Apeel Technology, Inc.
Plant-based protective coating that extends produce shelf life by mimicking natural plant cuticle
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- GOLETA, CA
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $250M, Aug 2021
- Total capital
- $534M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $534M
- 5 Form D · last Aug 2021
- 62 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 18
- 22 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#1 of 80
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$250M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$245M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$33M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$960K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 80 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Material
- Granted patents#1 · top 1%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Ira EhrenpreisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James RogersExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason SpievakExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John PetoteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vijay PandeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Walter RobbDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- Yves SisteronDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 18 granted of 40- PendingCompounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsUSPTOApplication 19297088
- GrantedMachine Learning-based Assessment Of Food Item QualityUSPTOUS 12,608,787
- PendingEdible Coating With Antimicrobial PropertiesUSPTOApplication 19327268
Show all 40 patent records
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsAug 6, 2026 · Application 19297088Pending
- Machine Learning-based Assessment Of Food Item QualityApr 21, 2026 · US 12,608,787Granted
- Edible Coating With Antimicrobial PropertiesApr 9, 2026 · Application 19327268Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Reducing Microbial Load During Product CoatingJan 20, 2026 · US 12,528,100Granted
- Ultraviolet Light And Machine Learning-based Assessment Of Food Item QualityJan 20, 2026 · US 12,530,709Granted
- Precursor Compounds For Molecular CoatingsSep 25, 2025 · Application 18991887Pending
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsSep 9, 2025 · US 12,408,680Granted
- Prediction Of Infection In Plant ProductsAug 5, 2025 · US 12,380,965Granted
- Gas Phase Treatment Of ProduceJun 26, 2025 · Application 18848294Pending
- Produce Quality Assessment And Pricing Metric SystemApr 15, 2025 · US 12,277,697Granted
- Hyperspectral Image Compression Using A Feature Extraction ModelMar 25, 2025 · US 12,260,596Granted
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsMar 11, 2025 · US 12,245,605Granted
- Coating Compositions Including Fatty AlcoholsJan 23, 2025 · Application 18770984Pending
- Precursor Compounds For Molecular CoatingsDec 24, 2024 · US 12,173,192Granted
- Coating Compositions Including WaxJun 6, 2024 · Application 18517148Pending
- Coating Compositions Including Lecithins Or Derivatives ThereofJun 6, 2024 · Application 18517085Pending
- Edible Coating CompositionsMay 16, 2024 · Application 18509887Pending
- Coating Compositions Including Alkyl EstersApr 25, 2024 · Application 18371767Pending
- Coating Compositions Including Co-surfactantsMar 21, 2024 · Application 18239565Pending
- Compositions And Methods Of Preparation ThereofMar 21, 2024 · Application 18484171Pending
- Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Preparation ThereofMar 14, 2024 · Application 18481776Pending
- Compositions Formed From Plant Extracts And Methods Of Preparation ThereofMar 5, 2024 · US 11,918,003Granted
- Edible Coating CompositionsJan 11, 2024 · Application 18218944Pending
- Ultraviolet Light And Machine Learning-based Assessment Of Food Item QualityDec 19, 2023 · US 11,847,681Granted
- Method For Preparing And Preserving Sanitized ProductsNov 30, 2023 · Application 18205070Pending
- Compositions And Methods Of Preparation ThereofNov 28, 2023 · US 11,827,591Granted
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Reducing Microbial Load During Product CoatingNov 14, 2023 · US 11,813,636Granted
- Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Preparation ThereofNov 14, 2023 · US 11,812,758Granted
- Plant Extract Compositions For Forming Protective CoatingsSep 26, 2023 · US 11,767,278Granted
- Gas Phase Treatment Of ProduceSep 21, 2023 · Application 18124540Pending
- Systems And Methods For Assessment Of Produce Shelf Life Using Time Lapse Image DataAug 17, 2023 · Application 18168101Pending
- Method For Preparing And Preserving Sanitized ProductsAug 15, 2023 · US 11,723,377Granted
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsJul 27, 2023 · Application 18131102Pending
- Systems And Methods For Assessment Of Food Item DrynessJul 13, 2023 · Application 18090969Pending
- Methods For Isolating Antimicrobial Microorganisms From Agricultural Products And Uses ThereofJun 29, 2023 · Application 18146199Pending
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsMay 9, 2023 · US 11,641,865Granted
- Controlling Produce Ripening During TransitApr 6, 2023 · Application 17816565Pending
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Drying Liquid Coatings On ProductsMar 16, 2023 · Application 17939674Pending
- Industrial Equipment For The Treatment Of ProduceMar 14, 2023 · US 11,602,152Granted
- Compounds And Formulations For Protective CoatingsMar 9, 2023 · Application 17941745Pending
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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.
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