Vivakor, Inc.
Oil and gas extraction and remediation technologies, including hydrocarbon recovery from contaminated sites
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- IRVINE, CA
- Founded
- 2006
- Latest Form D
- $650K, Jun 2025
- Total capital
- $4.2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $4.2M
- 4 Form D · last Jun 2025
- 17 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 3 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#33 of 166
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$650K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25K
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 166 peers
Line = medianEnergy · System
- Granted patents#33 · top 20%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matt NicosiaResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Albert JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James BallengeeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John HarrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew NicosiaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael ThompsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- Tyler NelsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 5- GrantedSystems For The Extraction Of Bitumen From Oil Sand MaterialUSPTOUS 10,947,456
- GrantedSystem And Method For Using A Flash Evaporator To Separate Bitumen And Hydrocarbon CondensateUSPTOUS 10,913,903
- PendingSystem And Method For Using A Flash Evaporator To Separate Bitumen And Hydrocarbon CondensateUSPTOApplication PCTUS2019048587
Show all 5 patent records
- Systems For The Extraction Of Bitumen From Oil Sand MaterialMar 16, 2021 · US 10,947,456Granted
- System And Method For Using A Flash Evaporator To Separate Bitumen And Hydrocarbon CondensateFeb 9, 2021 · US 10,913,903Granted
- System And Method For Using A Flash Evaporator To Separate Bitumen And Hydrocarbon CondensateApplication PCTUS2019048587Pending
- System And Method For The Extraction Of Bitumen From Oil Sand MaterialApplication PCTUS2018058559Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Extracting Bitumen From Oil-wetted Tar Sands And Converting It To Useful Petroleum ProductsApplication 62429775Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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