Kula Bio, Inc.
Microbial products derived from soil microorganisms to enhance crop nutrition and yield
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- NATICK, MA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $15.5M, Nov 2025
- Total capital
- $76.7M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $76.7M
- 5 Form D · last Nov 2025
- 11 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 12 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$15.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$50M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$5.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$400K
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.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alejandro MunozDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Craig ShapiroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Daniel NoceraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harrison YoonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jamie GoldsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- J. Paul AustinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 13 people
- Kelsey SakimotoPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Russ WilcoxDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Taylor GreeneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vonnie EstesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William BradyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Xiaowen FengPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yide Alan JiangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 12- PendingUse Of A Primer And A Biofertilizer To Enhance Nitrogen Fixation And/or Root ColonizationUSPTOApplication 19406473
- PendingUse Of A Diluent To Microbial Fertilizer For Increased Efficacy And/or Shelf LifeUSPTOApplication 19183150
- PendingBiofertilizer Compositions And MethodsUSPTOApplication 18839882
Show all 12 patent records
- Use Of A Primer And A Biofertilizer To Enhance Nitrogen Fixation And/or Root ColonizationJun 4, 2026 · Application 19406473Pending
- Use Of A Diluent To Microbial Fertilizer For Increased Efficacy And/or Shelf LifeOct 23, 2025 · Application 19183150Pending
- Biofertilizer Compositions And MethodsMay 29, 2025 · Application 18839882Pending
- Minimal Footprint High Density Fermentation Of Plant ByproductsDec 21, 2023 · Application 18033514Pending
- Biofertilizer Compositions And MethodsApplication PCTUS2023063066Pending
- Biofertilizer Compositions And MethodsApplication 63313188Pending
- Minimal Footprint High Density Fermentation Of Plant ByproductsApplication PCTUS2021056502Pending
- Use Of A Diluent To Microbial Fertilizer For Increased Efficacy And/or Shelf LifeApplication 63636506Pending
- Minimal footprint high density fermentation of plant byproductsApplication 63105276Pending
- Use Of A Primer And A Biofertilizer To Enhance Nitrogen Fixation And/or Root ColonizationApplication PCTUS2025057701Pending
- Use Of A Diluent To Microbial Fertilizer For Increased Efficacy And/or Shelf LifeApplication PCTUS2025025320Pending
- Use Of A Primer And A Biofertilizer To Enhance Nitrogen Fixation And/or Root ColonizationApplication 63726901Pending
Related companies, and why
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- NANOFRESH LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- TERVIVA, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- CLAROS TECHNOLOGIES INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Upside Foods, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- FROM THE LAND LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
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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