CytoVale, Inc
IntelliSep, an FDA-cleared sepsis detection test using the Cytovale System medical device that analyzes cellular deformability
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Latest Form D
- $8M, Jan 2021
- Total capital
- $26M
- Federal grants
- $3.3M
- 4 awards · 2015–2017
- Rank in peer group#260 of 477
- Private capital raised
- $22.7M
- 3 Form D · last Jan 2021
- 70 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 10
- 10 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#25 of 477
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$7.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Enabling Point of Care Screening for Sepsis Using Rapid Single Cell Analysis$734K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Enabling Point of Care Screening for Sepsis Using Rapid Single Cell Analysis$1.5M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Enabling Point of Care Screening for Sepsis Using Rapid Single Cell Analysis$750K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Biomechanical enrichment of malignant cells enabling companion diagnostics$350K
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
31months
from CytoVale, Inc’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2015
- Health and Human S · $350K
- First Form D · Dec 2017
- $7.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 4 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 477 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#25 · top 5%
- Linked publications#20 · top 4%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Henry TseResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent · $350K in grants as PI
- Ajay ShahResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $3M in grants as PI
- Dino DiCarloDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jack FuchsDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jordanna Polis SchutzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lindy FishburneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- William BlackledgeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 10 granted of 20- New patentSystem And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateUSPTOUS 12,752,274
- PendingSystem And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationUSPTOApplication 19365824
- GrantedSystem And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationUSPTOUS 12,478,966
Show all 20 patent records
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateOct 6, 2026 · US 12,752,274Granted
- System And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19365824Pending
- System And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationNov 25, 2025 · US 12,478,966Granted
- System And Method For Correcting Patient IndexSep 26, 2024 · Application 18678320Pending
- System And Method For Correcting Patient IndexJul 2, 2024 · US 12,023,675Granted
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateJul 2, 2024 · US 12,025,542Granted
- System And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationMay 21, 2024 · US 11,986,824Granted
- System And Method For Correcting Patient IndexApr 23, 2024 · US 11,964,281Granted
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateJul 13, 2023 · Application 17841470Pending
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,592,371Granted
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateJan 10, 2023 · US 11,548,003Granted
- System And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationSep 21, 2021 · US 11,123,734Granted
- System And Method For Deforming ParticlesApr 9, 2019 · US 10,252,260Granted
- Systems And Methods For Sepsis DeterminationApplication PCTUS2025024159Pending
- System And Method For Correcting Patient IndexApplication PCTUS2023012221Pending
- System And Method For Determining An Immune Activation StateApplication PCTUS2022052236Pending
- System And Method For Immune Activity DeterminationApplication PCTUS2020044280Pending
- Novel Parameter Of Immune Activation In LeukocytesApplication 62881283Pending
- System And Method For Deforming ParticlesApplication 62316742Pending
- Systems And Methods For Sepsis DeterminationApplication 63659276Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Temporal trends of a cellular host response test for sepsis and a comparison with selected biomarkers of inflammation and infection20251 cites
- Validation of a Novel, Rapid Sepsis Diagnostic for Emergency Department Use202411 cites
- Cellular host response sepsis test for risk stratification of patients in the emergency department: A pooled analysis20249 cites
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
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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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