DARPA

SILVUS Technologies

IDTechEx spoke to SILVUS Technologies briefly at DroneX and HeliTech 2025. It was recently acquired by Motorola Solutions.

Solid Power

Solid Power was established in 2012 as a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder. Founded by Doug Campbell, Conrad Stoldt, and Sehee Lee, the company initially received funding from DARPA to explore next-generation solid-state battery technology. By 2013, Solid Power secured US$4.5 million in funding from ARPA-E and other non-dilutive sources, such as the Department of Defense and NASA. This early support enabled the company to transition out of the university's research labs and begin independent operations.

Enertia Micro: Birdbath Resonator Gyroscopes

Enertia Microsystems is an American startup specializing in the development and commercialization of ultra-high precision Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscopes. Enertia's primary technology is a birdbath resonator gyro (also known as a micro-hemispherical resonator gyro), which Enertia claims will bridge the performance gap between MEMS based gyroscopes and higher-performance alternatives.

Rigetti

Rigetti is a quantum computing company using the superconducting qubit platform.