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Pen-Link

American software company

Pen-Link, Ltd., (PenLink) is a software company that develops enterprise-grade communications surveillance data collection and analysis products for domestic law enforcement.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Pen-Link, Ltd., (PenLink) is a software company that develops enterprise-grade communications surveillance data collection and analysis products for domestic law enforcement.2

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$307.0M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $307.0M in all. PPP loans $1.7M; Federal contracts $305.2M.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal contracts: $8.4M20082009 · Federal contracts: $9.6M2010 · Federal contracts: $13.2M20102011 · Federal contracts: $10.8M2012 · Federal contracts: $12.1M20122013 · Federal contracts: $12.9M2014 · Federal contracts: $23.0M20142015 · Federal contracts: $27.0M2016 · Federal contracts: $17.1M20162017 · Federal contracts: $8.8M2018 · Federal contracts: $20.0M20182019 · Federal contracts: $18.3M2020 · PPP loans: $1.7M2020 · Federal contracts: $19.5M20202021 · Federal contracts: $20.3M2022 · Federal contracts: $17.9M20222023 · Federal contracts: $16.1M2024 · Federal contracts: $13.4M20242025 · Federal contracts: $16.8M2026 · Federal contracts: $20.0M2026
Without federal contracts$1.7M 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $1.7M in all. PPP loans $1.7M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.7M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$20.0M$20.0M
2025–$16.8M$16.8M
2024–$13.4M$13.4M
2023–$16.1M$16.1M
2022–$17.9M$17.9M
2021–$20.3M$20.3M
2020$1.7M$19.5M$21.2M
2019–$18.3M$18.3M
2018–$20.0M$20.0M
2017–$8.8M$8.8M
2016–$17.1M$17.1M
2015–$27.0M$27.0M
2014–$23.0M$23.0M
2013–$12.9M$12.9M
2012–$12.1M$12.1M
2011–$10.8M$10.8M
2010–$13.2M$13.2M
2009–$9.6M$9.6M
2008–$8.4M$8.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, 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 contracts

  1. Jul 1, 2022$26.2M from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: For pen-link software suite for 500 users, training, maintenance and support and engineering services4 To PEN-LINK, LTD Award 70CMSD22C00000001
  2. Jul 1, 2024$16.7M from Drug Enforcement Administration: Procurement of pen-link for base plus 4 option years pop 07/01/2024-06/30/2029 pen-link, ltd quote dated january 2024 is incorporated here5 To PEN-LINK, LTD Award 15DDHQ24P00000493
  3. Jul 1, 2017$15.8M from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Telecommunications analysis and intercept software6 To PEN-LINK, LTD Award HSCETC17C00001
  4. Jul 29, 2011$9.8M from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Pen-link software site licenses for base period of performance 7/1/11-6/30/12, plus 4 option periods.7 To PEN-LINK, LTD Award HSCETE11C00001
  5. May 1, 2019$6.5M from Drug Enforcement Administration: Renewal of pen-link sw license- base with 2 optional years pop: 5/1/2019-4/30/20228 To PEN-LINK, LTD Award 15DDHQ19P00000506

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA9. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 5, 2020$1.7M PPP loan (first draw) from Forbright Bank9To PEN-LINK LTD, Lincoln NE; $1.7M forgiven Dec 30, 2020

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