HELIPONIX, LLC

Evansville, IN · Founded 2016 · Agritech · Private

Rotary aeroponic indoor growing appliance with tunable multi-spectral lighting and seed pod subscription service

New patent · Oct 13

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · growanu.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: Evansville, IN
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $515K, Apr 2021
Total capital: $3.6M

Federal grants: $2.1M; 3 awards · 2020–2024; Rank in peer group#4 of 23
Private capital raised: $1.5M; 3 Form D · last Apr 2021; 67 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 4; 20 pending · first 2023; Rank in peer group#6 of 23

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Anu (heliponix, Llc) Is Developing A Rotary Aeroponic® Shipping Container, Based On Their Existing Under-the-counter Growing System. The Device Will Hold Approximately 3,700 Plants, About 23 Plants Per Square Foot, 30 Times More Than Conventional Agriculture. At The Core Of The Device Is The Rotary Aeroponics Technology Which I$175K
Aug 2022Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:A Rotary Aeroponic Cultivation Chamber (RACC) for Household Use$1.7M
Apr 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$515K
Aug 2020Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Plant Photomorphogenesis using Adaptive Multispectral LED Arrays in a Rotary Aeroponic Cultivation Chamber (RACC)$256K
May 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$608K
May 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$415K

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Standing among 23 peers

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Agritech · Device

Federal grants#4 · top 17%
Granted patents#6 · top 26%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Scott MasseyResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
Ivan BallResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $256K in grants as PI

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 24

Oct 13, 2026New patentEnclosed Home Growing EnvironmentUSPTOUS 12,757,845
May 12, 2026GrantedSeed Cartridge Assembly For Enclosed Growing EnvironmentUSPTOUS 12,622,364
Apr 7, 2026GrantedSeed CartridgeUSPTOUS D1,121,498

Show all 24 patent records

Enclosed Home Growing EnvironmentOct 13, 2026 · US 12,757,845Granted
Seed Cartridge Assembly For Enclosed Growing EnvironmentMay 12, 2026 · US 12,622,364Granted
Seed CartridgeApr 7, 2026 · US D1,121,498Granted
Enclosed Home Growing EnvironmentOct 24, 2024 · Application 18691987Pending
Plant Growing Apparatus And MethodJul 4, 2024 · Application 18601176Pending
System For Monitoring Enclosed Growing EnvironmentFeb 1, 2024 · Application 18257190Pending
Automated Plant Growing SystemAug 15, 2023 · US 11,723,327Granted
Seed Pod Assembly And Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodMar 16, 2023 · Application 17790275Pending
Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodJun 17, 2021 · Application 17269901Pending
System For Monitoring Enclosed Growing EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2022013995Pending
Seed Pod Assembly And Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodApplication PCTUS2021012281Pending
Seed Pod Assembly And Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodApplication 62957353Pending
Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodApplication PCTUS2019047159Pending
Automated Plant Growing SystemApplication PCTUS2019043024Pending
Rotary Aeroponic Apparatus And MethodApplication 62765261Pending
Seed Cartridge Assembly For Enclosed Growing EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2022044097Pending
Enclosed High-density Farming Environment And SystemApplication 19469505Pending
Seed Cartridge AssemblyApplication PCTUS2024044103Pending
Enclosed High-density Farming Environment And SystemApplication PCTUS2024024715Pending
Enclosed High-density Farming Environment And SystemApplication 63496529Pending
Planting Column Assembly For Enclosed Growing EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2023060015Pending
Enclosed Home Growing EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2022048925Pending
Seed Cartridge AssemblyApplication 63540760Pending
System For Determining Parameter Settings For An Enclosed Growing EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2022075318Pending

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