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Embody, Inc.

Norfolk, VA · Founded 2017 · Medtech · Acquired

MICROBRACE™ ACL repair implants engineered with collagen graft for bio-integration and native ACL strength restoration

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Sector
Medtech
Headquarters
Norfolk, VA
Founded
2017
Latest Form D
$10.4M, Oct 2022
Total capital
$36.3M
Federal grants
$6.1M
4 awards · 2019–2022
Rank in peer group#116 of 538
Private capital raised
$30.2M
3 Form D · last Oct 2022
49 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
25
15 pending · first 2020
Rank in peer group#13 of 538

Capital timeline

2019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $36.3M$224K$2.2M$250K$3.4M1st Form D$9.3M2nd Form D$10.5M3rd Form D$10.4M
2019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $36.3M$224K$2.2M$250K$3.4M1st Form D$9.3M2nd Form D$10.5M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$10.4M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Proposed Expansion of Phase II Contract #FA8649-20-9-9080$3.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10.5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$250K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.3M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Organized Assembly of Collagen Microfibers as Engineered 3D Structures Biomanufactured at Commercial-Scale for Surgical Soft Tissue Repair$2.2M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Preclinical Evaluation of a Biofabricated Implant for Rotator Cuff Tendon-Enthesis Regeneration$224K

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

7months

from Embody, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Sep 2019
Health and Human S · $224K
First Form D · Apr 2020
$9.3M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
2 awards

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

Standing among 538 peers

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Medtech · Device

  • Federal grants#116 · top 22%
  • Granted patents#13 · top 2%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Michael FrancisResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent · $2.7M in grants as PI
  • Jeffrey ConroyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael O'KaneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Rob BallDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tim MeyersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 25 granted of 40
  • New patentImplant Delivery DeviceUSPTOUS 12,766,011
  • PendingSurgical Anchoring Device, Deployment Device, And Method Of UseUSPTOApplication 19428024
  • PendingBraided Surgical ImplantsUSPTOApplication 18807587
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Related companies, and why

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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Data freshness

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