NALA MEMBRANES INC

CHAPEL HILL, NC · Founded 2018 · Clean tech · Private

Membranes with enhanced resistance properties for filtration and separation applications

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nalasystems.com

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: CHAPEL HILL, NC
Founded: 2018
Latest Form D: $10.8M, Jan 2026
Total capital: $15.8M

Federal grants: $1.6M; 2 awards · 2019–2021; Rank in peer group#9 of 26
Private capital raised: $14.2M; 5 Form D · last Jan 2026; 9 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

Jan 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$10.8M
Apr 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1M
Feb 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
Apr 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$712K
May 2021Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Chemically Resistant Membranes for Water Purification$1.4M
Nov 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$556K
Jan 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Chemically Resistant Membranes for Water Purification$225K

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Federal first

22months

from NALA MEMBRANES INC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jan 2019: NSF · $225K
First Form D · Nov 2020: $556K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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

Standing among 26 peers

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Clean tech · Material

Federal grants#9 · top 35%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Judy RiffleResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.6M in grants as PI
Beverly Sue MechamExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David MendezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Justin Wright-EakesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Pablo PriuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Paul PriuDirectorNamed 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

NALA SYSTEMS, INC.Shares a founder: Judy S Riffle
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Chlormequat 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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

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