ECOVIA RENEWABLES INC.

Livonia, MI · Founded 2014 · Materials · Private

Biobased superabsorbent polymer (SAP) made from gamma-polyglutamic acid (PGA) produced via microbial fermentation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ecoviarenewables.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Livonia, MI
Founded: 2014
Latest Form D: $1.5M, Feb 2026
Total capital: $15.2M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 4 awards · 2015–2017; Rank in peer group#87 of 141
Private capital raised: $13.9M; 5 Form D · last Feb 2026; 8 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 9 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#34 of 141

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1.5M
Dec 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2M
Aug 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$510K
Mar 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8.8M
Apr 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
Mar 2017Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Efficient Production of a High Performance and Eco-Friendly Superabsorbent Microbial Biopolymer for Hygiene Applications$750K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Microbial co-cultures for production of methyl ketones from lignocellulose$225K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Jun 2015Federal grantAgriculture · Engineering Microbial Co-cultures For Efficient Production Of A High-value Biopolymer From Bioprocessing By-products Of Industrial Crops$100K
Jan 2015Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Cost-effective production of biopolymers for eco-friendly erosion control and soil revegetation with synthetic microbial consortia$225K

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Federal first

39months

from ECOVIA RENEWABLES INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jan 2015: NSF · $225K
First Form D · Apr 2018: $1.1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 4 awards

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Standing among 141 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#34 · top 24%
Linked publications#6 · top 4%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Jeremy MintyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.2M in grants as PI
Andrew C HertigExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Caroline C DrouartDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Geoff C HorstDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
James AgleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kousay SaidExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Rafael CastillaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Xiaoxia C LinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 10

Jul 24, 2025PendingPoly (amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseUSPTOApplication 18968278
May 8, 2025PendingAntimicrobial Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Related MethodsUSPTOApplication 18835690
Feb 8, 2024PendingPoly (amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseUSPTOApplication 18335378

Show all 10 patent records

Poly (amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseJul 24, 2025 · Application 18968278Pending
Antimicrobial Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Related MethodsMay 8, 2025 · Application 18835690Pending
Poly (amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseFeb 8, 2024 · Application 18335378Pending
Poly (amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseJul 25, 2023 · US 11,708,464Granted
Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Methods Of MakingNov 3, 2022 · Application 17765867Pending
Poly(amino Acid) Rheology Modifier Compositions And Methods Of UseApplication PCTUS2018034678Pending
Antimicrobial Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2023061919Pending
Antimicrobial Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Related MethodsApplication 63307002Pending
Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Methods Of MakingApplication PCTUS2020053938Pending
Water-absorbent Cross-linked Polymeric Polycarboxylic Acid And Methods Of MakingApplication 62910648Pending

Recent research by its founders

Production of cellulosic organic acids via synthetic fungal consortia201754 cites
Engineering Synthetic Microbial Consortia for Consolidated Bioprocessing of Ligonocellulosic Biomass into Valuable Fuels and Chemicals201515 cites
Contributors20150 cites

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

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.