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TREAU, INC.

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2017 · Clean tech · Private

Polymeric heat exchangers for building heating and cooling systems

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Sector
Clean tech
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Founded
2017
Latest Form D
$6.5M, Apr 2021
Total capital
$14.7M
Federal grants
$2.3M
3 awards · 2018–2022
Rank in peer group#15 of 15
Private capital raised
$12.4M
2 Form D · last Apr 2021
67 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
4
21 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#5 of 15

Capital timeline

20182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.7M$150K$1M$1.1M1st Form D$5.9M2nd Form D$6.5M
20182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.7M$150K$1M$1.1M1st Form D$5.9M2nd Form D$6.5M

Latest events

  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High Performance Membrane Heat Exchangers for HVAC$1.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5.9M
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High Performance Membrane Heat Exchangers for HVAC$1M
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High Performance Membrane Heat Exchangers for HVAC$150K

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

21months

from TREAU, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Apr 2018
Energy · $150K
First Form D · Dec 2019
$5.9M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 15 peers

Line = median

Clean tech · Material

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#5 · top 33%

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

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Vincent RomaninResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1M in grants as PI
  • Dorian WestDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kerry CooperDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Milo WernerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 25
  • New patentWindow Heat Pumps with Multiple Interior Air OutletsUSPTOUS 12,768,547
  • PendingLow-Profile Window-Mountable Climate Control Systems Comprising AC-Heating Units, Mount Frames, and Modular Seals and Methods of Installing Such SystemsUSPTOApplication 19273465
  • PendingWindow Installation System And Method For Split-Architecture Air Conditioning UnitUSPTOApplication 19044930
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  • Window Heat Pumps with Multiple Interior Air OutletsOct 20, 2026 · US 12,768,547Granted
  • Low-Profile Window-Mountable Climate Control Systems Comprising AC-Heating Units, Mount Frames, and Modular Seals and Methods of Installing Such SystemsJan 22, 2026 · Application 19273465Pending
  • Window Installation System And Method For Split-Architecture Air Conditioning UnitJun 5, 2025 · Application 19044930Pending
  • Window Heat Pumps with Multiple Interior Air OutletsMar 13, 2025 · Application 18884365Pending
  • Window Installation System And Method For Split-architecture Air Conditioning UnitMar 11, 2025 · US 12,246,402Granted
  • Air ConditionerNov 26, 2024 · US D1,052,710Granted
  • Meltwater Management Systems And Methods For Cold-climate Heat PumpsJun 13, 2024 · Application 18536990Pending
  • Window-mounted Climate Control System And MethodJan 4, 2024 · Application 18367126Pending
  • Window-mounted Climate Control System And MethodOct 10, 2023 · US 11,781,758Granted
  • Adjustable Top Cover For Split-system HVAC UnitsApr 27, 2023 · Application 17971227Pending
  • Baffle Strainer System And MethodApr 27, 2023 · Application 17970915Pending
  • User Interfaces And Controls For HVAC SystemApr 27, 2023 · Application 17971089Pending
  • Multilayer Sheets For Heat ExchangersDec 30, 2021 · Application 17364176Pending
  • Air ConditionerApplication 29800519Pending
  • Multilayer Sheets For Heat ExchangersApplication PCTUS2021039932Pending
  • Window Installation System And Method For Split-architecture Air Conditioning UnitApplication PCTUS2020050199Pending
  • Adjustable Top Cover For Split-system HVAC UnitsApplication PCTUS2022078562Pending
  • Indoor Airflow Design for an Inverted-U Heat PumpApplication 63538141Pending
  • Meltwater Management Via Atomization In Cold Climate Heat PumpsApplication 63432309Pending
  • Baffle Strainer System And MethodApplication PCTUS2022078555Pending
  • User Interfaces And Controls For HVAC SystemApplication PCTUS2022078561Pending
  • Meltwater Management Systems And Methods For Cold-climate Heat PumpsApplication PCTUS2023083647Pending
  • Baffle Strainer System And Method For Hydronic Loop Filtration And Air Entrainment ReductionApplication 63270197Pending
  • User Interfaces And Controls For HVAC SystemApplication 63270209Pending
  • Adjustable Top Cover For Split-system HVAC UnitsApplication 63270215Pending

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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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