Imvela Corp.
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
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 = medianAgritech · 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- GrantedBacterial Compositions For Treating And Preventing HalitosisUSPTOUS 12,576,115
- PendingCompositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 19336991
- GrantedCompositions Containing Indole-derived Metabolites And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOUS 12,491,220
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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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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