RAPID GENOMICS LLC

GAINESVILLE, FL · Founded 2011 · Agritech · Acquired

DNA sequencing and genomic analysis platform for plant breeding acceleration

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: GAINESVILLE, FL
Founded: 2011
Latest Form D: $300K, Oct 2015
Total capital: $997K

Federal grants: $100K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#3 of 52
Private capital raised: $300K; 1 Form D · last Oct 2015; 132 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $597K; 25 awards · Agriculture, Smithsonian Instit; Rank in Agritech#46 of 882
Granted patents: 1; 3 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#17 of 52

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jan 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Cranberry Genotyping Service$40K
Aug 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Genotyping Of 190 Saccharum Spp. Individuals Through Capture Sequencing Technique.$31K
Jul 2022Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Preparation And Sequencing$29K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Flex-seq Ex-l Service To Characterize 20,000 Markers And Admin Fees$121K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Cranberry Samples For 216 Samples (flex-seq Ex-l - 15,000 Markers)$14K
Jul 2022Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Dna Sequencing For Entomology$5K
Sep 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Rapid Genomics Service Agreement For Blueberries$21K
Oct 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$300K

Show 19 earlier federal awards

Sep 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Additional Genome Sequencing Of Dna Samples, Adding 145 Samples As Follow-on To 225 Samples Submitted On PO#12405B21P0463$16K
Aug 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Capture-seq Genotyping Genome Sequencing Of Dna Samples$25K
Jul 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Addition By Subtraction A New Tool To Improve Genetic Gain And Accelerate Breeding Decisions,$100K
Dec 2020Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Capture-seq Sample Preparation & Sequencing$4K
Jan 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Capture-seq Genotyping, 39,705 Probes, 96 Samples$10K
Sep 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Genome Sequencing For 32,000 Samples$25K
Jul 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot:igf Genotyping Services$4K
Jan 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Genotyping Services$8K
Dec 2017Federal contractAgriculture · Genotyping Services$15K
Aug 2017Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ct::igf Rapid Genomics$18K
Aug 2017Federal contractAgriculture · Genomic Panel For Blueberry$7K
Aug 2017Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ct::igf Rapid Genomics$30K
Dec 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Sequencing, Valid Until 12/7/2016$4K
Sep 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ct::igf Library Prep 150 Probes$5K
May 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Genotyping Services$33K
May 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Genotyping Services$13K
Dec 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Genotypng Services For Design Of 40,0000 Probes, Bioinformatics Data Analysis And Snp Genotyping Of 768 Dna Samples$81K
Nov 2014Federal contractSmithsonian Instit · Igf::ot::igf Technical Services$20K
May 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Sugarcane Genome Sequencing For Mccord$18K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

17months

from RAPID GENOMICS LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · May 2014: Agriculture · $18K
First Form D · Oct 2015: $300K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 52 peers

Line = median

Agritech · Platform

Federal grants#3 · top 6%
Granted patents#17 · top 33%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

GERALD M. KLUFTDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
LEANDRO G. NEVESDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MARCIO F. R. DE RESENDE, JR.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MATIAS F. R. KIRSTDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 4

Nov 9, 2021GrantedFlexible And High-throughput Sequencing Of Targeted Genomic RegionsUSPTOUS 11,168,367
PendingFlexible And High-throughput Sequencing Of Targeted Genomic RegionsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020035365
PendingCapture And Analysis Of Target Genomic RegionsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020032615

Show all 4 patent records

Flexible And High-throughput Sequencing Of Targeted Genomic RegionsNov 9, 2021 · US 11,168,367Granted
Flexible And High-throughput Sequencing Of Targeted Genomic RegionsApplication PCTUS2020035365Pending
Capture And Analysis Of Target Genomic RegionsApplication PCTUS2020032615Pending
Quantitative Detection And Discrimination Of Target Genetic Material By High-throughput Dna AnalysisApplication PCTUS2019045210Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding 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
11 Jun 2026Assistance 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

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.