BABYLON MICRO-FARMS INC.

RICHMOND, VA · Founded 2017 · Agritech · Private

Integrated vertical farming system with automated environmental controls, multispectral camera vision, machine learning yield optimization, and consumables management platform

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · babylonmicrofarms.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: RICHMOND, VA
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $3.8M, Dec 2022
Total capital: $10.1M

Federal grants: $1.8M; 3 awards · 2019–2021; Rank in peer group#9 of 28
Private capital raised: $8.4M; 3 Form D · last Dec 2022; 47 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 3; 2 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#4 of 28

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.8M
Jan 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
May 2021Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Intelligent modular vertical farming system$1.5M
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapidly Deployable Automated and Intelligent Micro farms for the USAF$50K
Jan 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.6M
Jul 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Deep Learning Hydroponic Forecasting System for Precision Farming$223K

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.

Federal first

18months

from BABYLON MICRO-FARMS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jul 2019: NSF · $223K
First Form D · Jan 2021: $1.6M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 28 peers

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Agritech · System

Federal grants#9 · top 32%
Granted patents#4 · top 14%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Alexander OlesenResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
Graham SmithResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $1.7M in grants as PI
Andrew BondsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Bevin EtienneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles BlankenshipDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David SchickDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Eric GlymphExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Marc OosterhuisExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael TucciDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Tappan AugustDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 5

Jan 6, 2026GrantedAutomated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceUSPTOUS 12,514,178
Mar 19, 2024GrantedAutomated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceUSPTOUS 11,930,746
Aug 25, 2020GrantedAutomated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceUSPTOUS 10,750,689

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Automated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceJan 6, 2026 · US 12,514,178Granted
Automated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceMar 19, 2024 · US 11,930,746Granted
Automated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceAug 25, 2020 · US 10,750,689Granted
Automated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceApplication PCTUS2021041465Pending
Automated Hydroponic Growing ApplianceApplication PCTUS2018050003Pending

BABYLON MICRO-FARMS INCShares a founder: Graham Smith
Puna BioSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
BindwellSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Rumin8Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Spearhead Bio, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Ecto, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding 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
11 Jun 2026Assistance 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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.