Forelight, Inc.
Indoor microalgae cultivation platform and systems
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $2.7M, Apr 2020
- Total capital
- $8.7M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $8.7M
- 4 Form D · last Apr 2020
- 78 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 6 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#11 of 87
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$185K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K
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Standing among 87 peers
Line = medianAgritech · System
- Granted patents#11 · top 13%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Adam FlynnResearcherDirectorLinked by 3 patents
- Julie T. MoffittExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sanjeev KrishnanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy FitzgeraldExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 9- PendingMethods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismUSPTOApplication 18911353
- GrantedPhotosynthetic Bioreactor For The Conversion Of Electricity And Fertilizer Into BiomassUSPTOUS 12,060,547
- PendingMethods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismUSPTOApplication 17966372
Show all 9 patent records
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismApr 30, 2026 · Application 18911353Pending
- Photosynthetic Bioreactor For The Conversion Of Electricity And Fertilizer Into BiomassAug 13, 2024 · US 12,060,547Granted
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismApr 6, 2023 · Application 17966372Pending
- Photosynthetic Bioreactor For The Conversion Of Electricity And Fertilizer Into BiomassJan 17, 2023 · US 11,555,170Granted
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismNov 22, 2022 · US 11,505,771Granted
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismMay 16, 2019 · Application 16008653Pending
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismAug 17, 2017 · Application 15273887Pending
- Methods And Materials For Cultivation And/or Propagation Of A Photosynthetic OrganismOct 1, 2015 · Application 14704516Pending
- Photosynthetic Bioreactor For The Conversion Of Electricity And Fertilizer Into BiomassApplication PCTUS2018045842Pending
Related companies, and why
- Grubbly Farms Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- RIPELOCKER, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- FOUR GROWERS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Zimitech, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Indoor Harvest CorpSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Grove Labs Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding 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
- Assistance 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
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