UNCAGED INNOVATIONS INC
Engineered composite materials mimicking exotic leather using collagen-based building blocks and additive manufacturing
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- TROY, NY
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $7.7M offered, Jun 2024
- Total capital
- $8.2M
- Federal grants
- $450K
- 2 awards · 2021–2025
- Rank in peer group#28 of 90
- Private capital raised
- $7.7M
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2024
- 28 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 6 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#19 of 90
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · Uncaged Innovations Is Developing A Platform Of Bio-based, Vegan Leather Substitutes To Meet A Broad Range Of Commercial Applications, Serving Markets From Fashion And Apparel (e.g., Handbags, Watches) To Automotive Components (e.g., Leather Interiors). The Overall Goal Of The Proposed Project Is To Develop The Methods Needed To Formulate Tunable Materials That Deliver The Performance And Aesthetic Characteristics Sought By Various Potential Adopters. Our Platform Upcycles Plant-based Waste Stre$175K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Fabrication of Exotic Skin Mimics Using Additive Manufacturing$275K
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Federal first
31months
from UNCAGED INNOVATIONS INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Dec 2021
- NSF · $275K
- First Form D · Jun 2024
- $7.7M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 90 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#28 · top 31%
- Granted patents#19 · top 21%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Stephanie DownsResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $275K in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 7- PendingPlant Protein Based Imitation Leather Material And Methods Of Making SameUSPTOApplication 19210824
- PendingPlant Protein Based Imitation Leather FabricUSPTOApplication 19090231
- GrantedPlant Protein Based Imitation Leather Material And Methods Of Making SameUSPTOUS 12,331,439
Show all 7 patent records
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather Material And Methods Of Making SameJul 2, 2026 · Application 19210824Pending
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather FabricJan 1, 2026 · Application 19090231Pending
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather Material And Methods Of Making SameJun 17, 2025 · US 12,331,439Granted
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather Material And Methods Of Making SameApplication PCTUS2025010288Pending
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather FabricApplication 18115401Pending
- Plant Protein Based Imitation Leather FabricApplication 17830314Pending
- Plant-based Leather-like Products And Manufacture ThereofApplication 63292256Pending
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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.
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Data freshness
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