HAZEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Fresno, CA · Founded 2017 · Agritech · Acquired

Antifungal clamshell insert with controlled-release essential oil technology for berry preservation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · hazeltechnologies.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: Fresno, CA
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $8.2M, Nov 2024
Total capital: $105M

Federal grants: $2.1M; 6 awards · 2016–2022; Rank in peer group#1 of 20
Private capital raised: $103M; 6 Form D · last Nov 2024; 23 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 28 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#4 of 20

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$8.2M
Dec 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$11.5M
Sep 2022Federal grantAgriculture · Extended Release Delivery Of Organic Sprout Inhibitors To Control Potato Sprouting Postharvest In The Supply Chain$600K
Sep 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Eachyearintheunited States,nearlyhalfofallfruitsandvegetablesgrownwillgoto Waste. Crop Loss Is An Especially Pressing Issue For Berry Growers, Where Short Postharvest Shelf-life Due To Fungal Infection Plagues The Industry. Despite These Challenges, Consumer Demand For Berries Has Grown Steadily Over The Past Decades To An Annual Market Value Of $7.1 Billion. This Project Seeks To Facilitate To Commercialization Of An Antifungal Clamshell Insert Capable Of Slowing The Growth Of Fungus To Increas$600K
Apr 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$67.9M
Sep 2020Federal grantAgriculture · Extended Release Delivery Of Organic Sprout Inhibitors To Control Potato Sprouting Postharvest In The Supply Chain$100K
Jul 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$11M
Feb 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.3M
Mar 2017Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$800K

Show 3 earlier federal awards

Jul 2019Federal grantAgriculture · Extended Release Delivery Of Volatile Essential Oils To Control Fungal Pests Post-harvest$100K
Sep 2017Federal grantAgriculture · An Improved Release System For Ethylene Inhibitors To Invrease The Shelf-life Of Post-harvest Agricultural Products$600K
Aug 2016Federal grantAgriculture · An Improved Release System For Ethylene Inhibitors To Increase The Shelf Life Of Post-harvest Agricultural Products$100K

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.

Federal first

7months

from HAZEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2016: Agriculture · $100K
First Form D · Mar 2017: $800K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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

Standing among 20 peers

Line = median

Agritech · Material

Federal grants#1 · top 5%
Granted patents#4 · top 20%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Adam PreslarExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Aidan MouatExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Amy GarberExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Brian McLaughlinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Carsten BoersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel Benjamin BergerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Jeffrey LeshukExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kevin MurphyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kristin DaleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matthew R WalkerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Parker R BoothExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Patrick FlynnExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Purnesh SeegopaulDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert BecklerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Timothy R BluthDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Yuvaraj KundasiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 29

Mar 6, 2025PendingSystems And Methods For Application Of Active Ingredients To CannabisUSPTOApplication 18633608
Aug 1, 2024PendingSystems And Methods For Dispersing Active IngredientsUSPTOApplication 18560674
Sep 14, 2023PendingDevices And Methods For Release And Delivery Of Active IngredientsUSPTOApplication 18008137

Show all 29 patent records

Systems And Methods For Application Of Active Ingredients To CannabisMar 6, 2025 · Application 18633608Pending
Systems And Methods For Dispersing Active IngredientsAug 1, 2024 · Application 18560674Pending
Devices And Methods For Release And Delivery Of Active IngredientsSep 14, 2023 · Application 18008137Pending
Systems And Methods For Application Of Active Ingredients To CannabisJul 20, 2023 · Application 18189284Pending
Compositions For Controlled Release Of Active Ingredients And Methods Of Making SameJul 6, 2023 · Application 17886590Pending
Compositions For Controlled Release Of Active Ingredients And Methods Of Making SameSep 1, 2022 · Application 17695999Pending
Compositions For Controlled Release Of Active Ingredients And Methods Of Making SameMar 22, 2022 · US 11,278,023Granted
Humidity Activated Compositions For Release Of AntimicrobialsMar 3, 2022 · Application 17299734Pending
Pallet Bag SystemJun 10, 2021 · Application 17023140Pending
Compositions And Methods For Release Of CyclopropenesDec 24, 2020 · Application 16957794Pending
Compositions For Controlled Release Of Active Ingredients And Methods Of Making SameFeb 7, 2019 · Application 15999302Pending
Humidity Activated Compositions For Release Of AntimicrobialsApplication PCTUS2019065049Pending
Humidity Activated Compositions for Release of AntimicrobialsApplication 62863857Pending
Humidity Activated Compositions for Release of AntimicrobialsApplication 62827484Pending
Humidity Activated Compositions for Release of AntimicrobialsApplication 62777069Pending
Compositions And Methods For Release Of CyclopropenesApplication PCTUS2018047826Pending
Compositions for Controlled Release of CyclopropenesApplication 62714582Pending
Compositions and Methods for Release of CyclopropenesApplication 62610697Pending
Compositions For Controlled Release Of Active Ingredients And Methods Of Making SameApplication PCTUS2017018542Pending
Compositions And Methods For Release Of Sprout Suppressants Imparting Improved Sensory ProfileApplication PCTUS2022052134Pending
Systems And Methods For Dispersing Active IngredientsApplication PCTUS2022028909Pending
Compositions And Methods For Release Of Sprout Suppressants Imparting Improved Sensory ProfileApplication 63287194Pending
Systems And Methods For Application Of Active Ingredients To CannabisApplication PCTUS2021052824Pending
Devices And Methods For Release And Delivery Of Active IngredientsApplication PCTUS2021035836Pending
Systems And Methods For Dispersing Active IngredientsApplication 63196861Pending
Systems And Methods For Dispersing Active IngredientsApplication 63189027Pending
Systems And Methods For Application Of Active Ingredients To CannabisApplication 63086210Pending
Devices And Methods For Release And Delivery Of Active IngredientsApplication 63072703Pending
Devices And Methods For Release And Delivery Of Sprout SuppressantsApplication 63035564Pending

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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.

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Data freshness

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