Phoenix Tailings, Inc.
rare earth permanent magnets extracted and processed from mining tailings
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Woburn, MA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $43.8M, Dec 2024
- Total capital
- $56.1M
- Federal grants
- $200K
- 3 awards · 2021–2026
- Rank in peer group#18 of 369
- Private capital raised
- $55.9M
- 2 Form D · last Dec 2024
- 22 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 32 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#38 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Heavy Rare Earth Separation For Aerospace Engine Supply Chain Resilience$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$43.8M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Secured Permanent Magnets to Enable Advanced Warfighting Production Requirements$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$12.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Novel Chemical Separation Technique for Domestic Supply of Critical Rare Earth Elements from Discarded Mining Waste$50K
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Federal first
3months
from Phoenix Tailings, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Apr 2021
- Defense · $50K
- First Form D · Jul 2021
- $12.1M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#18 · top 5%
- Granted patents#38 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Nicholas William MyersResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $125K in grants as PI
- Anthony Hyun BalladonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nichola Hyun EliovitsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ramani Hyun GaneshDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve Hyun BolzeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas William VillalonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Yong Hyun KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 40- GrantedCarbonation And Selective Leaching For The Recovery Of MetalsUSPTOUS 12,703,894
- PendingSystems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalUSPTOApplication 19434429
- PendingMolten Salt Electrolytic Cell And Related Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication 19110001
Show all 40 patent records
- Carbonation And Selective Leaching For The Recovery Of MetalsAug 11, 2026 · US 12,703,894Granted
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalMay 7, 2026 · Application 19434429Pending
- Molten Salt Electrolytic Cell And Related Systems And MethodsMar 19, 2026 · Application 19110001Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Substances From Molten Salt ElectrolysisFeb 5, 2026 · Application 19240396Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalFeb 3, 2026 · US 12,540,413Granted
- Systems And Methods For Feeding Solid Material And A Gas Into An Electrolytic CellDec 18, 2025 · Application 19240617Pending
- Extraction Of Elements And/or Compounds From Iron-containing Materials Such As Iron-containing Tailings, Recovery Of Magnetically Susceptible Materials, And Related Systems And ProductsOct 2, 2025 · Application 18865323Pending
- Atmospheric Control Of Enclosed Electrolytic CellsSep 4, 2025 · Application 19066741Pending
- Carbonation And Selective Leaching For The Recovery Of MetalsAug 14, 2025 · Application 19110052Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Substances From Molten Salt ElectrolysisJul 15, 2025 · US 12,357,945Granted
- Systems And Methods For Feeding Solid Material And A Gas Into An Electrolytic CellJul 15, 2025 · US 12,359,329Granted
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalApr 9, 2024 · US 11,952,674Granted
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalApr 9, 2024 · US 11,952,673Granted
- Systems And Methods For Solid-phase ReactionsMar 21, 2024 · Application 18463992Pending
- Noble Metal Extraction Method And ApparatusMay 16, 2023 · US 11,649,524Granted
- Metal Recovery Using Molten Salt And Related SystemsAug 11, 2022 · Application 17565636Pending
- Metal Recovery Using Molten Salt And Related SystemsFeb 15, 2022 · US 11,248,278Granted
- Extraction Of Elements And/or Compounds From Iron-containing Materials Such As Iron-containing Tailings, Recovery Of Magnetically Susceptible Materials, And Related Systems And ProductsApplication PCTUS2023066957Pending
- Dissolution And Removal Of Silicate-containing Gangue And Related Systems And MethodsApplication 63501808Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalApplication PCTUS2023013821Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Substances From Molten Salt ElectrolysisApplication 63405010Pending
- Reactors And Methods For Recovery Of Magnetically Susceptible MaterialsApplication 63405077Pending
- Systems And Methods For Processing Particulate Metallic Transition MetalApplication 63405082Pending
- Solid State Rare Earth Metal Electrolytic Production Cell And Related Systems And MethodsApplication 63405287Pending
- Systems And Methods For Solid-phase ReactionsApplication 63405056Pending
- Carbonation And Selective Leaching For The Recovery Of MetalsApplication 63405047Pending
- Systems And Methods For Feeding Solid Material And A Gas Into An Electrolytic CellApplication 63405185Pending
- Molten Salt Electrolytic Cell And Related Systems And MethodsApplication 63405036Pending
- Extraction Of Elements And/or Compounds From Iron-containing Materials Such As Iron-containing Tailings And Related Systems And ProductsApplication 63342003Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovery Of Molten MetalApplication 63334371Pending
- Noble Metal Extraction Method And ApparatusApplication PCTUS2022022782Pending
- Metal Recovery Using Molten Salt And Related SystemsApplication PCTUS2021062772Pending
- Noble Metal Extraction Method And ApparatusApplication 63183163Pending
- Metal Recovery Using Molten Salt And Related SystemsApplication 63174220Pending
- Metal Recovery Using Molten Salt And Related SystemsApplication 63124618Pending
- Methods For Alkali Metal Recovery And/or Aluminum RecoveryApplication PCTUS2025044219Pending
- Methods For Performing Electrolytic Reactions In The Presence Of A Plasma And Associated SystemsApplication PCTUS2025024224Pending
- Atmospheric Control Of Enclosed Electrolytic CellsApplication PCTUS2025017792Pending
- Dissolution Of Rare Earth Metals And Related SystemsApplication PCTUS2024049670Pending
- Methods For Alkali Metal Recovery And/or Aluminum RecoveryApplication 63689592Pending
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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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