CHECKERSPOT

Alameda, CA · Founded 2016 · Materials · Private

Healthy fats and oils produced from microalgae using precision fermentation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · checkerspot.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Alameda, CA
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $7.6M, Dec 2025
Total capital: $86M

Federal grants: $100K; 1 award · 2017; Rank in peer group#10 of 14
Private capital raised: $85.9M; 4 Form D · last Dec 2025; 11 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 10; 30 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#4 of 14

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$7.6M
Oct 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$40M
May 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$32.9M
May 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5.4M
Jul 2017Federal grantAgriculture · Production Of Hydroxylated Triglyceride Oils In Microalgae For Industrial Applications$100K

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.

Federal first

10months

from CHECKERSPOT’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jul 2017: Agriculture · $100K
First Form D · May 2018: $5.4M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 14 peers

Line = median

Materials · Molecule

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#4 · top 29%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Scott FranklinResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
Andrew Cain McClaryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Cain McClaryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles DimmlerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David GreenwoodDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Eric HartzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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James KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John KrzywickiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Julia MooreDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Layla WardExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Walter SolomonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 10 granted of 40

Sep 18, 2025PendingRegiospecific Incorporation Of Fatty Acids In Triglyceride OilUSPTOApplication 18861314
Aug 7, 2025PendingRicinoleate Oil Production and Uses ThereofUSPTOApplication 18854722
Mar 25, 2025GrantedUses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsUSPTOUS 12,257,818

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Regiospecific Incorporation Of Fatty Acids In Triglyceride OilSep 18, 2025 · Application 18861314Pending
Ricinoleate Oil Production and Uses ThereofAug 7, 2025 · Application 18854722Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsMar 25, 2025 · US 12,257,818Granted
Recycled Polyurethane FormulationsDec 31, 2024 · US 12,180,361Granted
Polyols, Polyurethane Dispersions, And Uses ThereofSep 26, 2024 · Application 18618568Pending
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofMay 30, 2024 · Application 18501505Pending
Recycled Polyurethane FormulationsMay 14, 2024 · US 11,981,806Granted
Polyols, Polyurethane Dispersions, And Uses ThereofMay 7, 2024 · US 11,976,212Granted
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsApr 25, 2024 · Application 18366323Pending
Hydroformylated Triglycerides And Uses ThereofApr 18, 2024 · Application 18450573Pending
Cast Polyurethane Compositions And Uses ThereofApr 4, 2024 · Application 18486450Pending
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofJan 16, 2024 · US 11,873,405Granted
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsJul 4, 2023 · US 11,691,382Granted
Hydroformylated Triglycerides And Uses ThereofJun 13, 2023 · US 11,673,850Granted
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsJun 6, 2023 · US 11,667,870Granted
Triglyceride Oils, Polyols, And Uses ThereofJun 1, 2023 · Application 18072224Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Thermoset ApplicationsNov 10, 2022 · Application 17871187Pending
Hydroformylated Triglycerides and Uses ThereofDec 28, 2021 · US 11,208,369Granted
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsSep 14, 2021 · US 11,118,134Granted
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication 63245737Pending
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication 63245740Pending
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication 63245734Pending
High Oleic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication 63245736Pending
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsApplication 17396876Pending
Triglyceride Oils, Polyols, And Uses ThereofApplication PCTUS2021034538Pending
Cast Polyurethane Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication 63175377Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Thermoset ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2021014662Pending
Uses Of Microbially Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2020065614Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Thermoset ApplicationsApplication 63088600Pending
Triglyceride Oils, Polyols, And Uses ThereofApplication 63032900Pending
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsApplication PCTUS2020017634Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsApplication 62965599Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Thermoset ApplicationsApplication 62965681Pending
Uses Of Microbial Derived Materials In Polymer ApplicationsApplication 62949903Pending
Hydroformylated Triglycerides And Uses ThereofApplication PCTUS2019048751Pending
Triglyceride Oil CompositionsApplication 62804116Pending
Hydroformylated Triglycerides and Uses ThereofApplication 62725214Pending
Regiospecific Triglyceride Oils And Blends And Related Food And Nutrition ApplicationsApplication 19582719Pending
High Palmitic Oil Compositions And Uses ThereofApplication PCTUS2025014579Pending
High Palmitic Oil Compositions and Uses ThereofApplication 19611874Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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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.