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Spero Energy, Inc.

Clean tech · Private

Proprietary catalytic technology for selective conversion of wood lignin into high-value flavor and fragrance chemicals (dihydroeugenol and dimethoxy-propylphenol)

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Updated · speroenergy.com

Sector
Clean tech
Total capital
$1.3M
Federal grants
$1.3M
3 awards · 2015–2017
Rank in peer group#23 of 26
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
1
4 pending · first 2020
Rank in peer group#5 of 26

Capital timeline

201520162017FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.3M$1.0M$225K$100K
201520162017FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.3M$1.0M$225K$100K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · High-performing Biorenewable Micronutrients For Agricultural Applications$100K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Manufacturing of Natural Isoeugenol and Ferulate from non-food biomass as a precursor to biobased vanillin.$225K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Selective Catalysis for One-Step Lignocellulose Delignification and Lignin Valorization to High Value Methoxyphenols$1.0M

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.

Standing among 26 peers

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Clean tech · Material

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#5 · top 19%
  • Linked publications#4 · top 15%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 5
Show all 5 patent records
  • Compounds And Compositions For Delivery Of Nutrients And Micronutrients To PlantsOct 6, 2020 · US 10,793,482Granted
  • Lignin Conversion To Phenolic Molecules Using Transition Metal CatalystsApplication 62593366Pending
  • Extraction of Natural Ferulate and Coumarate from BiomassApplication 62487911Pending
  • Compounds And Compositions For Delivery Of Nutrients And Micronutrients To PlantsApplication PCTUS2016039837Pending
  • Composition Of Renewable And Biodegradable Chelates For Agricultural ApplicationsApplication 62186206Pending

Recent research by its founders

  • Enemy of the People: The Ghost of the F.C.C. Fairness Doctrine in the Age of Alternative Facts20265 cites
  • Recyclable Thermoset Polymers From Lignin Derived Phenols20250 cites
  • Euclidean and affine curve reconstruction20240 cites

Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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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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