NEW WEST GENETICS INC.

FORT COLLINS, CO · Founded 2014 · Agritech · Private

Certified hemp seed varieties developed through selective breeding

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · newwestgenetics.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: FORT COLLINS, CO
Founded: 2014
Latest Form D: $200K, Jun 2015
Total capital: $375K

Federal grants: $175K; 1 award · 2024; Rank in peer group#4 of 36
Private capital raised: $200K; 1 Form D · last Jun 2015; 137 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 3; 9 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#5 of 36

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2024Federal 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.** New West Genetics Will Double Industrial Hemp Grain Yields And Improve Fiber Quality By Commercializing Existing Genetics Intellectual Property. By Doing So, Hemp Will Become An Economically Viable New Rotation Crop For American Farmers That Provides Manufacturers And Consumers With Healthy New Protein And Lipid Ingredient Options.$175K
Jun 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K

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Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Material

Federal grants#4 · top 11%
Granted patents#5 · top 14%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Richard FletcherResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents
John McKayExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Wendy MosherExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 12

Apr 21, 2026GrantedCannabis Variety Nwg 4000USPTOUS 12,604,820
Apr 8, 2025GrantedCannabis Variety Nwg 4113USPTOUS 12,268,142
Nov 21, 2024PendingCannabis Variety Which Produces Greater Than 50% Female PlantsUSPTOApplication 18787751

Show all 12 patent records

Cannabis Variety Nwg 4000Apr 21, 2026 · US 12,604,820Granted
Cannabis Variety Nwg 4113Apr 8, 2025 · US 12,268,142Granted
Cannabis Variety Which Produces Greater Than 50% Female PlantsNov 21, 2024 · Application 18787751Pending
Cannabis Variety Which Produces Greater Than 50% Female PlantsOct 22, 2024 · US 12,120,998Granted
Cannabis For Food And Feed Usage And Varieties Therefor With Modified Protein Content, Oil Content, And Fatty Acid ProfilesAug 15, 2024 · Application 18440431Pending
Industrial Hemp Cannabis Cultivars And Seeds With Stable Cannabinoid ProfilesJun 23, 2022 · Application 17654869Pending
Methods For Production Of Low Cost Terpenoids, Including Cannabinoids, And Varieties Adapted For Large-scale Planting And Density Optimization Including Cannabinoid PreservationMay 19, 2022 · Application 17594513Pending
Cannabis For Food And Feed Usage And Varieties Therefor With Modified Protein Content, Oil Content, And Fatty Acid ProfilesApplication 63484548Pending
Methods For Production Of Low Cost Terpenoids, Including Cannabinoids, And Varieties Adapted For Large-scale Planting And Density Optimization Including Cannabinoid PreservationApplication PCTUS2020032047Pending
Cannabis Variety Which Produces Greater Than 50% Female PlantsApplication PCTUS2019040332Pending
Development Of Cannabis Varieties For Planting And Density Optimization Including Cannabinoid PreservationApplication 62846794Pending
Methods For Production Of Low Cost Terpenoids, Including Cannabinoids, And Varieties Adapted ThereforApplication 62845383Pending

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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.