Company Profile

Innovesca LLC
Profile last edited on: 8/5/16      CAGE: 6TF57      UEI:

Business Identifier: Optimizing nutrition from underutilized plants i.e. Amaranth
Year Founded
2012
First Award
2013
Latest Award
2013
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

1936 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
   (412) 818-0150
   info@innovesca.com
   www.innovesca.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 18
County: Allegheny

Public Profile

Innovesca is a food technology company developing high quality, all natural ingredients with optimized nutrition from underutilized plants grown in developing countries. Proprietary processing methods unlock the inherent nutrients found in whole foods to maximize nutrient release and absorption - utilizing these natural sources of nutrition in a more robust way. As part of the firm’s business strategy, the firm will source its raw plant materials from developing countries, such as Rwanda, and pre-process them locally using the firm’s core technology to create intermediate ingredients with enhanced nutrient bioavailability; these intermediates will then be exported to the US where the firm will partner to create food products with optimized nutrition for the Food, Health and Wellness markets. Additionally, the firm is exploring strategies to use its intermediate ingredients to make nutritious food products for the local market through partnerships in those developing regions. This model has a ‘multiplier effect’ that accelerates prosperity not only through business expansion and job creation (both farm and off-farm jobs), but also by improving health through increased nutr

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2013 1 NSF $149,987
Project Title: Enhancing Nutritional Value of Underutilized Leafy Vegetables to Develop Innovative Baby Food Products

Key People / Management

  Chris Hayek

  Laura Wilson

  Mary Beth Wilson -- Founder