and unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band. To maximize the use of wireless resources, they encourage spectrum sharing. To encourage economic progress, they support policies that support unrestricted, open access to the spectrum. Additionally, they support a number of technologies that permit dynamic spectrum access.

Triune Systems

Grant in 2012
Triune Systems, L.L.C. is a semiconductor company specializing in mixed-signal integrated circuit solutions aimed at power management, energy harvesting, and high-reliability applications. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company develops ultra-low power technology products designed to minimize energy consumption in various electronics, including power management and battery charging systems. Its product offerings include micro-solar technology for portable charging and off-grid residential applications, as well as wireless power receivers and transmitters for both direct and indirect charging situations. Additionally, Triune Systems manufactures buck converters, boost converters, linear regulators, and battery chargers. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including consumer electronics, solar power, medical, industrial, automotive, and defense sectors.

Carley Technologies

Grant in 2012
Carley Technologies, established in 2007 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, specializes in social network analysis and wireless communications. The company focuses on analyzing dynamic meta-networks and offers strategies for social network development, as well as communication networks and wireless network solutions. Carley Technologies provides services that assist in research related to social network-aware wireless communications, including programmable RF cognitive radios, to enhance communication services for its clients.

Physical Devices

Grant in 2012
Physical Devices is a technology company specializing in the development of radiofrequency (RF) technology for smartphones. The company focuses on creating innovative wireless RF solutions that enable smartphones to operate effectively across a range of frequencies, from white space to Wi-Fi. A key aspect of their technology is the enhancement of GPS and other RF signals, providing protection against severe wideband interference. In addition to RF filters designed for ultra-wideband tuning, Physical Devices is also engaged in developing sensors that facilitate precise navigation and localization for users.

K&A Wireless

Grant in 2012
K&A is continuing its development of an innovative wireless spectrum intelligence technology in support of next-generation Internet of Things/Everything (IoT-IoE) applications. This will improve spectrum utilization and surety of data in the presence of many other connected users and devices. Market focus is IoT-IoE pollution mitigation in the transportation and smart city segments. McKinsey estimates smart city IoT will have an economic impact of $0.9T to $1.7T (trillion) by 2025. Utilization of spectrum intelligence as part of the IoT-IoE infrastructure improves not only the performance and reliability of the entire system, but also creates a new Natural EcoSystem™ that is unattainable without it. The combined efforts will identify polluting vehicles, create new revenue streams, support regulations and improved driver behavior, provide operational efficiencies, contribute to cleaner air and lower healthcare costs, and enable a better quality of life. K&A’s commercialization partner is SensorComm Technologies, Inc. who is mass-customizing a state-of-the-art NOx emission sensor. SensorComm has engaged K&A to develop the wireless IoT-IoE infrastructure for the NOx sensor, which focuses on smart monitoring of NOx emissions from the exhaust pipe of a vehicle as part of an air quality monitoring system. Active pilot programs are in place in the U.S. with additional pilots being implemented globally. K&A provided foundational IoT/IoE development. Sensor development was originally funded through DoE grants (including SBIR) to, and licensed from, both The University of Florida and The Ohio State University. The SensorComm and K&A team have a combined patent portfolio of eight (8) issued patents (worldwide), two (2) applications and two (2) provisional patents filed, including one related to creating incentive structures for pollution mitigation.
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