SEASPIRE, INC.
Bio-inspired UV-filter molecules as safer sunscreen active ingredient
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Apr 2022
- Total capital
- $3.8M
- Federal grants
- $248K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#7 of 14
- Private capital raised
- $3.6M
- 2 Form D · last Apr 2022
- 54 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 9 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Building the sunscreen of the future$248K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$600K
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Standing among 14 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Molecule
- Federal grants#7 · top 50%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Camille A. MartinResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $248K in grants as PI
- Leila A. DeraviDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 9- PendingAnti-aging Cosmetic Compositions Comprising XanthommatinUSPTOApplication 18291393
- PendingPhotoprotective Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Xanthommatin As An Antioxidant And Uv-filter StabilizerUSPTOApplication 18031916
- PendingAnti-aging Cosmetic Compositions Comprising XanthommatinUSPTOApplication PCTUS2022038316
Show all 9 patent records
- Anti-aging Cosmetic Compositions Comprising XanthommatinJul 17, 2025 · Application 18291393Pending
- Photoprotective Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Xanthommatin As An Antioxidant And Uv-filter StabilizerNov 30, 2023 · Application 18031916Pending
- Anti-aging Cosmetic Compositions Comprising XanthommatinApplication PCTUS2022038316Pending
- Photoprotective Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Xanthommatin As An Antioxidant And Uv-filter StabilizerApplication PCTUS2021055128Pending
- Anti-aging Cosmetic Compositions Comprising XanthommatinApplication 63226061Pending
- Photoprotective Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Xanthommatin As An Antioxidant And Uv-filter StabilizerApplication 63092851Pending
- Stable Sunscreen Compositions Using Phenoxazone And Phenoxazine CompoundsApplication PCTUS2024025114Pending
- Stable Sunscreen Compositions Using Phenoxazone And Phenoxazine CompoundsApplication 19476744Pending
- Stable Sunscreen Compositions Using Phenoxazone And Phenoxazine CompoundsApplication 63460493Pending
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- Nanopattern Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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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Data freshness
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