ZymoChem, Inc.
- Headquarters
- SAN LEANDRO, CA
- Latest Form D
- $25.1M, Oct 2026
- Total capital
- $29.2M
- Federal grants
- $4.1M
- 10 awards · 2015–2021
- Private capital raised
- $25.1M
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2026
- 1 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 22 pending · first 2023
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Development of Carbon-Conserving Biosynthetic Systems Co-Utilizing C1 and Biomass Derived Feedstocks$1.7M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Bioproduction of Super Absorbent Polymers$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Bioproduction of super absorbent polymers. Topic/Sub Topic: 8B$200K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Engineering carbon conserving microbes for production of industrial chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass-derived C5 sugars$225K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A carbon conserving platform technology for the microbial production of medium chain fatty acids from crude glycerol$225K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Carbon Conserving Microbial Pathway for the Production of Caprolactam from Renewable Feedstocks$230K
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A carbon conserving biosynthetic pathway for the microbial production of fatty acids from glycerol rich waste streams$150K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Novel Pathway For The Synthesis Of 1-HEXANOL From Biomass-derived Sugars$100K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Novel Adipic Acid Synthesis Pathway from Biomass-derived sugars and intermediates$150K
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1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.
Federal first
139months
from ZymoChem, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2015
- Energy · $150K
- First Form D · Oct 2026
- $25.1M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 9 awards
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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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 · 5 granted of 27- PendingPurification TechnologiesUSPTOApplication 18996738
- PendingProduction Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesUSPTOApplication 19060587
- PendingBiodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofUSPTOApplication 18751833
Show all 27 patent records
- Purification TechnologiesFeb 12, 2026 · Application 18996738Pending
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesJan 8, 2026 · Application 19060587Pending
- Biodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofMay 29, 2025 · Application 18751833Pending
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesMar 25, 2025 · US 12,258,610Granted
- Production Of 4,6-DIHYDROXY-2-OXO-HEXANOIC AcidOct 1, 2024 · US 12,104,160Granted
- Biodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofAug 6, 2024 · US 12,053,758Granted
- Biodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofAug 8, 2023 · US 11,717,805Granted
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesJul 4, 2023 · US 11,692,208Granted
- High Yield Route For The Production Of 1, 6-HEXANEDIOLAug 13, 2020 · Application 16595252Pending
- High Yield Route For The Production Of 1, 6-HEXANEDIOLFeb 16, 2017 · Application 15072140Pending
- Biodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication 63030266Pending
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesApplication PCTUS2020029981Pending
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesApplication 62868824Pending
- Production Of Chemicals From Renewable SourcesApplication 62838793Pending
- A High Yield Route For The Production Of Compounds From Renewable SourcesApplication PCTUS2014056175Pending
- High Yield Fermentation Route For The Production Of Adipic Acid, Glutaric Acid, 1,5-PENTANEDIOL, 1-HEXANOL And 6-AMINO-HEXANOIC Acid From Renewable SourcesApplication 61945715Pending
- Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication PCTUS2025052143Pending
- A High Yield Fermentation Route For The Production Of Adipic Acid, Glutaric Acid, 1,5-PENTANEDIOL, 1-HEXANOL And 6-AMINO-HEXANOIC Acid From Renewable SourcesApplication 61878996Pending
- Absorbent Polymers And Methods TherofApplication PCTUS2025027827Pending
- Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication PCTUS2025027829Pending
- Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication 63710582Pending
- Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication 63642567Pending
- Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication 63642564Pending
- Purification TechnologiesApplication PCTUS2023028279Pending
- Purification TechnologiesApplication 63446783Pending
- Purification TechnologiesApplication 63390947Pending
- Biodegradable High-performance Absorbent Polymers And Methods ThereofApplication PCTUS2021034372Pending
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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