What Tardigrade Industries does

Tardigrade Industries LLC is a privately-held IP holding company and product designer founded in 2017 and headquartered in Skowhegan, Maine. The company specializes in protective equipment for military, tactical, and law enforcement end-users, with a core focus on armored optics technology. Its product portfolio comprises the OCELLUS Armored Eyewear line (including the OCELLUS MODEL X variant), the HINDSIGHT armored optics product, and the MAXILLA Armored Mandible for maxillofacial protection. The underlying technology is described as a proprietary, patent-pending architecture that achieves near helmet-level ballistic and fragment protection for the eyes while remaining lightweight, scratch-resistant, and fog-resistant. All products are manufactured in the U.S.A.

Tardigrade generates revenue through direct-to-consumer hardware sales of its proprietary protective products, sold exclusively through two owned e-commerce storefronts (tardigrade.store and armoredoptics.com) with pre-order mechanics. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company's primary customer segment is Military & Defense, with Law Enforcement as a secondary vertical; both segments are served without disclosed intermediaries or distributor partnerships. The company holds CAGE CODE 887Z6, which qualifies it for U.S. Department of Defense procurement channels, and has registered five trademarks covering its product portfolio. To date, Tardigrade has received approximately $87,022 in cumulative non-dilutive grant funding from the Maine Technology Institute across two awards in 2018 and 2020, with no venture capital or private equity participation disclosed. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Tardigrade Industries

Legal name

Tardigrade Industries LLC

Website

https://tardigrade.industries

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tardigrade Industries LLC designs and sells proprietary armored eyewear and maxillofacial protection products direct-to-consumer through owned e-commerce storefronts, serving military, tactical, and law enforcement end-users with patented protective optics technology made in the U.S.A.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tactical Protective Equipment

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety & Industrial Protective Eyewear (CRAAAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Eyewear Manufacturing & OEM/ODM (Frames & Sunglasses) (CRAAAKAJ)

Keywords

• Tactical protective eyewear
• Ballistic eye protection
• Armored optics equipment
• Maxillofacial protection gear
• Military protective equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Skowhegan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Armored Eyewear & Protective Products Sales: Revenue generated from direct sales of proprietary protective eyewear and armaments including OCELLUS Armored Eyewear, HINDSIGHT, and MAXILLA products. Products are sold through company-owned e-commerce platforms with pre-order options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tardigrade Industries designs, engineers, and sells patented protective equipment built around proprietary armored optics technology. Its core products—OCELLUS Armored Eyewear, HINDSIGHT, and MAXILLA Armored Mandible—deliver near helmet-level frag, scratch, and fog protection for the eyes and face, manufactured in the U.S.A. and sold directly through company-owned e-commerce stores.

Product overview

Tardigrade Industries offers a unified portfolio of armored protective products under its proprietary brands. The core offerings include the OCELLUS Armored Eyewear (lightweight tactical eye protection with frag, scratch, and fog resistance), the HINDSIGHT armored optics system, and the MAXILLA Armored Mandible for maxillofacial protection. These products share a common protective technology platform, with the OCELLUS MODEL X representing a specific variant. The company positions these as disruptive technology solutions for military and tactical applications, all manufactured in the U.S.A.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCELLUS Armored Eyewear: Armored eyewear providing near helmet-level protection for eyes - lightweight, frag protection, scratch & fog resistant. First eyewear to achieve this level of protection.
• ARMORED OPTICS
• HINDSIGHT
• MAXILLA Armored Mandible

Products and services

• OCELLUS Armored Eyewear Patented protective eyewear engineered to deliver near helmet-level eye protection in a lightweight, scratch- and fog-resistant form factor. Sold direct to consumers and positioned for military and tactical use; made in the U.S.A.
• HINDSIGHT Armored Optics Armored optics product built on the company's proprietary protective eyewear technology with fragment protection capabilities, sold through the company's e-commerce channels.
• MAXILLA Armored Mandible Maxillofacial protection system that extends the company's armored optics technology to provide armored protection for the face and jaw area.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Revision Military: Established U.S. manufacturer of protective eyewear and soldier systems, including the Batlskin Cobra Plus and Sawfly lines. Direct comparable to Tardigrade's OCELLUS in the military and tactical eye-protection category.
• Pyramex Safety: Safety eyewear and tactical goggles manufacturer with a broad portfolio spanning industrial, construction, and tactical use. Overlaps with Tardigrade in protective eyewear construction and channels.
• Wiley X: Manufacturer of protective and ballistic eyewear serving military, law enforcement, and outdoor markets. Closely comparable product portfolio and customer base to Tardigrade's armored eyewear line.
• ESS (Eye Safety Systems): Specialist in military and tactical eye protection, including the Crossbow and Rollbar lines. Direct peer to Tardigrade in ballistic/tactical eyewear for armed forces and law enforcement.
• Paulson Manufacturing: Manufacturer of tactical protective equipment including face shields, visors, and riot-control eye protection. Direct peer in the law enforcement and tactical facial/eye protection category.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Safety Products: Provides protective eyewear and PPE across industrial and tactical segments under brands such as Uvex and Howard Leight. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the protective eyewear space.
• Oakley SI (Standard Issue): Oakley's Standard Issue division, part of EssilorLuxottica, supplies ballistic and tactical eyewear to U.S. and allied militaries. A dominant incumbent that Tardigrade must displace in the same product category.
• Bollé Safety: Global protective eyewear brand under Bollé Brands, supplying safety glasses and tactical eye protection across industrial, military, and law enforcement markets. A broad incumbent peer.
• 3M Safety: Through its Personal Safety Division, 3M offers a wide range of protective eyewear used in industrial and tactical settings. An established incumbent that competes for the same end-user protection budget.

Emerging players

• Galvion: Soldier power and head systems supplier (formerly Revision Batlskin) that is expanding into integrated head-borne protection. Adjacent peer competing for the same soldier-protection procurement dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/armoredeyes
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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