ZestBio, Inc.
Platform fermentation technology that converts pectin-rich agricultural byproducts into specialty chemicals using engineered microorganisms
- Sector
- Agritech
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $2.1M
- 4 awards · 2018–2022
- Rank in peer group#1 of 28
- 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
- 2
- 4 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#6 of 28
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · Enzymatic Bioprocessing Of Pectin-rich Agricultural Sidestreams$650K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Enzymatic Bioprocessing Of Pectin-rich Agricultural Byproducts$107K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Microbial conversion of pectin-rich agricultural byproducts into specialty chemicals$1.1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Microbial conversion of pectin-rich agricultural waste into specialty chemicals$225K
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Standing among 28 peers
Line = medianAgritech · System
- Federal grants#1 · top 4%
- Granted patents#6 · top 21%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 6- GrantedGalactarate Based Metal Sequestration CompositionUSPTOUS 12,065,626
- PendingBiobased And Biodegradable Corrosion Inhibition CompositionUSPTOApplication 18487974
- GrantedGalactarate Based Metal Sequestration CompositionUSPTOUS 11,560,529
Show all 6 patent records
- Galactarate Based Metal Sequestration CompositionAug 20, 2024 · US 12,065,626Granted
- Biobased And Biodegradable Corrosion Inhibition CompositionMay 30, 2024 · Application 18487974Pending
- Galactarate Based Metal Sequestration CompositionJan 24, 2023 · US 11,560,529Granted
- Biobased And Biodegradable Corrosion Inhibition CompositionApplication PCTUS2023077019Pending
- A Biobased And Biodegradable Corrosion Inhibition CompositionApplication 63379536Pending
- A Galactarate Based Metal Sequestration CompositionApplication PCTUS2020048522Pending
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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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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