HARPE BIOHERBICIDE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Natural herbicide formulation made from plant extracts that degrades weed cell membranes for pre- and post-emergent weed control
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, NC
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $10.7M, Apr 2023
- Total capital
- $12.8M
- Federal grants
- $275K
- 1 award · 2023
- Rank in peer group#19 of 35
- Private capital raised
- $12.5M
- 3 Form D · last Apr 2023
- 42 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 5 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#9 of 35
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$10.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Safe control of herbicide-resistant weeds with a novel natural bioherbicide platform$275K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$770K
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Standing among 35 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Molecule
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#9 · top 26%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- CHAD BROMMERResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $275K in grants as PI
- AIDAN CONNOLLYDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- DANIEL PEPITONEExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- KIP TOMDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ROBB FRALEYDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- TERMIR, INC.PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- WILLIAM BUCKNERExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 6- PendingHerbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameUSPTOApplication 18345516
- GrantedHerbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameUSPTOUS 11,771,095
- PendingGlucosyltransferase Genes Conferring Herbicide ToleranceUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025046924
Show all 6 patent records
- Herbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameJan 18, 2024 · Application 18345516Pending
- Herbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameOct 3, 2023 · US 11,771,095Granted
- Glucosyltransferase Genes Conferring Herbicide ToleranceApplication PCTUS2025046924Pending
- Glucosyltransferase Genes Conferring Herbicide ToleranceApplication 63696958Pending
- Herbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameApplication PCTUS2021022312Pending
- Herbicidal Mentha Plant Extract Compositions And Methods Of Using SameApplication 62989337Pending
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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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