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Noair Lab · Deep Tech Private Markets

Architecting the Deep‑Tech Private Market

Real-time coverage of capital raises, federal awards, patent grants, published research, regulation and liquidity events across deep tech, with profiles of the companies, researchers, institutions and investors involved.

Noair Lab exists to accelerate capital formation for the most promising deep tech companies.

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Model signalsIllustrative; generated from baselines once models are validated
Sector momentumQuantum networkingFederal awards and first financings have risen together for three consecutive quarters, indicating expanding commercial activity.0.82Momentum
Regulation as catalystBeyond-visual-line-of-sight drone rulesA proposed FAA rule permitting beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations; a probable catalyst for drone delivery and inspection companies.0.71Catalyst likelihood
Research moving up the TRL scaleSolid-state electrolytesPublications, a granted patent and an SBIR Phase II award from one laboratory, consistent with progression from TRL 3 to TRL 5.TRL 3→5Estimated TRL
CompanyGrant-first biotechFederal funding preceding private capital, in a pattern associated with a Series A within 18 months.0.64Resemblance
InvestorFusion exposureFusion exposure increasing faster than peers: three portfolio financings in two quarters.0.58Shift
Research institutionSpin-out accelerationAffiliated researchers lead two more tracked companies than a year earlier.0.45Change
01Data Sources

Seven Data Sources, One Dataset

Capital raisesSEC Form DLive · Daily
Federal awardsNIH · NSF · DoD · NASA · DOELive · Weekly
Patent filingsUSPTOLive · Weekly
Published researchOpenAlexLive · Weekly
RegulationsFederal RegisterIn development
News and insightsPublisher feeds · Noair analysisLive · 4-hourly
Liquidity eventsAcquisitions · IPOsLive · Ongoing
02Profiles

Profiles of Companies, Researchers, Institutions and Investors

Each profile consolidates the filings, awards, patents and publications associated with an entity, linked to related entities across the dataset.

Financing history, federal awards, contracts, patents and exits on a single timeline, with peer benchmarks and leadership.

  • SEC Form D raises and their dates
  • Federal grants and contracts
  • Patents, founders and investors
  • Peer ranks within the sector

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03Ecosystem Map

Relationships Across the Deep Tech Ecosystem

Every filing, award, patent and publication is linked to the companies, researchers, institutions and investors it involves. These connections establish baselines for each sector and entity type, against which Noair Lab measures activity and identifies the patterns that inform its predictive models.

From Connections to Predictions

How the dataset supports the models
  1. 01ConnectFilings, awards, patents and publications are linked to the entities they involve, with names reconciled across sources.
  2. 02Establish BaselinesNorms by sector, stage and entity type: time from first federal award to first financing, award cadence, patent velocity and co-investment frequency.
  3. 03Detect PatternsCurrent activity is measured against those baselines to identify acceleration, convergence of funding sources and shifts in investor behaviour.
  4. 04PredictModels trained and validated on these patterns estimate financing likelihood, technology readiness progression and regulatory catalysts.

The Model Signals above are examples of stage 4: each is a pattern measured against a baseline. The map below shows the connections behind them.

Illustrative example. Entity names are fictitious; each relationship type is drawn from Noair Lab data.
Researcher

Dr. Mara Ellison

Principal investigator on two federal awards, first inventor on a granted patent, author of a 2025 paper, and named as an executive officer of Helix Bio in its SEC filing.

  • Northfield UniversitySTTR partner
  • Nature Biotechnologypublished in
  • US 12,345,678inventor
  • Helix Bioleads · Form D
  • NIH SBIR Phase IIprincipal investigator
Coverage to Date
  • —federal awards linking researchers to companies
  • —researchers in company leadership
  • —patents linked to their inventors
  • —companies affiliated with — institutions
  • —co-investor pairs
  • —researchers matched to their papers
04Mission

Accelerating Capital Formation in Deep‑Tech

Early-stage deep tech companies are private and technically complex, which limits their visibility to investors. Noair Lab makes their activity visible and maintains a focused ecosystem around it.

For investors

Identify Financings at Filing

  • Form D filings as they are submitted
  • Federal awards and patents that precede a financing
  • Co-investment networks and portfolio exits
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For founders

Present a Verified Company Profile

  • Financings, awards, patents and leadership in one profile
  • Claim, verify and annotate the profile
  • Visibility to investors researching the sector
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For researchers

Connect Research to Commercial Outcomes

  • Awards, patents and publications in one profile
  • Company affiliations arising from research
  • Industry partners on STTR awards
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For institutions

Measure Affiliated Company Formation

  • Companies led by partner researchers
  • STTR partnerships and industry collaboration
  • Benchmarks against peer institutions
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05Platform

Platform Capabilities

Automated Data Collection

Live

Each source is collected on its own schedule, entity names are reconciled, and profiles are updated continuously.

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Baselines and Analysis

In research

Sector and entity baselines derived from connected data, and research on the indicators associated with company outcomes. Analysis One: acquired aerospace companies raised 11× more private capital than defunct ones.

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Prediction

In development

Predictive models built on these baselines and patterns, validated against historical outcomes, with accuracy published before release.

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Platform access

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Every request is reviewed by the Noair Lab team.