Capro-X

New York, NY · Founded 2017 · Agritech · Private

Fermentation bioreactor system that converts dairy waste (acid whey) into treated water and food-grade bio-oils

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · caprox.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: New York, NY
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $500K offered, Jul 2025
Total capital: $1.8M

Federal grants: $1M; 2 awards · 2018–2020; Rank in peer group#26 of 28
Private capital raised: $250K; 2 Form D · last Jul 2025; 15 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $500K; 2 awards · Environmental Prot; Rank in Agritech#49 of 882
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#8 of 28

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$500K
Apr 2021Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · SBIR Phase II Proposal #B20P2-5B01. Continuous Fermentation Bioprocess Resolving Food Waste Issues From Greek Yogurt Production. Capro-x Inc.$400K
Mar 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Microbial Fermentation Bioprocess to Produce and Extract Platform Chemicals from the Dairy Industry Acid Whey Waste Stream.$782K
Mar 2020Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · SBIR Phase I Award$100K
Jan 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$250K
Jun 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Microbial Fermentation Bioprocess to Produce and Extract Platform Chemicals from the Dairy Industry Acid Whey Waste Stream.$225K

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Federal first

19months

from Capro-X’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2018: NSF · $225K
First Form D · Jan 2020: $250K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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Standing among 28 peers

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Agritech · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#8 · top 29%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Juan GuzmanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1M in grants as PI

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Nov 19, 2024GrantedMicrobial Conversion Of Lactose-containing Feedstocks To Carboxylic AcidsUSPTOUS 12,146,178
PendingMicrobial Conversion Of Lactose-containing Feedstocks To Carboxylic AcidsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020019534

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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.

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Data freshness

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