# Allied Minds

> Allied Minds is a VC fund in Boston backing Software and Wireless. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 52%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-minds-inc.
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AlliedMinds
- Website: http://www.alliedminds.com

Allied Minds is a diversified holding company focused on venture creation within the life science and technology sectors. With unparalleled access to hundreds of university and federal labs across the U.S., Allied Minds forms, funds, and operates a portfolio of companies to generate long-term value for its investors and stakeholders. Based inBoston, with a nationwide presence in Los Angeles and New York, Allied Minds supports its businesses with capital, central management, and shared services.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $5M–$36M |
| Series B | $30M–$70M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 14% |
| Wireless | 3 | 14% |
| Hardware | 2 | 10% |
| Aerospace | 2 | 10% |
| Analytics | 2 | 10% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 33% |
| Seed | 4 | 19% |
| Series B | 3 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |
| Series D | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 38% |
| Israel | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Dougherty | Lead Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-dougherty-2 |
| Dale N. Larson | Lead Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dale-n-larson |
| David Park | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-park-5 |
| Harry Rein | Chairman | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-rein-85a6 |
| Masaru Tsuchiya | Lead Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masaru-tsuchiya |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Federated Wireless | Formed in 2012, Federated Wireless, Inc., a subsidiary of Allied Minds (LSE: ALM), provides innovative cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions to extend the access of carrier networks. Our dynamic Spectrum Access System (SAS) will revolutionize the way in which spectrum is allocated, managed, and optimized. Our unique approach incorporates aneural network of radio sensors allowing interference free access to low-cost, high-quality, licensed spectrum. Our solution breaks down traditional barriers of high cost and exclusive spectrum. Our differentiated business model creates opportunities for more efficient and innovative approaches to spectrum.Federated Wireless is headquartered in Arlington, VA, with offices in Boston, MA and Sunnyvale, CA. | $58M | Series D | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Orbital Sidekick | Orbital Sidekick utilizes hyperspectral technology - capturing hundreds of narrow contiguous spectral bands, from visible light through infrared. The company develops a space-based infrastructure of hyperspectral sensors to provide monitoring services to the energy sector.Orbital Sidekick was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco,California, United States. | $16M | Series A | Jan 04, 2021 |  |
| Federated Wireless | Formed in 2012, Federated Wireless, Inc., a subsidiary of Allied Minds (LSE: ALM), provides innovative cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions to extend the access of carrier networks. Our dynamic Spectrum Access System (SAS) will revolutionize the way in which spectrum is allocated, managed, and optimized. Our unique approach incorporates aneural network of radio sensors allowing interference free access to low-cost, high-quality, licensed spectrum. Our solution breaks down traditional barriers of high cost and exclusive spectrum. Our differentiated business model creates opportunities for more efficient and innovative approaches to spectrum.Federated Wireless is headquartered in Arlington, VA, with offices in Boston, MA and Sunnyvale, CA. | $13.7M | Series C | Apr 21, 2020 |  |
| Federated Wireless | Formed in 2012, Federated Wireless, Inc., a subsidiary of Allied Minds (LSE: ALM), provides innovative cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions to extend the access of carrier networks. Our dynamic Spectrum Access System (SAS) will revolutionize the way in which spectrum is allocated, managed, and optimized. Our unique approach incorporates aneural network of radio sensors allowing interference free access to low-cost, high-quality, licensed spectrum. Our solution breaks down traditional barriers of high cost and exclusive spectrum. Our differentiated business model creates opportunities for more efficient and innovative approaches to spectrum.Federated Wireless is headquartered in Arlington, VA, with offices in Boston, MA and Sunnyvale, CA. | $51M | Series C | Sep 04, 2019 |  |
| HawkEye 360 | HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping. The company operates a commercial satellite constellation to identify, process, and geolocate a broad set of RF signals. Its products include maritime domain awareness and spectrum mapping and monitoring; our customers include a wide range of commercial,government, and international entities.It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. | $70M | Series B | Aug 06, 2019 |  |
| GuardKnox | GuardKnox is a technology and engineering company specializing in E/E products and solutions for the automotive market. GuardKnox is the automotive industry’s first Cybertech Tier supplier empowering OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and the aftermarket to deliver the next generation of software-defined and service-oriented vehicles. GuardKnox’sflexible and scalable solutions enable added connectivity, Zonal E/E Architecture, hosted applications, high-speed routing (including network recovery and service discovery functionalities), vehicle personalization, and security.The company’s pioneering approach to automotive innovation is inspired by technology from the aviation industry, providing GuardKnox with the experience needed to develop secure, high-performance computing solutions using a patented Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).Founded in 2016, GuardKnox is based in Israel, with subsidiary locations in Stuttgart, Germany, and Detroit, Michigan. | $21M | Series A | Jun 04, 2019 |  |
| Spark Insights | Spark Insights provides decision analytics to the insurance industry using AI. | $3.2M | Seed | Apr 25, 2019 |  |
| HawkEye 360 | HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping. The company operates a commercial satellite constellation to identify, process, and geolocate a broad set of RF signals. Its products include maritime domain awareness and spectrum mapping and monitoring; our customers include a wide range of commercial,government, and international entities.It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. | $5.3M | Series A | Sep 11, 2018 |  |
| Orbital Sidekick | Orbital Sidekick utilizes hyperspectral technology - capturing hundreds of narrow contiguous spectral bands, from visible light through infrared. The company develops a space-based infrastructure of hyperspectral sensors to provide monitoring services to the energy sector.Orbital Sidekick was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco,California, United States. | $4.7M |  | Apr 19, 2018 |  |
| Orbital Sidekick | Orbital Sidekick utilizes hyperspectral technology - capturing hundreds of narrow contiguous spectral bands, from visible light through infrared. The company develops a space-based infrastructure of hyperspectral sensors to provide monitoring services to the energy sector.Orbital Sidekick was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco,California, United States. | $4.7M | Seed | Apr 19, 2018 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Allied Minds invest in?

Allied Minds invests primarily in Software, Wireless and Hardware startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Allied Minds's check size?

Allied Minds typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$4.7M at Seed, $5M–$36M at Series A and $30M–$70M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Allied Minds participates in.

### How do I contact Allied Minds?

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### Who are the partners at Allied Minds?

The team at Allied Minds includes Brian Dougherty (Lead Scientist), Dale N. Larson (Lead Scientist) and David Park (Associate), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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