GROWER'S SECRET, INC.

HONOLULU, HI · Agritech · Private

Patented regenerative nitrogen fertilizer that provides amino acids without leaching

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · growerssecret.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: HONOLULU, HI
Latest Form D: $1.5M, Feb 2015
Total capital: $10.1M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $10.1M; 8 Form D · last Feb 2015; 141 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 2 pending · first 2026; Rank in peer group#19 of 80

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$1.5M
Feb 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$250K
Feb 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$2.7M
Nov 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1.1M
Nov 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$525K
Mar 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2.2M
Mar 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$414K
Mar 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M

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 80 peers

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Agritech · Material

Granted patents#19 · top 24%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

ALBERT PLEUSExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
CHARLES BERMANExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
DEAN HAMADAExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
MICHAEL ARANOFFExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Wesley ChunExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 3

Jan 20, 2026GrantedOrganic Nitrogenous Fertilizers And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOUS 12,528,751
PendingOrganic Nitrogenous Fertilizers And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024061970
PendingOrganic Nitrogenous Fertilizers And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOApplication 63614667

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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.