MicrobeGuard
A first-to-market product in a category investors had never heard of, and a structure rebuilt to take investment.
Raise details
- Round
- Seed
- Raised
- $200,000
- Closed in
- 120 days
- Regulation
- Reg D 506(c)
Engagement
- Industry
- Food safety packaging
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Tony Salemi, President and CEO
MicrobeGuard designs, makes and sells antimicrobial paper products that inhibit microbial growth and extend the shelf life of food. It was first to market in antimicrobial active packaging: a product that goes straight to the bottom line of grocers, food processors and the rest of the food services industry, and helps recover food that would otherwise be wasted.
Tony Salemi
President and CEO, MicrobeGuard
The challenge
From its founding in 2001, MicrobeGuard found it hard to build investor interest in an industry most people had never heard of.
The bigger problem was structural. The company's original business structure did not allow for outside investment, so it had to be rebuilt before any raise could start.
What Deal Box built
Deal Box ran its investment packaging process and restructured the shares for a direct offering under Rule 506(c). With the equity set up to take investment and the package in place, the business could speak for itself, and the investment followed.
Came in with
A business structure that would not allow investment, in a category most investors had never heard of.
Left with
MicrobeGuardEquity restructured for a direct 506(c) offering, a $200K seed round, and the first product launch.
Investment Packaging
Share restructuring for a direct offering
Rule 506(c) offering structure
Deliverables
- Investment Packaging
- Share restructuring for a direct offering
- Rule 506(c) offering structure
The outcome
MicrobeGuard closed a $200,000 seed round and made its first official product launch. It built a strong broker network, secured key utility patents for its current and future products, and began designing products for other parts of the food services industry. Its products became a proven line in the worldwide active packaging market.
Financing closed in 120 days
$200,000
“My original deal wouldn't allow for investment. Deal Box helped us structure our equity in a way that made the business speak for itself.”
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