AKORN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Edible coating made from stable Zein colloids that regulates transpiration and respiration to extend shelf life of fresh produce
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- OAKLAND, CA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $300K, Jun 2022
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $1.8M
- 2 awards · 2021–2022
- Rank in peer group#6 of 20
- Private capital raised
- $300K
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2022
- 52 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 1 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#4 of 20
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Edible, water soluble corn zein films for shelf life extension and improved safety of perishable foods$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$300K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Edible, water soluble corn zein films for shelf life extension and improved safety of perishable foods$256K
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Federal first
17months
from AKORN TECHNOLOGY, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2021
- NSF · $256K
- First Form D · Jun 2022
- $300K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 20 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Material
- Federal grants#6 · top 30%
- Granted patents#4 · top 20%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Antonios ZografosDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 2- GrantedEdible Films And Coatings Employing Water Soluble Corn Prolamin And Other Functional IngredientsUSPTOUS 12,557,834
- PendingEdible Films And Coatings Employing Water Soluble Corn Prolamin And Other Functional IngredientsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2021027725
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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