Calysta, Inc.
FeedKind, a protein feed ingredient produced from microorganisms via fermentation
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, CA
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $45.2M, Oct 2019
- Total capital
- $50.2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $50.2M
- 2 Form D · last Oct 2019
- 85 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 27
- 13 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#4 of 80
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$45.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5M
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.
Standing among 80 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Material
- Granted patents#4 · top 5%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alan Shaw, Ph.D.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Craig Barratt, Ph.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David HayesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike Swee VelingsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rich Swee TorresDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Suan Swee TanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 27 granted of 40- GrantedGlycogen-null Methanotrophs And Uses ThereofUSPTOUS 12,234,445
- PendingHeme-containing Cell Culture Media And Uses ThereofUSPTOApplication 18915934
- GrantedGas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And ProcessesUSPTOUS 12,116,563
Show all 40 patent records
- Glycogen-null Methanotrophs And Uses ThereofFeb 25, 2025 · US 12,234,445Granted
- Heme-containing Cell Culture Media And Uses ThereofJan 30, 2025 · Application 18915934Pending
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And ProcessesOct 15, 2024 · US 12,116,563Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing Gas/liquid Separation VesselsJul 11, 2024 · Application 18430443Pending
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing Gas/liquid Separation VesselsMar 26, 2024 · US 11,939,567Granted
- Food Compositions Comprising Methylococcus Capsulatus Protein IsolateFeb 22, 2024 · Application 17766719Pending
- Methods For Culturing Methanotrophic Bacteria And Isolating Proteins From Bacterial BiomassFeb 15, 2024 · Application 17766625Pending
- Compositions And Methods For Genetic Manipulation Of MethanotrophsFeb 8, 2024 · Application 18491636Pending
- Integrated Systems And Methods For Combining Methanotrophic Bacterial Biomass Production And Methanation ProcessOct 26, 2023 · Application 18061968Pending
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing A Vertical Flow ZoneOct 24, 2023 · US 11,795,428Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing Gas/liquid Separation VesselsFeb 7, 2023 · US 11,572,539Granted
- Compositions And Methods For Tracing The Diet Of An AnimalOct 25, 2022 · US 11,480,581Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And ProcessesMay 17, 2022 · US 11,332,706Granted
- Heme-containing Cell Culture Media And Uses ThereofApr 21, 2022 · Application 17505411Pending
- Compositions And Methods For Genetic Manipulation Of MethanotrophsNov 4, 2021 · Application 17095644Pending
- Nucleic Acids And Vectors For Regulated Target Gene Expression In Methanotrophic BacteriaJun 22, 2021 · US 11,041,159Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing Gas/liquid Separation VesselsJun 15, 2021 · US 11,034,930Granted
- Proline AuxotrophsMay 4, 2021 · US 10,995,316Granted
- Microorganisms For The Enhanced Production Of Amino Acids And Related MethodsJan 12, 2021 · US 10,889,842Granted
- C1 Substrate-fed Fermentation Systems And Methods For Producing C4 CompoundsJan 12, 2021 · US 10,889,793Granted
- Method For Improving Accumulation Of A Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid In An AnimalJul 2, 2020 · Application 16634114Pending
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And Processes Utilizing Gas/liquid Separation VesselsJun 23, 2020 · US 10,689,610Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And ProcessesFeb 25, 2020 · US 10,570,364Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation Reactors, Systems And ProcessesJan 21, 2020 · US 10,538,730Granted
- Gas-fed Fermentation SystemsDec 10, 2019 · US 10,501,714Granted
- Genetically Engineered Microorganisms For Biological Oxidation Of HydrocarbonsNov 19, 2019 · US 10,480,016Granted
- Compositions And Methods For Biological Production Of Lactate From C1 Compounds Using Lactate Dehydrogenase TransformantsOct 22, 2019 · US 10,450,548Granted
- Nucleic Acids And Vectors For Use With Methanotrophic BacteriaOct 15, 2019 · US 10,443,060Granted
- Carbohydrate-enriched Recombinant MicroorganismsSep 5, 2019 · Application 16413422Pending
- Compositions And Methods For Recovery Of Stranded Gas And OilAug 29, 2019 · Application 16299772Pending
- Carbohydrate-enriched Recombinant MicroorganismsJul 2, 2019 · US 10,337,043Granted
- Compositions And Methods For Recovery Of Stranded Gas And OilApr 30, 2019 · US 10,273,446Granted
- Engineering Of Multi-carbon Substrate Utilization Pathways In Methanotrophic BacteriaJan 29, 2019 · US 10,190,123Granted
- Compositions And Methods For Biological Production Of Fatty Acid DerivativesOct 30, 2018 · US 10,113,188Granted
- Monofunctional Aldehyde And Alcohol Dehydrogenases For Production Of Fuels And Commodity ChemicalsOct 11, 2018 · Application 15575709Pending
- Biorefinery System, Methods And Compositions ThereofSep 6, 2018 · Application 15882393Pending
- Engineering Of Multi-carbon Substrate Utilization Pathways In Methanotrophic BacteriaJul 3, 2018 · US 10,011,840Granted
- Biorefinery System, Methods And Compositions ThereofMay 15, 2018 · US 9,970,032Granted
- Compositions And Methods For Biological Production Of Fatty Acid DerivativesMar 6, 2018 · US 9,909,153Granted
- Engineering Of Multi-carbon Substrate Utilization Pathways In Methanotrophic BacteriaDec 19, 2017 · US 9,845,474Granted
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- ELO LIFE SYSTEMS, 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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