Vertosa Inc.
Nanogen technology platform for creating infused active ingredients at scale
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- OAKLAND, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $5.9M, Nov 2019
- Total capital
- $5.9M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $5.9M
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2019
- 83 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 11 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#3 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5.9M
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Platform
- Granted patents#3 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Chunxiao Harold HanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
- Benjamin LarsonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chi-Chien Harold HouDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 16- GrantedInfusion Of Emulsified Hydrophobic Active Ingredients Into High Polyphenolic BeveragesUSPTOUS 12,648,583
- GrantedSystems For Retaining Potency In An Infused BeverageUSPTOUS 12,568,982
- PendingHigh Potency EmulsionsUSPTOApplication 18553969
Show all 16 patent records
- Infusion Of Emulsified Hydrophobic Active Ingredients Into High Polyphenolic BeveragesJun 9, 2026 · US 12,648,583Granted
- Systems For Retaining Potency In An Infused BeverageMar 10, 2026 · US 12,568,982Granted
- High Potency EmulsionsJan 30, 2025 · Application 18553969Pending
- Emulsions And Derivatives For Infusing Hydrophobic Active Agents Into An Edible ProductJan 30, 2025 · Application 18915922Pending
- Emulsions And Derivatives For Infusing Hydrophobic Active Agents Into An Edible ProductNov 19, 2024 · US 12,144,365Granted
- High Potency EmulsionsOct 17, 2024 · Application 18750843Pending
- Emulsions And Derivatives For Infusing Hydrophobic Active Agents Into An Edible ProductMay 30, 2023 · US 11,659,855Granted
- Nanoemulsion Hydrophobic SubstancesJun 16, 2022 · Application 17299636Pending
- Nanoemulsion Hydrophobic SubstancesAug 19, 2021 · Application 17239262Pending
- Nanoemulsion Hydrophobic SubstancesMay 25, 2021 · US 11,013,715Granted
- High Potency EmulsionsApplication PCTUS2022071661Pending
- Options To Control Pharmacodynamics Of Cannabis-infused Edible Products And MedicinesApplication PCTUS2025057381Pending
- Emulsions And Derivatives For Infusing Hydrophobic Active Agents Into An Edible ProductApplication PCTUS2022071894Pending
- Infusion Of Emulsified Hydrophobic Active Ingredients Into High Polyphenolic BeveragesApplication PCTUS2020040107Pending
- Systems For Retaining Potency In An Infused BeverageApplication PCTUS2021051787Pending
- Blank Emulsion As Sacrificial Agent To Retain Active Input's Potency Within An Infused ProductApplication 63082148Pending
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- Optisense, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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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