Nth Cycle, LLC
Refined rare earth and critical mineral materials from mining and recycling feedstock
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- KNOXVILLE, TN
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $5.5M, May 2026
- Total capital
- $35.5M
- Federal grants
- $1.2M
- 2 awards · 2019–2022
- Rank in peer group#33 of 47
- Private capital raised
- $34.3M
- 5 Form D · last May 2026
- 5 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 4 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#14 of 47
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$5.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$20M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Electrochemical Separation Device for Co-Ni Recovery from Li-ion Batteries$976K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$700K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Electrochemical Separation Device for Co-Ni Recovery from Li-ion Batteries$225K
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Federal first
16months
from Nth Cycle, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2019
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Nov 2020
- $700K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 47 peers
Line = medianClean tech · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#14 · top 30%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Megan O'ConnorResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $1.2M in grants as PI
- Brian BaynesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chad David VecitisPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Coleman AdamsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Daniel GoldmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Desiree Louise Plata David MisiaszekPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Desiree PlataPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Edward MeirDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gabi KneselExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph GoodmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Raffi FreemanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 5- PendingElectrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodUSPTOApplication 19291285
- GrantedElectrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodUSPTOUS 12,404,596
- PendingElectrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodUSPTOApplication PCTUS2022031844
Show all 5 patent records
- Electrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodNov 20, 2025 · Application 19291285Pending
- Electrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodSep 2, 2025 · US 12,404,596Granted
- Electrochemical Metal Deposition System And MethodApplication PCTUS2022031844Pending
- Electrochemical Metal Deposition Apparatus And MethodApplication 63273840Pending
- Electrochemical Metal Deposition Apparatus And MethodApplication 63195567Pending
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- ENCHI CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Clean tech · null in contracts
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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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