Bast Fibre Technologies Inc.
Natural fiber materials extracted from renewable plant stems (hemp, linen) for industrial applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- VICTORIA, A1
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $450K, Mar 2021
- Total capital
- $1.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $1.1M
- 5 Form D · last Mar 2021
- 67 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 1 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#68 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$450K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$281K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$320K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$48K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$24K
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Standing among 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Granted patents#68 · top 18%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Benjamin LightburnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- EDWARD H. SZKUDLAPSKIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George MurphyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- GREGG F. STEWARTDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Guy PrevostExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James PosaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Jason FinnisExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John P. ParkinsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kenneth HallatDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Noel HallExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philip P. ChristopherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 3- GrantedBast Fiber, Fabrics Made Therewith, And Related Method Of ManufactureUSPTOUS 12,139,831
- GrantedNonwoven Fabric Comprised Of Crimped Bast FibersUSPTOUS 11,821,118
- PendingModified Cellulosic FibersUSPTOApplication 17614818
Related companies, and why
- Keraplast ManufacturingSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- Verdafresh, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- Itaconix CorpSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- Studson, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- GreenLIB Materials Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- Future Comp LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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Data freshness
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