SOARCE, INC.
Seaweed-based synthetic fibers and fabrics with inherent fire resistance, UV protection, and infrared shielding properties
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- ORLANDO, FL
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $75K, Mar 2026
- Total capital
- $2.4M
- Federal grants
- $275K
- 1 award · 2024
- Rank in peer group#12 of 123
- Private capital raised
- $2.2M
- 3 Form D · last Mar 2026
- 8 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 5 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#21 of 123
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$125K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Multifunctional, low carbon nanocomposite fibers derived from seaweed$275K
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
20months
from SOARCE, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2024
- NSF · $275K
- First Form D · Mar 2026
- $2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 123 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#12 · top 10%
- Granted patents#21 · top 17%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Derek Giovanie SaltzmanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $275K in grants as PI
- Mason Ramsey-Alexander MinceyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- MATTHEW Cletus JAEGERExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Patrick Giovanie MichelExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 6- PendingMethods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsUSPTOApplication 19063886
- GrantedMethods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsUSPTOUS 12,264,416
- PendingModified Cellulose Materials And Methods For Modifying Cellulose MaterialUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025045038
Show all 6 patent records
- Methods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsJun 19, 2025 · Application 19063886Pending
- Methods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsApr 1, 2025 · US 12,264,416Granted
- Modified Cellulose Materials And Methods For Modifying Cellulose MaterialApplication PCTUS2025045038Pending
- Methods For Modifying Cellulose MaterialApplication 63690891Pending
- Methods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsApplication PCTUS2024014366Pending
- Methods And Compositions For Sustainable Textile MaterialsApplication 63443145Pending
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .