Nelumbo Inc.
Bio-inspired material coatings and surface treatments
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Hayward, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $14M, Apr 2020
- Total capital
- $15.9M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $15.9M
- 2 Form D · last Apr 2020
- 78 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 13
- 27 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#25 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$14M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.9M
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Standing among 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Granted patents#25 · top 7%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Lance BrockwayResearcherDirectorLinked by 5 patents
- Dakin SlossDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David WaltherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Keisuke IdeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laura SmoliarDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Liam BerrymanExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Mike HopkinsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 13 granted of 40- PendingNanostructure Coating Materials and Methods of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 19308701
- PendingDroplet Ejecting CoatingsUSPTOApplication 19194580
- GrantedTemperature And Relative Humidity ControllerUSPTOUS 12,492,839
Show all 40 patent records
- Nanostructure Coating Materials and Methods of Use ThereofSep 3, 2026 · Application 19308701Pending
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsJan 1, 2026 · Application 19194580Pending
- Temperature And Relative Humidity ControllerDec 9, 2025 · US 12,492,839Granted
- Nanostructure Coating Materials and Methods of Use ThereofSep 23, 2025 · US 12,422,202Granted
- Coincident Surface Modifications and Methods of Preparation ThereofAug 14, 2025 · Application 19195941Pending
- Assemblies Of Functionalized Textile Materials And Methods Of Use ThereofJul 17, 2025 · Application 19059148Pending
- Heat Exchangers and Systems ThereofJul 3, 2025 · Application 18974174Pending
- Hierarchical Structures And Methods Of Manufacture ThereofJun 12, 2025 · Application 18844919Pending
- Coincident Surface Modifications and Methods of Preparation ThereofMay 27, 2025 · US 12,311,641Granted
- Assemblies of Functionalized Textile Materials and Methods of Use ThereofApr 1, 2025 · US 12,263,666Granted
- Functionalized Textile Compositions and ArticlesJan 30, 2025 · Application 18918514Pending
- Functionalized Textile Compositions and ArtilcesNov 19, 2024 · US 12,145,350Granted
- Phase Change Barriers and Methods of Use ThereofAug 29, 2024 · Application 18222629Pending
- Ceramic Surface Modification MaterialsMay 9, 2024 · Application 18505950Pending
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsMar 28, 2024 · Application 18481153Pending
- Temperature and Relative Humidity ControllerJan 23, 2024 · US 11,879,657Granted
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsNov 7, 2023 · US 11,808,531Granted
- Nanostructure Coating Materials and Methods of Use ThereofFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,592,246Granted
- Selectively Applied Gradient Coating CompositionsFeb 2, 2023 · Application 17784502Pending
- Ceramic Surface Modification MaterialsFeb 2, 2023 · Application 17784486Pending
- Ceramic Composite MaterialsFeb 2, 2023 · Application 17784495Pending
- Temperature and Relative Humidity ControllerOct 18, 2022 · US 11,473,807Granted
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsSep 13, 2022 · US 11,441,852Granted
- Heat Exchangers and Systems ThereofSep 8, 2022 · Application 17628438Pending
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsApr 5, 2022 · US 11,293,704Granted
- Droplet Ejecting CoatingsFeb 22, 2022 · US 11,255,616Granted
- Ceramic Surface Modification Materials and Methods of Use ThereofJan 27, 2022 · Application 17312319Pending
- Phase Change Barriers and Methods of Use ThereofAug 12, 2021 · Application 17054058Pending
- Droplet-Field Heat Transfer Surfaces and Systems ThereofJun 22, 2021 · US 11,041,665Granted
- Ceramic Surface Modification MaterialsApplication 63039965Pending
- Selectively Applied Gradient Coating CompositionsApplication 63038693Pending
- Ceramic Composite MaterialsApplication 63038642Pending
- Assemblies of Functionalized Textile Materials and Methods of Use ThereofApplication 62989150Pending
- Functionalized Textile Compositions and ArticlesApplication 62989092Pending
- Ceramic Surface Modification Materials And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2019065978Pending
- Heat ExchangerApplication 62876632Pending
- Coincident Surface Modifications And Methods Of Preparation ThereofApplication PCTUS2019039743Pending
- Phase Change Barriers And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2019031626Pending
- Heat Exchangers And Methods Of Manufacture ThereofApplication PCTUS2019023631Pending
- Binderless Porous Metal Oxide Surface Modification Materials and Methods of Use ThereofApplication 62778888Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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