AvantGuard Funding & Investors
AvantGuard™, formerly Halomine, is revolutionizing the fight against harmful pathogens with our innovative technology that provides long-term protection against viruses, bacteria, and fungi/mold. Our proprietary combinations of specialty molecules and polymers are customized to deliver prolonged antimicrobial efficacy to a wide range of surfaces and materials, making them ideal for use in healthcare, food processing, and hospitality industries. Did you know that hospital-acquired infections and food-borne illnesses cost the world over $100B annually? Unlike current disinfectants that only offer temporary (15-minute) protection, AvantGuard's groundbreaking technology effectively holds chlorine from standard disinfectants on surfaces for as long as a month, extending the lifetime and overall utility of chlorine to continuously protect a variety of surfaces. Halomine Inc. was founded in 2018 as a Cornell University-based spin-out company. Since then, we have partnered with world-renowned universities, programs, incubators, and scientists to expand on our original research. We have also licensed N-halamine technology from both Cornell and Auburn University, where they have been working on N-halamine development for 30 years. Our technology has been recognized with several grants, awards, and partnerships with leading organizations in surface protection and beyond. Visit our website at https://www.avantguardinc.com/ to learn more about how AvantGuard can help protect you and your surfaces from harmful pathogens.
avantguardinc.comTotal Amount Raised: $8,038,255
AvantGuard Funding Rounds
Seed
$2,850,000
Seed Investors
Blue Ledge CapitalRed Bear AngelsSOSVLaunch NYConvertible Note
$400,000
Convertible Note Investors
SOSVIndieBioLaunch NYGrant
$250,255
Grant Investors
National Institutes of Health (NIH)Pre Seed
$250,000
Pre Seed Investors
Grow-NYPre Seed
$250,000
Pre Seed Investors
IndieBioGrant
$256,000
Grant Investors
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)Grant
$225,000
Grant Investors
National Science Foundation (NSF)Convertible Note
$102,000
Convertible Note Investors
Red Bear AngelsGrant
$1,000,000
Grant Investors
United States Department of AgricultureGrant
$175,000
Grant Investors
United States Department of AgricultureGrant
$1,000,000
Grant Investors
National Science Foundation (NSF)Seed
$550,000
Seed Investors
Launch NYConvertible Note
$30,000
Convertible Note Investors
Launch NYGrant
$100,000
Grant Investors
Oxford Construction of PennsylvaniaGrant
$600,000
Grant Investors
National Institute of Food and Agriculture