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MICROVI BIOTECH, INC.

Hayward, CA · Founded 2008 · Clean tech · Private

Biological water treatment system using microorganism-laden polymer composites (biocatalysts) in a bioreactor to remove hexavalent chromium from contaminated water

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Sector
Clean tech
Headquarters
Hayward, CA
Founded
2008
Latest Form D
$5M, Nov 2014
Total capital
$12.2M
Federal grants
$6.2M
16 awards · 2013–2024
Rank in peer group#4 of 23
Private capital raised
$6M
2 Form D · last Nov 2014
143 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
9
15 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#6 of 23

Capital timeline

20092011201320152017201920212023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $12.2M$616K$505K$1.1M$490K$1.1M$572K1st Form D$1M2nd Form D$5M
2009201320172021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $12.2M$616K$1.1M$1.1M$572K1st Form D$1M2nd Form D$5M

Latest events

  • Federal 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.** Growth Of The U.S. Aquaculture Market Can Be Supported By Developing Improved Production Methods With Reduced Environmental Impacts. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems And Other Enhanced Water Management Techniques Are Increasingly Implemented To Increase Productivity And Improve Aquaculture Water Quality. The Removal Of Nitrogen (a$175K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium$572K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium$1.1M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · An Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Environmental Biotechnology$490K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · An Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Environmental Biotechnology$1.1M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · High-throughput Biocatalyst Manufacturing for Environmental Biotechnology$300K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium$175K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1M
Show 9 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Versatile Biocatalytic Processes For Low-cost Water Reuse In Agriculture$100K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Biocatalyst Platform Technology for Enhancing Cometabolic Biodegradation$505K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Biocatalyst Platform Technology for Enhancing Cometabolic Biodegradation$616K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · An Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Environmental Biotechnology$225K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Autonomous, Low-energy Separation Of N-butanol Produced From Lignocellulosic Resources$100K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Engineered Consortium-Based Biogas Conversion Platforms$150K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a High Performance Bioprocess for Eliminating 1,4-Dioxane in Water$5K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a High Performance Bioprocess for Eliminating 1,4-Dioxane in Water$417K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Enhancing The Toxicity Tolerance Of Microorganisms For Use In Butanol Production And Other Applications$100K

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 23 peers

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Clean tech · System

  • Federal grants#4 · top 17%
  • Granted patents#6 · top 26%

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

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Fatemeh ShiraziResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent · $5.3M in grants as PI
  • Joseph SalanitroResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $422K in grants as PI
  • Ali Robert DorriExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • C. Robert KidderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David KramerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dr. Dirk BrusisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Hamid Robert Rabie, Ph.DDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael DimitriouDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Perry SolomonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 9 granted of 24
Show all 24 patent records

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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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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