SenesTech, Inc.

SURPRISE, AZ · Founded 2015 · Agritech · Public

Rodent fertility control bioactive compounds (ContraPest liquid and Evolve soft bait) for population management

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · senestech.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: SURPRISE, AZ
Founded: 2015
Latest Form D: $274K, Aug 2025
Total capital: $17.2M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $17.2M; 10 Form D · last Aug 2025; 14 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 3; 10 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#8 of 73

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$274K
Jul 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$182K
Apr 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1.5M
Feb 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$10M
Nov 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.1M
Mar 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$580K
Feb 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M

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.

3 records have no date or no amount, so they aren’t placed on the timeline.

Standing among 73 peers

Line = median

Agritech · Molecule

Granted patents#8 · top 11%

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

From SEC Form D filings

Delphine Francois ChiavariniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jake K. LeachDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jamie C Bechtel, JD, Ph.D.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joel L. FruendtExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joshua M. MossDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Julie Francois Williams, MDDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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K.C. C KavanaghDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kenneth SiegelExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kim C WolinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Marc Francois DumontDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matthew Francois SzotDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nicole L. WilliamsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Phil C Grandinetti, IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Phillip L. Grandinetti, IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven C Krause, Ph.D.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Thomas C. ChestermanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 13

Jun 5, 2025PendingElevated Bait StationUSPTOApplication 18842067
Mar 6, 2025PendingLow Dosage Gossypol Contraceptive For RodentsUSPTOApplication 18823243
Jul 5, 2022GrantedLiquid DispenserUSPTOUS 11,375,691

Show all 13 patent records

Elevated Bait StationJun 5, 2025 · Application 18842067Pending
Low Dosage Gossypol Contraceptive For RodentsMar 6, 2025 · Application 18823243Pending
Liquid DispenserJul 5, 2022 · US 11,375,691Granted
Reducing The Reproductive Capacity Of MammalsMay 12, 2020 · US 10,646,501Granted
Bait Insert For Rodent Bait StationAug 23, 2018 · Application 15752265Pending
Reducing The Reproductive Capacity Of MammalsMay 1, 2018 · US 9,956,235Granted
Low Dosage Gossypol Contraceptive For RodentsApplication 63590848Pending
Liquid DispenserApplication PCTUS2018038161Pending
Elevated Bait StationApplication 63331068Pending
Elevated Bait StationApplication PCTUS2023017308Pending
Liquid Delivery SystemApplication 62576224Pending
Bait Station Insert For RodentsApplication 62205583Pending
Low Dosage Gossypol Contraceptive For RodentsApplication 63580233Pending

Enthos Circular Feed Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
PHYTOFORM LABS INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Holganix, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
FLURA INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
NuCicer, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
AIGEN Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts

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.