LiquidPiston

First wholly new combustion engine / cycle in 85+ years

Last Funded March 2019

$2,188,466

raised from 1,201 investors
Entering UAV market with rotary engine for drones
Last updated December 2018

Highlights

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Raised $1.29M from 727 investors on Wefunder in 2017. 
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Since then, DARPA awarded a Phase 2 $2.5M development contract in October 2017, a follow-on to our 2 DoD contracts, totaling $5.5M in non-dilutive funding. 
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New engine architecture could improve fuel efficiency by up to 2x over a gasoline engine while reducing size and weight by up to 10x over a diesel engine.
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45 patents issued or pending in the U.S. and internationally.
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Our 70cc "X mini" engine is a 3-5hp gasoline engine the size of a honeydew melon. Measured 50% increased efficiency over comparable per-cylinder displacement gasoline engine. The engine is being inserted into a 2kwe hybrid electric generator for A
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Our 750cc "X-4" engine is a 40hp rotary Diesel X engine "Alpha" prototype, which ultimately may fit in an 11" box while weighing just 40 pounds. We are proving it's efficiency and power.
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Completed $1M "seedling" program with DARPA in 2015.
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$460 billion total addressable market; starting with military industry and handheld engine.

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