CERES IMAGING INC
AI-powered analytics platform for crop and field monitoring using satellite and drone imagery
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- OAKLAND, CA
- Latest Form D
- $25.3M, Sep 2023
- Total capital
- $25.4M
- Federal grants
- $100K
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#3 of 52
- Private capital raised
- $25.3M
- 1 Form D · last Sep 2023
- 38 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 1 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#12 of 52
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25.3M
- Federal grantAgriculture · Remote Sensing Of Optimal Water And Nutrient Management For Crop Production$100K
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Federal first
85months
from CERES IMAGING INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2016
- Agriculture · $100K
- First Form D · Sep 2023
- $25.3M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 52 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Platform
- Federal grants#3 · top 6%
- Granted patents#12 · top 23%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ashwin MadgavkarResearcherDirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Gary SurvisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hemant ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Krishna GuptaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ramsey MasriExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 5- GrantedMethods And Systems For Crop Pest Management Utilizing Geospatial Images And Microclimate DataUSPTOUS 11,730,162
- GrantedMethods And Systems For Crop Pest Management Utilizing Geospatial Images And Microclimate DataUSPTOUS 10,957,036
- GrantedMethods And Systems For Assessing A Field Of Plants For IrrigationUSPTOUS 10,426,106
Show all 5 patent records
- Methods And Systems For Crop Pest Management Utilizing Geospatial Images And Microclimate DataAug 22, 2023 · US 11,730,162Granted
- Methods And Systems For Crop Pest Management Utilizing Geospatial Images And Microclimate DataMar 23, 2021 · US 10,957,036Granted
- Methods And Systems For Assessing A Field Of Plants For IrrigationOct 1, 2019 · US 10,426,106Granted
- Methods And Devices For Assessing A Field Of Plants For IrrigationDec 4, 2018 · US 10,143,148Granted
- Methods And Systems For Crop Disease Management Utilizing Machine Data And Remote SensingApplication 62849779Pending
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- ATLANTIC FISH CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Genoverde Biosciences, IncorporatedSimilar 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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