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AFWERX TACFI Program Awards Mesodyne $1.75M Contract: Funding Enables Delivery of LightCell Power Generator to AFSOC A4 for Testing & Evaluation
June 10, 2024
AFWERX TACFI Program Awards Mesodyne $1.75M Contract: Funding Enables Delivery of LightCell Power Generator to AFSOC A4 for Testing & Evaluation

The Air Force’s Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) program awarded Mesodyne Inc. with a $1.75M contract matched to a seed round led by Nor’easter Ventures. The combined $3.5M funding will enable Mesodyne to further develop and ultimately to deliver the company’s LightCell™ Power Generator, a lightweight, portable energy source, to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) A4 for testing and evaluation in the field.

Mesodyne Wins ‘Best in Show’ and ‘Best in Category’ at the SXSW Space and Defense Innovation Showcase
March 9, 2024
Mesodyne Wins ‘Best in Show’ and ‘Best in Category’ at the SXSW Space and Defense Innovation Showcase

The Space and Defense Innovation team awarded Mesodyne Inc. ‘Best in Show’ and ‘Best in Category’ at its Ignite Competition. The Awards focus on the critical technology categories for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Mesodyne Wins U.S. Army’s XTechPrime Competition
December 18, 2023
Mesodyne Wins U.S. Army’s XTechPrime Competition

The U.S. Army selected Mesodyne Inc. as a winner of the Army XTech Prime Competition. The 15 winners of this prize will be invited to submit proposals for $1.9M Direct to Phase II contracts with the U.S. Army. This funding will enable Mesodyne to continue to advance the LightCell™.

Mesodyne Wins U.S. Army’s XTechSBIR Autonomy Competition
October 6, 2023
Mesodyne Wins U.S. Army’s XTechSBIR Autonomy Competition

Mesodyne Inc. won the xTech SBIR Autonomy Competition, which recognizes ‘world-class’ technologies being developed commercially that may benefit the Department of Defense (DoD) in the autonomy space. The competition integrates non-traditional innovators into the DoD Science and Technology ecosystem and provides expertise and feedback that enables companies to accelerate, mature, and transition their technologies. Winners of this prize will be invited to submit proposals for $250K Phase I contracts with the U.S. Army.

Mesodyne Receives Mass Ventures’ START Phase II Award
July 8, 2022
Mesodyne Receives Mass Ventures’ START Phase II Award

Mesodyne Inc. is a Mass Ventures’ START Phase II winner. The program helps deep tech startups convert their Small Business Innovation and Small Business Technology Transfer research (SBIR/STTR) into businesses and jobs in Massachusetts.

Mesodyne Awarded a Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation
February 15, 2022
Mesodyne Awarded a Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation

Mesodyne Inc. has been awarded a Phase II National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The SBIR Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D, which Mesodyne will use to further develop its LightCell™ power generator.