Benanova Inc

Raleigh, NC · Agritech · Private

Engineered nanoparticles made from lignin for targeted delivery of antimicrobial and antifungal crop protection chemicals

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · benanova.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: Raleigh, NC
Total capital: $2.1M

Federal grants: $1.4M; 4 awards · 2018–2024; Rank in peer group#3 of 20
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $650K; 1 award · NSF; Rank in Agritech#41 of 882
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#3 of 20

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Latest events

Jul 2024Federal 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.** Plant Parasitic Nematodes Are A Major Global Threat To Most Economically Important Crops In Production Agriculture Causing Annually More Than $170 Billion Yield Losses. The Proposed Research Is In Response To The Urgent Unmet Need To Develop New Sustainable Nematode Control Strategies To Secure Yield And Profitable Production.this $173K
Jan 2024Federal contractNSF · NSF Convergence Accelerator 2023 Cohort Phases 1 And 2 For Tracks K, L, And M Broad Agency Announcement (baa)$650K
Sep 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: COVID-19-impermeable high-performance porous coatings for respiratory personal protective equipment$256K
Apr 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Lignin-Based Formulations for Efficient and Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens$750K
Jan 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Lignin-Based Formulations for Efficient and Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens$225K

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Standing among 20 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grants#3 · top 15%
Granted patents#3 · top 15%

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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 · 2 granted of 3

Jul 8, 2025GrantedColloidal Particle Formulations With Advanced FunctionalityUSPTOUS 12,349,675
Jan 2, 2024GrantedColloidal Particle Formulations With Advanced FunctionalityUSPTOUS 11,856,948
PendingColloidal Particle Formulations With Advanced FunctionalityUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020066884

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

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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

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