KOPESS AgTech LLC

Agritech · Private

Genetically engineered drought-tolerant corn seeds using a novel biotechnology platform that activates plants' natural drought-response mechanisms

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $400K

Federal grants: $400K; 2 awards · 2016–2023; Rank in peer group#18 of 35
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

Jul 2023Federal 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.** Kopess Uses An Innovative And Proprietary Technology, Called Xerico Technology, To Increase Drought Tolerance In Crops. Drought Is An Extremely Serious And Recurring Problem That Limits Crop Productivity And Affects The Economic Vitality Of Farmers. The Major Corporate Seed Corn Companies Have Created A Multi-billion-dollar Industr$175K
Dec 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: XERICO-Mediated Drought Tolerance Technology$225K

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Standing among 35 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#18 · top 51%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

HORN CANNA FARM, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
EIO Diagnostics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
VESTARON CORPSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
AgEye Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
ADAMO FOODS LTDSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Algisys, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

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.