Aquagga, Inc.
Hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) system for destruction of PFAS chemicals in contaminated waste
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- Tacoma, WA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $25K, May 2023
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $2.1M
- 5 awards · 2021–2024
- Rank in peer group#10 of 23
- Private capital raised
- $25K
- 1 Form D · last May 2023
- 42 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 4 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$240K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:Optimized Hydrothermal Reactor for Scalable and Affordable Destruction of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)$1.5M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Real-time PFAS Sensing for Enhanced Site Remediation$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · On-Site Destruction of AFFF and PFAS-Contaminated Wet Waste$50K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: An Additively Manufactured Reactor for Emerging Contaminant Destruction$256K
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Federal first
27months
from Aquagga, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2021
- NSF · $256K
- First Form D · May 2023
- $25K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 4 awards
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Standing among 23 peers
Line = medianClean tech · System
- Federal grants#10 · top 43%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Brian PinkardResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.8M in grants as PI
- Nigel SharpResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $50K in grants as PI
- Christopher WoodruffExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 4- PendingPfas Destruction In An Alkaline, Hydrothermal Environment, And Related Methods And SystemsUSPTOApplication 18568852
- PendingMethod For Increasing The Kinetic Rate Of A Reaction, And Related Components And SystemsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024046823
- PendingSupercritical Fluids Regeneration Of Contaminated Spent Media And Contaminated SolidsUSPTOApplication 63651716
Show all 4 patent records
- Pfas Destruction In An Alkaline, Hydrothermal Environment, And Related Methods And SystemsAug 22, 2024 · Application 18568852Pending
- Method For Increasing The Kinetic Rate Of A Reaction, And Related Components And SystemsApplication PCTUS2024046823Pending
- Supercritical Fluids Regeneration Of Contaminated Spent Media And Contaminated SolidsApplication 63651716Pending
- Pfas Destruction In An Alkaline, Hydrothermal Environment, And Related Methods And SystemsApplication PCTUS2022073254Pending
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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