Ecto, Inc.

ATLANTA, GA · Founded 2012 · Agritech · Private

Cryopreservation technology and genetic banking platform for aquaculture embryos and larvae

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ecto.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: ATLANTA, GA
Founded: 2012
Latest Form D: $100K, Apr 2024
Total capital: $12.5M

Federal grants: $100K; 1 award · 2015; Rank in peer group#18 of 41
Private capital raised: $12.4M; 6 Form D · last Apr 2024; 31 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 4; 10 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#1 of 41

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$100K
Oct 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$205K
Jul 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$7.2M
Feb 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.8M
Dec 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.5M
Jun 2015Federal grantAgriculture · Subzero Temperature Storage Of Fish Eggs For Improved Hatchery Operations$100K
Dec 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$600K

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Standing among 41 peers

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Agritech · System

Federal grants#18 · top 44%
Granted patents#1 · top 2%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Dmitry KozachenokResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
David MatiasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kieran FurlongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kim WagenaarDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Thad B. SimonsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Vladimir CernavskisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 14

Apr 9, 2024GrantedMulti-factorial Biomass EstimationUSPTOUS 11,950,576
Dec 20, 2022GrantedGenerating Consensus Feeding Appetite ForecastsUSPTOUS 11,528,885
Dec 20, 2022GrantedSplash Detection For Surface Splash ScoringUSPTOUS 11,532,153

Show all 14 patent records

Multi-factorial Biomass EstimationApr 9, 2024 · US 11,950,576Granted
Generating Consensus Feeding Appetite ForecastsDec 20, 2022 · US 11,528,885Granted
Splash Detection For Surface Splash ScoringDec 20, 2022 · US 11,532,153Granted
Acoustics Augmentation For Monocular Depth EstimationJan 6, 2022 · Application 16920819Pending
Dynamic Laser System Reconfiguration For Parasite ControlOct 28, 2021 · Application 16858773Pending
Dynamic Farm Sensor System ReconfigurationOct 28, 2021 · Application 16858769Pending
Methods For Generating Consensus Biomass EstimatesAug 17, 2021 · US 11,089,762Granted
Consensus Feeding Appetite ForecastingJul 15, 2021 · Application 17062578Pending
Dynamic Laser System Reconfiguration For Parasite ControlApplication PCTUS2021029180Pending
Acoustics Augmentation For Monocular Depth EstimationApplication PCTUS2021040397Pending
Splash Detection For Surface Splash ScoringApplication PCTUS2021040400Pending
Methods For Generating Consensus Feeding Appetite ForecastsApplication PCTUS2021012712Pending
Fish Farm Material HandlingApplication PCTUS2021012648Pending
Dynamic Farm Sensor System ReconfigurationApplication PCTUS2021029107Pending

Rumin8Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
BABYLON MICRO-FARMS INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Spearhead Bio, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
ELEMENTAL AGRONOMY, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
HORN CANNA FARM, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
EIO Diagnostics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

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.