RedLeaf Biologics Inc.

LEXINGTON, KY · Founded 2015 · Agritech · Private

Natural red pigment extracted from botanical sources for use as a food colorant

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: LEXINGTON, KY
Founded: 2015
Latest Form D: $750K, Nov 2019
Total capital: $2.5M

Federal grants: $1.5M; 2 awards · 2015–2017; Rank in peer group#8 of 27
Private capital raised: $1M; 3 Form D · last Nov 2019; 84 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 0; 4 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$750K
Apr 2017Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Biomanufacturing Red Natural Food Dye$1.4M
Dec 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5K
Jun 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$250K
Dec 2015Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Biomanufacturing Red Natural Food Dye$180K

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Federal first

6months

from RedLeaf Biologics Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Dec 2015: NSF · $180K
First Form D · Jun 2016: $250K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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Standing among 27 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#8 · top 30%

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Founders and team

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Jordan WoodResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1.4M in grants as PI
Chris SomervilleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Christopher SomervilleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Heather Thomas YoungsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Murray Jordan PhimesterExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert Jordan WoodExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Seth Thomas DeBoltExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William True BakerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 4

Feb 27, 2025PendingCompositions For Food Coloring And Antioxidant Supplementation Derived From SorghumUSPTOApplication 18834788
Mar 1, 2018PendingMethod for Producing Caramel Food ColoringUSPTOApplication 15692309
PendingCompositions For Food Coloring And Antioxidant Supplementation Derived From SorghumUSPTOApplication PCTUS2023061860

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Compositions For Food Coloring And Antioxidant Supplementation Derived From SorghumFeb 27, 2025 · Application 18834788Pending
Method for Producing Caramel Food ColoringMar 1, 2018 · Application 15692309Pending
Compositions For Food Coloring And Antioxidant Supplementation Derived From SorghumApplication PCTUS2023061860Pending
Compositions For Food Coloring And Antioxidant Supplementation Derived From SorghumApplication 63305928Pending

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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.