C16 Biosciences, Inc.
Biomanufactured Palmless™ plant-based ingredient alternatives to palm oil
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $5M, Mar 2023
- Total capital
- $28.9M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $28.9M
- 3 Form D · last Mar 2023
- 43 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 24 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4M
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.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew ShumakerDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David HellerPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harold McNamaraDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter TurnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shara TickuExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 24- PendingMicrobial OilsUSPTOApplication 19104863
- PendingEnzymatic Lysis For Extraction Of Bioproducts From YeastUSPTOApplication 18864597
- PendingPersonal Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced OilUSPTOApplication 18035673
Show all 24 patent records
- Microbial OilsFeb 26, 2026 · Application 19104863Pending
- Enzymatic Lysis For Extraction Of Bioproducts From YeastOct 2, 2025 · Application 18864597Pending
- Personal Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced OilJan 4, 2024 · Application 18035673Pending
- Edible Microbial OilDec 21, 2023 · Application 18035594Pending
- Microbially Produced Palm Oil SubstitutesJun 29, 2023 · Application 17885280Pending
- Microbial Lipid Production Utilizing Post-fermentation Industrial Waste Stream FeedstocksMar 16, 2023 · Application 17795483Pending
- Methods Of Producing LipidsFeb 14, 2019 · Application 16005163Pending
- Home Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced Oil And Derivatives ThereofApplication PCTUS2023063528Pending
- Microbial OilsApplication 63399566Pending
- Enzymatic Lysis For Extraction Of Bioproducts From YeastApplication PCTUS2023021549Pending
- Derivatives Of Microbially Produced Palm OilApplication PCTUS2023021954Pending
- Derivatives Of Microbially Produced Palm OilApplication 63340875Pending
- Enzymatic Lysis For Extraction Of Bioproducts From YeastApplication 63340813Pending
- Home Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced Oil And Derivatives ThereofApplication 63315343Pending
- Edible Microbial OilApplication PCTUS2021059122Pending
- Personal Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced OilApplication PCTUS2021059147Pending
- Microbially Produced Palm Oil SubstitutesApplication PCTUS2021017458Pending
- Microbial Lipid Production Utilizing Post-fermentation Industrial Waste Stream FeedstocksApplication PCTUS2021015302Pending
- Personal Care Compositions Comprising Microbially Produced OilApplication 63112855Pending
- Edible Microbial OilApplication 63112849Pending
- Microbially Produced Palm Oil SubstitutesApplication 63061521Pending
- Microbially Produced Palm Oil SubstitutesApplication 62972299Pending
- Microbial Lipid Production Utilizing Post-fermentation Industrial Waste Stream FeedstocksApplication 62966234Pending
- Microbial OilsApplication PCTUS2023072476Pending
Related companies, and why
- Plant Sensory Systems, LLC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Biome Makers Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- SPECTACULAR LABS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Standard Holdings Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Isla Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- EARTH MAPPING INTERNATIONAL, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding 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
- Assistance 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.
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Data freshness
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