Startup · United States
Aeluma
HQ GoletaFounded 201911-50 employeesALMU
Aeluma is a transformative semiconductor company specializing in high-performance technology that scales. Applications include mobile, automotive, AI, defense & aerospace, communication, AR/VR and quantum computing.
Federal Prime Contracts$7.0M obligated · FY2024–FY2026
- Obligated
- $7.0M
- FY2024–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 22
- 10 awards
- Peak year
- FY2025
- $1.3M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Army
- 57% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $4.8M | 8 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $1.3M | 6 | 4 |
| FY2024 | $825K | 8 | 4 |
Defense programs
- Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)$140K 2.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$5.0M 72%
- General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research$850K 12%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research$675K 9.7%
- General Science & Technology R&D SVCS; General Science & Technology; R&D Administrative Expenses$300K 4.3%
- National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research$140K 2.0%
Industry (NAICS)
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$6.8M 98%
- Research and Development in Nanotechnology$140K 2.0%
Where the work is done
- California$7.0M 100%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$6.0M 86%
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee$1.0M 14%
Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$7.0M 100%
Largest awards10
- Sbir D2P2, Topic Number O254-D05, Integrated Quantum Dots Platform for Multi-channel Coherent Optical Amplification Develop A High-performance Integrated Qd Platform for Multi-channel Coherent Optical Amplification. · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$2.1M
- Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2, Topic OSD232-003. Proposal O2-2091: Heterogeneous Integration of Nonlinear Compound Semiconductor Materials on Large-diameter and Low-loss Soi Photonics. · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$1.9M
- Research and Development · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$1.0M
- T8.07-1034 Qpics: Quantum Dot Photonic Integrated Circuits on Silicon · NASA · USAspending ↗$850K
- Sbir Phase 1 Contract Award · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$295K
- Sbir Ph I · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$240K
- Sttr Phase I Ships: Scalable Heterogeneous Integration for Photon-entanglement Sources · NASA · USAspending ↗$150K
- FY24 Sttr Phase I- Qpics: Quantum Dot Photonic Integrated Circuits on Silicon · NASA · USAspending ↗$150K
- Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert. · U.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$140K
- New Sbir Ph I Award · U.S. Navy · Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) · USAspending ↗$140K
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: assistance | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | — | $4.8M |
| FY2025 | $200K | $1.3M |
| FY2024 | $200K | $825K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Recipients (UEIs) tied to this company
- AELUMA, INC. · RKCHUSHJMG83 · $7.4M
Each action counts for the company USAspending reported on that row, so a subsidiary's dollars count for Aeluma only for the period it reported Aeluma as its parent. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. Fiscal year 2027 is partial.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductors and microelectronics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Semiconductor company whose stated applications include defense and aerospace, alongside mobile, automotive and AR/VR. | Reported |
| Sensing and signature management | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Semiconductor company whose stated applications include defense and aerospace, alongside mobile, automotive and AR/VR. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Semiconductor company whose stated applications include defense and aerospace, alongside mobile, automotive and AR/VR.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Semiconductor company whose stated applications include defense and aerospace, alongside mobile, automotive and AR/VR.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Klamkin · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Christopher Stewart · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jonathan Klamkin · LinkedIn ↗ | President, CEO |
Sources6
Profile5
- 1CompanyAeluma, Inc. (ALMU)
Aeluma · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Aeluma is a transformative semiconductor company specializing in high-performance technology that scales. Applications include mobile, automotive, AI, defense & aerospace, communication, AR/VR and quantum computing.”
- 2
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: US”
- 3
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "868e474c-8ded-4989-b1ab-327b31d60e69", "name": "Aeluma"}”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“country: US”
- 5Government recordSEC company tickers and exchanges
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Supports Organization · ownership
“[1828805,"Aeluma, Inc.","ALMU","Nasdaq"]”
People1
- 6
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“country: US”
Government identifiers1
- UEI
- RKCHUSHJMG83
- AELUMA, INC.
- Checked Oct 18, 2026
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