PITTMOSS LLC
Sustainable peat alternatives and growing media made from locally sourced fibrous substrates for horticulture and agriculture
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- AMBRIDGE, PA
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $1.2M, Sep 2026
- Total capital
- $3.7M
- Federal grants
- $147K
- 1 award · 2022
- Rank in peer group#1 of 80
- Private capital raised
- $3.5M
- 7 Form D · last Sep 2026
- 1 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 1 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#8 of 80
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$30K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$188K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$475K
- Federal grantAgriculture · In All Aspects Of Agriculture, The Need To Operatemore Sustainably Iscreating Pressures And Needs For Advancements. This Project Is Designed To Investigate A More Sustainable, Locally Produced, Alternatives To The Current Materials Used For Growing Plants And In Much Of Agriculture.potting Soils, Greenhouse And Nursery Growing Media, And Landscape Soil Amendments Are Currently Highly Dependent On Imported Mined Sphagnum Peat Which Is Considered A Valuable But Non-sustainable Environmental Asset.$147K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$600K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
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Standing among 80 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Material
- Federal grants#1 · top 1%
- Granted patents#8 · top 10%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Brian Peter ScottResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Carl R. NicoliaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David LillyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeremy Andre ShafferDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew Andre SchneiderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael Andre MatesicDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Mont HandleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- W. Douglas TaylorDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 5- GrantedMaterials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforUSPTOUS 12,116,324
- GrantedMaterials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforUSPTOUS 11,919,830
- GrantedMaterials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforUSPTOUS 11,912,632
Show all 5 patent records
- Materials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforOct 15, 2024 · US 12,116,324Granted
- Materials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforMar 5, 2024 · US 11,919,830Granted
- Materials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,912,632Granted
- Bulk Animal BeddingMar 7, 2023 · US 11,597,687Granted
- Materials Suitable As Substitutes For Peat Mosses And Processes And Apparatus ThereforApplication PCTUS2015051869Pending
Related companies, and why
- Ironic Chemicals LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- INDUSTRY VISION AUTOMATION, CORP.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- EMERY ANIMAL HEALTHSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Cryo Venture Debt, LPSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- INSTINCT ENVIRONMENTAL COSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding 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
- Assistance 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
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