QUALTERRA, INC.
Virus cleaning platform service for removing viral infections from perennial food crops and horticultural plants
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- PULLMAN, WA
- Latest Form D
- $16.6M, Feb 2025
- Total capital
- $17.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.1M
- 4 awards · 2021–2025
- Rank in peer group#141 of 854
- Private capital raised
- $16.6M
- 1 Form D · last Feb 2025
- 21 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 1 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · Agricultural And Forestry Industries Generate Significant Amounts Of Biomass Waste Every Year, Much Of Which Is Disposed Of Through Practices Like Burning Or Landfilling. These Disposal Methods Contribute To Air Emissions, Soil Nutrient Depletion, And Missed Opportunities To Recover Valuable Resources. This Project Addresses These Challenges By Developing A Large-scale System That Transforms Biomass Waste Into Biochar And Energy. Biochar Enhances Soil Health, Conserves Water, And Improves Crop Y$175K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$16.6M
- Federal 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.** Current Issue And Its Larger IMPACT:QUALTERRA'S Project Aims To Develop An Innovative, Efficient, And Reliable Virus Cleaning Platform Service To Address The Escalating Threat Of Plant Viral Infections In Perennial Food Crops, Which Cause Annual Global Agricultural Losses Of Around $30 Billion. The Horticulture Industry Is Part$175K
- Federal 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.** Development Of A High-throughput Crop Virus Diagnostic Service Using Viral Enrichment And Rna Sequencing$650K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Improved Virus Screening Of Horticultural Crops Using A Double-stranded Rna Sequencing-based Approach$99K
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Federal first
43months
from QUALTERRA, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2021
- Agriculture · $99K
- First Form D · Feb 2025
- $16.6M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 3 awards
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Standing among 854 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Service
- Federal grants#141 · top 17%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Amit DhingraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bob McCambridgeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kirk WashingtonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike WernerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve RectorDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 1- PendingBiomass Gasifier System with Rotating Distribution ManifoldUSPTOApplication 18508344
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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