APEX BAIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Santa Clara, CA · Agritech · Acquired

Blood-substitute gel bait with attractants, phagostimulants, and insecticides for mosquito monitoring and control

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Total capital
$2.2M
Federal grants
$2.2M
7 awards · 2021–2025
Rank in peer group#8 of 160
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
0
3 pending

Capital timeline

20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.2M$258K$250K$133K$650K$650K$181K
20212022202320242025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2.2M$258K$250K$650K$650K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · Olive Flies Are A Significant Pest In The Olive Industry, Causing Substantial Economic Losses. Traditional Chemical Insecticides Raise Concerns About Environmental Impact And Pest Resistance. Olivegard Is An Innovative Liquid Bait That Uses Naturally Occurring Boric Acid To Control Olive Flies Effectively While Being Environmentally Friendly.this Project Aims To:optimize The BAIT'S Formulation.test Its Attractiveness And Effectiveness In Semi-field Trials.evaluate Its Performance And Minimal$181K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · ** Awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** This Usda SBIR Phase II Project Aims To Develop An Improved Snail And Slug Control Bait. Current Baits In The Market Are Not Very Effective Due To Their Low Attractiveness To Pests, Requiring High Application Rates And Often Failing To Kill The Pests. In Phase I, We Created A Prototype Of That Showed Promising Results. In Phase II$650K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** The Usda Nifa SBIR Phase II Project Aims To Innovate, Optimize, And Commercialize Apex-flb (fly Liquid Bait). Apex-flb Is A Cost-effective And Highly Efficient Liquid Bait That Attracts And Eliminates Stable Fliesin Livestock Production Systems While Being Safe For Non-target Organisms. Stable Flies Are A Major Menace To Livestock $650K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · The Goal Of This Usda Nifa Phase I Project Is To Develop A Semiochemical Lure Andphagostimulant Enhanced Bait, 'SNULEX' For Controlling Snails And Slugs (gastropods). Thisinnovation Will Significantly Improve The Efficacy Of Molluscicide Bait Byincreasing The Chance Of Initial Discovery Of The Bait By Attracting Gastropods, And Strongly Inducing Them To Ingest Lethal Dosesof Molluscicide. Snails And Slugs Are Destructive Pests Of Horticultural And Agricultural Industries Worldwide. Gastr$133K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of a novel gel bait for the control of mosquitoes in urban environments$250K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · The Goal Of This Usda Nifa SBIR Phase I Project Is To Develop Apex-flb (fly Liquid Bait), An Inexpensive And Highly Effective Liquid Bait Matrix, To Attract And Kill Blood-feeding Stable Fliesin Livestock Production Systems While Remaining Safe For Non-target Organisms. The Stable Fly Is One Of The Most Damaging Pests, Afflicting Livestock Animals In The Usa And Around The World. The Usa, As The Largest Producer Of Beef (>12 Million Tons/yr.) And Cow Milk (>99 Million Tons/yr.) In The Worl$100K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Antibacterial nanoparticles as insecticide synergists and insect growth regulators for improved control of cockroach infestations$258K

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Standing among 160 peers

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Agritech · Material

  • Federal grants#8 · top 5%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 3
  • PendingInsect Attraction Through Spatial Partitioning Of AttractantsUSPTOApplication 15748400
  • PendingInsect Attraction Through Spatial Partitioning Of AttractantsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2016044016
  • PendingInsect Attraction Through Spatial Partitioning of AttractantsUSPTOApplication 62198298
  • CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
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  • CYCLOPTICS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
  • PICOYUNESimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

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Sources

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