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Lilac Solutions, Inc.

OAKLAND, CA · Founded 2016 · Materials · Private

Novel ion exchange materials for lithium extraction from brines using computational materials design and polymer membrane integration

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Sector
Materials
Headquarters
OAKLAND, CA
Founded
2016
Latest Form D
$34.4M, Jun 2026
Total capital
$188M
Federal grants
$149K
1 award · 2017
Rank in peer group#9 of 369
Private capital raised
$188M
4 Form D · last Jun 2026
4 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
19
21 pending · first 2018
Rank in peer group#16 of 369

Capital timeline

20172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $188M$149K1st Form D$300K2nd Form D$23.3M3rd Form D$130M4th Form D$34.4M
20172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $188M$149K3rd Form D$130M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$34.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$130M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$23.3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$300K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ion Exchange Materials for Lithium Extraction (Topic: 15, Subtopic: e)$149K

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

18months

from Lilac Solutions, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2017
Energy · $149K
First Form D · Aug 2018
$300K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
1 award

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

Standing among 369 peers

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Materials · Material

  • Federal grants#9 · top 2%
  • Granted patents#16 · top 4%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • David SnydackerResearcherDirectorLinked by $149K in grants as PI
  • Clay DumasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David DanielsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David GelinasExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ian PearceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Katie RaeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Matthew NordanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Nicholas GoldbergExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Raef SullyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Samuel RomerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 19 granted of 40
  • PendingRemoval Of Impurities From Lithium EluateUSPTOApplication 18861149
  • PendingLithium Extraction From Brines With Modulated Ion ConcentrationsUSPTOApplication 19212217
  • PendingIntegrated Systems And Methods For Lithium RecoveryUSPTOApplication 19170932
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Materials

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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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