KULTEVAT, INC.

PORTAGEVILLE, MO · Founded 2013 · Materials · Private

Engineered dandelion crops for biomanufacturing of critical materials using biological processes

Claim this profile

Follows are private to you and power your alerts

Updated Oct 23, 2026 · kultevat.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: PORTAGEVILLE, MO
Founded: 2013
Latest Form D: $4.8M, Apr 2020
Total capital: $7.1M

Federal grants: $700K; 2 awards · 2021–2023; Rank in peer group#4 of 14
Private capital raised: $6.4M; 4 Form D · last Apr 2020; 79 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 6; 3 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#6 of 14

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 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.** Natural Rubber (CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE; Nr) Is A Vital Commodity That Is Used In The Production Of Tens Of Thousands Of Consumer Products, With Applications In Industries Ranging From Medical Devices To Shoes And Tires. Synthetic Rubber (sr) Is Also Used In The Manufacturing Of Many Products, However, It Is Not Renewable Like Nr And $600K
Apr 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Increasing Biomass Of Tks/kazhak Rubber Dandelion To Increase Yields And Reduce Cost Of Tks Rubber$100K
Apr 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$4.8M
Sep 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$131K
Dec 2014Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.5M
Feb 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M

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.

Standing among 14 peers

Line = median

Materials · Molecule

Federal grants#4 · top 29%
Granted patents#6 · top 43%

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

From SEC Form D filings

Anthony S. NoceraExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel SwigerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
James S. BudzynskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
James N. SchultzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jason R WroneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kim R MartinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 9 people

Lynnette S. DillenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Roger N. BeachyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ronald S. NordquistExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 9

Dec 5, 2023GrantedSystem and Method for Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockUSPTOUS 11,833,448
Jan 31, 2023GrantedRubber and By-Product Extraction Systems and MethodsUSPTOUS 11,566,086
Jan 31, 2023GrantedSystem and Method For Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockUSPTOUS 11,565,195

Show all 9 patent records

System and Method for Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockDec 5, 2023 · US 11,833,448Granted
Rubber and By-Product Extraction Systems and MethodsJan 31, 2023 · US 11,566,086Granted
System and Method For Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockJan 31, 2023 · US 11,565,195Granted
Rubber and By-Product Extraction Systems and MethodsJan 25, 2022 · US 11,230,613Granted
System and Method For Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockJun 15, 2021 · US 11,033,833Granted
Rubber and By-Product Extraction Systems and MethodsMar 10, 2020 · US 10,584,185Granted
System And Method For Continuous Stirred Tank Solvent Extraction Using FeedstockApplication PCTUS2018045363Pending
Rubber And By-product Extraction Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2018045371Pending
Rubber and By-Product Extraction Systems and MethodsApplication 62551291Pending

Anactisis, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
HYSA FILLERS L.L.C.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
AnCatt Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
CLC GLOBAL-USASimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Quantasonix Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Kairos Water, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts

Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

Rules are matched to sector, not to company. Recent activity in a sector is context rather than a signal about this business — until rules are matched to what a company actually builds, the section is shown as context and nothing more.

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.

How to read this page

Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.

Data freshness

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