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Freight Farms, Inc.

BOSTON, MA · Founded 2013 · Agritech · Defunct

Shipping container-based vertical farming systems for local food production

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
BOSTON, MA
Founded
2013
Latest Form D
$17.7M, Nov 2022
Total capital
$34M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$33.8M
5 Form D · last Nov 2022
47 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$207K
2 awards · Defense, NASA
Rank in Agritech#59 of 882
Granted patents
11
25 pending · first 2016
Rank in peer group#2 of 87

Capital timeline

20132015201720192021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $34M$82K$125K1st Form D$1.2M2nd Form D$3.7M3rd Form D$5.7M4th Form D$5.6M5th Form D$17.7M
20132015201720192021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $34M$82K$125K3rd Form D$5.7M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$17.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$5.6M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5.7M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Nasa's Goals To Explore Deep Space Through Manned Missions Requires Development Of Self-sustaining Life Support Systems. A Diverse Team From Freight Farms, Inc. Have Partnered With Clemson University To Merge Knowledge Of Sustainable Farming With Engineering Expertise To Create Off-grid Infrastructure For Self-sustaining Plant Life That Will Assist NASA With Their Goals. Freight Farms' Current Product, The Leafy Green Machine (lgm) Will Serve As The Baseline For This Project. The L$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · 8502086931!FOOD Equipment Ist - Phila$82K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.2M

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.

Standing among 87 peers

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Agritech · System

  • Granted patents#2 · top 2%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Brad McNamaraResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 3 patents
  • Chris PapourasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Heather OnstottExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jonathan FriedmanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Reenie McCarthyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Rick VanzuraDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Steven WarrenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Todd DagresDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Zach MorseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 11 granted of 36
  • GrantedFarm StructureUSPTOUS D1,125,595
  • GrantedFarm StructureUSPTOUS D1,124,407
  • PendingSeedling Machine And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 19126549
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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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