Imvela Corp.

Brooklyn, NY · Founded 2019 · Agritech · Still private

Microbial starter culture consortium for low-sugar, shelf-stable fermented beverages

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
Brooklyn, NY
Founded
2019
Latest Form D
$28.4M, Nov 2021
Total capital
$30.7M
Federal grants
$2.3M
4 awards · 2019–2023
Rank in peer group#5 of 177
Private capital raised
$28.4M
1 Form D · last Nov 2021
60 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
4
16 pending · first 2022
Rank in peer group#13 of 177

Capital timeline

20192020202120222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $30.7M$225K$1.2M$181K$650K1st Form D$28.4M
20192020202120222023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $30.7M$225K$1.2M$181K$650K1st Form D$28.4M

Latest events

  • Federal 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.** Dairy Products Are Part Of A Healthy Diet For ~80% Of Americans. However They Have A Short Shelf Life Due To Microbial Spoilage, Making Them Expensive And Restricting Access To American Citizens. In Addition, Consumers Increasingly Demand Natural Products And Do Not Desire Products With Artificial Chemical Preservatives, Which Are $650K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · In This Usda SBIR Phase I Project, We Will Develop A Proof-of-concept Natural Preservative That Extends The Shelf Life Of Bread And Other Baked Goods, By Preventing Or Slowing The Growth Of Mold. This Will Help Reduce Food Waste: Baked Goods Account For 4% Of Food Waste Nationally, Or >$6 Billion In Economic Loss, And This Food Waste Contributes To Environmental Harms Such As Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Current Artificial Chemical Preservatives (e.g., Benzoates And Sorbates) Are Increasingly Su$181K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$28.4M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Harnessing Untapped Food-borne Microbial Diversity to Rationally Engineer Novel Healthy Foods$1.2M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Harnessing Untapped Food-borne Microbial Diversity to Rationally Engineer Novel Healthy Foods$225K

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

23months

from Imvela Corp.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2019
NSF · $225K
First Form D · Nov 2021
$28.4M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
2 awards

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

Standing among 177 peers

Line = median

Agritech · Molecule

  • Federal grants#5 · top 3%
  • Granted patents#13 · top 7%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Ravi ShethResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $1.4M in grants as PI
  • Kendall DabaghiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mo KoyfmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 20
Show all 20 patent records
  • Bacterial Compositions For Treating And Preventing HalitosisMar 17, 2026 · US 12,576,115Granted
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofJan 15, 2026 · Application 19336991Pending
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofDec 9, 2025 · US 12,491,220Granted
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofAug 28, 2025 · Application 19060421Pending
  • Compositions And Methods Of Use Thereof For Treating And Preventing HalitosisJul 24, 2025 · Application 18790185Pending
  • Compositions And Methods Of Use Thereof For Treating And Preventing HalitosisJul 24, 2025 · Application 19028696Pending
  • Production Of Indole-derived Metabolites By Shelf-stable Communities Of Safe BacteriaSep 12, 2024 · Application 18600406Pending
  • Fermented Beverages And Methods Of Production ThereofOct 11, 2022 · US 11,464,245Granted
  • Fermented Beverages And Methods Of Production ThereofApr 26, 2022 · US 11,311,033Granted
  • Fermented Beverages And Methods Of Production ThereofApplication PCTUS2021057456Pending
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 63557070Pending
  • Fermented Beverages And Methods Of Production ThereofApplication 63108189Pending
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2025016818Pending
  • Compositions And Methods Of Use Thereof For Treating And Preventing HalitosisApplication PCTUS2025012121Pending
  • Compositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 63738662Pending
  • Bacterial Compositions For Treating And Preventing HalitosisApplication PCTUS2024046600Pending
  • Production Of Indole-derived Metabolites By Shelf-stable Communities Of Safe BacteriaApplication PCTUS2024019132Pending
  • Compositions And Methods Of Use Thereof For Treating And Preventing HalitosisApplication 63622511Pending
  • Bacterial Compositions For Treating And Preventing HalitosisApplication 63582488Pending
  • Production Of Indole-derived Metabolites By Shelf-stable Communities Of Safe BacteriaApplication 63489399Pending
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Sources

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