LUCENDI, INC.

Los Angels, CA · Agritech · Still private

Automated high-throughput monitoring platform with deep learning image processing for real-time microalgae characterization, pest detection, and lipid content estimation during cultivation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · lucendi.org

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: Los Angels, CA
Latest Form D: $1M, Nov 2025
Total capital: $7.1M

Federal grants: $5.1M; 7 awards · 2017–2021; Rank in peer group#2 of 79
Private capital raised: $2M; 2 Form D · last Nov 2025; 12 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
Sep 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1M
Aug 2021Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: AI-based automated, portable, and high-throughput platform for early identification and characterization of potentially harmful microorganisms in aquaculture$1.9M
Aug 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · AlgaSens: An AI-enabled Platform for Cost-effective Automated Characterization of Algae and Other Micro-objects for Optimizing Research andCultivation in Bioproducts & Biofuels.$1.1M
Jul 2019Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low-cost, portable and automated semen analysis using computational microscopy for home-based testing of male wellness and fertility$833K
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High-throughput, cost effective and automated platform for label free monitoring and characterization of algae, their lipid content, and other micro-objects$200K
Jan 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Cost-effective, portable and fast platform for automated characterization of aquatic microorganisms and other particles for aquaculture, public health and marine res$225K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Jul 2018Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low-cost, portable and automated semen analysis using computational microscopy for home-based testing of male wellness and fertility$667K
Sep 2017Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Low-cost, portable and automated semen analysis using computational microscopy for home-based testing of male wellness and fertility$225K

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Federal first

72months

from LUCENDI, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Sep 2017: Health and Human S · $225K
First Form D · Sep 2023: $1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 7 awards

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Standing among 79 peers

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Agritech · Platform

Federal grants#2 · top 3%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Maxim BatalinResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $5.1M in grants as PI
Aydogan OzcanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Gilbert HakimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

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AGRAFILMS INCSimilar 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.