Okapi Medical, LLC
Biocompatible polymer materials for medical applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Akron, OH
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $1.1M, Mar 2024
- Total capital
- $1.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $1.1M
- 3 Form D · last Mar 2024
- 31 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 4 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#58 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.1M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$58K
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Standing among 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Granted patents#58 · top 16%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- DARREN OBRIGKEITResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- DAVID KAYResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
- CHERIE FRIEDMANDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gabriel SzaboExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rich MazzolaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- RUSSELL DONDADirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- WILLIAM FULLERExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 7- GrantedAdhesive Applicator Including Novel Applicator TipUSPTOUS 12,678,148
- PendingMedical Tissue Adhesive CompositionUSPTOApplication 19187373
- GrantedMedical Adhesive Applicator BodyUSPTOUS D1,080,863
Show all 7 patent records
- Adhesive Applicator Including Novel Applicator TipJul 14, 2026 · US 12,678,148Granted
- Medical Tissue Adhesive CompositionNov 6, 2025 · Application 19187373Pending
- Medical Adhesive Applicator BodyJun 24, 2025 · US D1,080,863Granted
- Medical Adhesive Applicator HandleJun 24, 2025 · US D1,080,864Granted
- Medical Tissue Adhesive CompositionApplication 63642618Pending
- Medical Tissue Adhesive CompositionApplication PCTUS2025025968Pending
- Adhesive Applicator Including Novel Applicator TipApplication PCTUS2021037605Pending
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- Nanoly Bioscience, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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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Data freshness
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