Private company

Packet Digital

Logo: Packet Digital, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Power management integrated circuit company from Fargo, North Dakota, United States1

Packet Digital LLC Packet Digital is an engineering and manufacturing company focused on UAS battery development and production. Founded in 2003, Packet Digital’s team has develops batteries and power systems.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1

Packet Digital LLC Packet Digital is an engineering and manufacturing company focused on UAS battery development and production. Founded in 2003, Packet Digital’s team has develops batteries and power systems.2

Timeline

  1. 2003Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$70.4M 2008–2026
Without federal contracts$2.0M 2010–2021
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2010–2021: $2.0M in all. Federal grants $1.4M; PPP loans $528.8K.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2010 · Federal grants: $768.0K20102011 · Federal grants: $182.0K2012 · Federal grants: $141.8K20122013 · Federal grants: $178.4K2014 · Federal grants: $30.0K20142016 · Federal grants: $148.4K201620182020 · PPP loans: $243.4K20202021 · PPP loans: $285.4K2021
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026––$36.8M$36.8M
2025––$3.2M$3.2M
2024––$13.9M$13.9M
2023––$1.1M$1.1M
2022––$2.4M$2.4M
2021–$285.4K$6.9M$7.2M
2020–$243.4K–$243.4K
2019––$23.6K$23.6K
2018––$70.9K$70.9K
2017––$256.2K$256.2K
2016$148.4K–$2.5K$150.9K
2014$30.0K–$400.0K$430.0K
2013$178.4K–$400.0K$578.4K
2012$141.8K––$141.8K
2011$182.0K–$1.0M$1.2M
2010$768.0K–$749.1K$1.5M
2009––$1.1M$1.1M
2008––$70.0K$70.0K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jun 4, 2010$950.0K from National Institutes of Health: Research Related To Deafness And Communication Disorders5 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award R44DC011231
  2. Jan 1, 2014$180.0K from National Science Foundation: Engineering Grants6 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award 1345753
  3. Jan 1, 2013$170.2K from National Science Foundation: Engineering Grants7 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award 1248595
  4. Jun 13, 2016$148.4K from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program8 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award DESC0015911

Largest contracts

  1. Apr 7, 2026$27.0M from Department of the Navy: Sbir phase iii topic# n07-1609 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award N6833526F1047
  2. May 4, 2026$9.8M from Department of the Navy: Sbir topic #n07-16010 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award N6833526F1090
  3. Dec 10, 2024$9.8M from Department of the Navy: Sbir phase iii research & development11 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award N6833525F0065
  4. Jul 1, 2021$8.0M from Department of the Air Force: Dual switching gan based mppt for satellite electrical power system12 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award FA945321C0013
  5. Aug 30, 2024$7.2M from Department of the Air Force: Star - scalable highly integrated wide bandgap maximum power point tracking (mppt) with power distribution for small spacecraft13 To PACKET DIGITAL LLC Award FA945324CX005

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA14. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$243.4K PPP loan (first draw) from First International Bank & Trust14To PACKET DIGITAL, LLC, Fargo ND; $245.3K forgiven Jan 25, 2021
  2. Jan 21, 2021$285.4K PPP loan (second draw) from First International Bank & Trust14To PACKET DIGITAL, LLC, Fargo ND; $288.2K forgiven Jan 6, 2022