LYDIAN LABS, INC.
Bench-scale high-temperature reverse water-gas shift reactor with microstructured materials for electrofuel production
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- CHARLESTOWN, MA
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $43.7M, Jan 2026
- Total capital
- $61.1M
- Federal grants
- $274K
- 1 award · 2023
- Rank in peer group#8 of 38
- Private capital raised
- $60.8M
- 3 Form D · last Jan 2026
- 10 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 17 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#1 of 38
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$43.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: High-efficiency, electrified reverse-water gas shift for sustainable fuels production$274K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$15M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
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 38 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grants#8 · top 21%
- Granted patents#1 · top 3%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Branko ZugicResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 4 patents · $274K in grants as PI
- Joseph RoddenExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joshua PosamentierDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 21- GrantedSystem And Method For Operating A Electrified ReactorUSPTOUS 12,649,136
- PendingJoined Electrical Coupler And Catalytic Material And Method For Producing ThereofUSPTOApplication 19279728
- PendingReactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsUSPTOApplication 19334226
Show all 21 patent records
- System And Method For Operating A Electrified ReactorJun 9, 2026 · US 12,649,136Granted
- Joined Electrical Coupler And Catalytic Material And Method For Producing ThereofMay 14, 2026 · Application 19279728Pending
- Reactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19334226Pending
- Reactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsJan 22, 2026 · Application 19334397Pending
- Reactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsDec 30, 2025 · US 12,509,352Granted
- Systems And Methods For Chemical Catalytic ProcessingNov 13, 2025 · Application 19118941Pending
- Electrical Coupler For Resistively Heated Reactor SystemsSep 4, 2025 · Application 19212178Pending
- Electrical Coupler For Resistively Heated Reactor SystemsJun 24, 2025 · US 12,337,290Granted
- Electrically Driven Chemical Reactor Using A Modular Catalytic Heating SystemFeb 13, 2025 · Application 18929415Pending
- Electrically Driven Chemical Reactor Using A Modular Catalytic Heating SystemDec 3, 2024 · US 12,157,104Granted
- Joined Electrical Coupler And Catalytic Material And Method For Producing ThereofApplication PCTUS2025039126Pending
- Process Control For An Electrically Driven, Multi-cell Reactor SystemApplication 63682474Pending
- Joined Electrical Coupler And Catalytic Material And Method For Producing ThereofApplication 63674914Pending
- Electrical Coupler For Resistively Heated Reactor SystemsApplication PCTUS2024036096Pending
- System And Method For Operating A Thermal ReactorApplication PCTUS2025041883Pending
- Reactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsApplication 63625165Pending
- Systems And Methods For Chemical ProcessingApplication PCTUS2023035537Pending
- Electrical Coupler For Resistively Heated Reactor SystemsApplication 63524468Pending
- Systems and methods for chemical processingApplication 63380187Pending
- Reactor Systems For Endothermic ReactionsApplication PCTUS2025013242Pending
- Electrically Driven Chemical Reactor Using A Modular Catalytic Heating SystemApplication PCTUS2022025133Pending
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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