FIBERSTAR BIO-INGREDIENT TECHNOLOGIES

EAU CLAIRE, WI · Founded 2009 · Agritech · Still private

Fiber-based food ingredient derived from agricultural byproducts, functioning as a natural thickening and hydrocolloid agent

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: EAU CLAIRE, WI
Founded: 2009
Latest Form D: $70K, Apr 2015
Total capital: $1.3M

Federal grants: $696K; 4 awards · 2011–2015; Rank in peer group#23 of 36
Private capital raised: $570K; 2 Form D · last Apr 2015; 138 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 2 pending · first 2017; Rank in peer group#10 of 36

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2015Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Imparting Soluble Polysaccharide Functionality to Insoluble Fiber Found in Food Processing Byproduct Streams$150K
Apr 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$70K
Sep 2013Federal grantAgriculture · Fat Replacement System From Natural Plant Materials For Improving Food Nutrition, Quality, And Reducing Costs$450K
Aug 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$500K
Aug 2011Federal grantAgriculture · Evaluation Of Various Low Cost Natural Plant Materials As Raw Materials For Patented Processing Techniques$98K

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.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

24months

from FIBERSTAR BIO-INGREDIENT TECHNOLOGIES’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2011: Agriculture · $98K
First Form D · Aug 2013: $500K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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

Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#10 · top 28%
Linked publications#1 · top 3%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Brock LundbergResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $150K in grants as PI
Charles RothchildDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles C. RothschildDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dale C. LindquistDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Don EskesExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Frank J. JesseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Frank J. NuttallDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Frank J. SchneiderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark J. McLornanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Myron J. SchusterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Richard J. CoonrodDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ron J. BehmDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven J. HealyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 3

Jun 6, 2017GrantedMethod of Manufacturing a Stabilized Egg CompositionUSPTOUS 9,668,507
May 11, 2017PendingHighly Refined Cellulose Carrier For Oil FlavorantsUSPTOApplication 15411974
PendingViscosity Control In Compositions Comprising Plant Fiber MaterialsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2011062543

Recent research by its founders

Effect of high‐pressure homogenization on the flow properties of citrus peel fibers201725 cites
Rheology and composition of citrus fiber2013127 cites
Using highly expanded citrus fiber to improve the quality and nutritional properties of foods200529 cites

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HARRIS ACOUSTIC PRODUCTS CORPSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
INSIGHT SENSING CORPORATIONSimilar 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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.