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ACORN GENETICS INC.

Biotech · Chicago, IL

Acorn Genetics is commercializing SENTRI, a portable DNA testing system that helps businesses detect contamination and quality issues on-site rather than waiting for lab results. We’re the preferred testing supplier for the Independent Brewers Alliance and a listed supply partner with the Beverage Federation, a direct channel to more than 1,300 breweries, with plans to expand into food safety, agriculture, water testing, biofuels, and healthcare.

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This company has an open fundraising round.

$0 raised0 investors82 days left
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Valuation cap ⓘ
$25.0M
As of Sep 2026 · from Reg CF Offering (2026) · a SAFE/note conversion ceiling, not a priced valuation
Total raised
$0
Across 1 round since 2026

Financials

FY2024–FY2025 · from SEC filings · hover any figure for its source
$0
−$1.1M
2024
$0
−$891K
2025
RevenueNet income — beside revenue when positive, below the line when a loss
Metric
FY2024 reviewed
FY2025 reviewed
Income statement
Revenue
$0
$0
Cost of goods sold
$0
$0
Net income
-$1,097,384
-$890,634
Taxes paid
$0
$0
Balance sheet
Cash
$318,776
$327,344
Accounts receivable
$0
$0
Total assets
$357,618
$356,475
Short-term debt
$29,351
$44,158
Long-term debt
$1,875,000
$2,749,500
Total liabilities
$1,904,351
$2,793,658
Other
Headcount
—
5

Figures as reported by the issuer in the filing shown on hover. Each year’s pill shows the assurance level of its filed statements — audited, reviewed (CPA review, less than an audit), or unaudited, as the filing’s own report or certification states it. A dashed pill marked * is inferred instead: the SEC minimum for an offering that size, which the issuer may have exceeded. No pill means we couldn’t tell. Headcount is the filing’s point-in-time count, not a year-end average. Manually corrected figures are marked “Corrected”.

Valuation over rounds

Valuation caps on SAFE / convertible note rounds
$25.0M
Valuation cap
Reg CF · SAFE · Sep 2026

Dashed amber bars are a SAFE or convertible note's valuation cap — the most it converts at, not what the company is worth.

Cap table

Principal holders% as the filing states it, Sep 28, 2026

  • Ana CornellCommon Stock88.0%of

From the company's SEC filings: share counts per class, each class's voting and conversion terms, and the holders of 20% or more that Form C requires (officers and 10%+ holders on Form 1-A). Filings name only large holders, so most owners — including crowd investors — are not listed, and a holder's percentage may be of its own class rather than of the whole company. Prices and crowd share counts are in today's share terms — adjusted for splits and conversions since they were sold. Hover a figure for its filing.

Fundraising history

Reg CF · SAFE · Sep 2026Openvia StartEngine
Raised $0 / $1.2MInvestors 0Valuation cap $25M

Team

5 people
Ana Cornell
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Board Member

Biomedical engineer who developed Acorn's graphene nanopore technology. A Thiel and 776 Fellow and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she leads the company's vision, strategy, and fundraising.

Ana Maria Cornell
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Board Member
Kevin Travers, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer (Fractional)

Sequencing expert with over 20 years of experience across Pacific Biosciences, Veracyte, and LevitasBio. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from UCSF and is a named inventor on dozens of sequencing patents.

Max Derbyshire
Chief Operating Officer

Two-time founder with a background in public and global health. He oversees Acorn's operations, business development, and fundraising.

Ryan Abbott
Chief Technology Officer

Nanotechnology and sensor engineering specialist with experience at Northwestern University. He leads Acorn's engineering and R&D for decentralized genetic analysis.

Names and titles as disclosed on StartEngine, SEC Form C. Bios and photos come from the platform campaign page and may be out of date.

Reg CF annual-report compliance

Not obligated

never closed a Reg CF raise

0 investors
holder-count proxy

Reg CF issuers must file a Form C-AR each year until a Rule 202(b) termination trigger is met.

SEC filings

  • Form CSep 28, 20260002142534-26-000002
    EDGAR
Source: SEC EDGARCIK 0002142534DELast synced Sep 29, 2026

About this data. Figures are compiled from public sources — SEC EDGAR filings (Form C, C-AR, 1-A, 1-K) and funding-platform pages — and may be delayed, incomplete, or restated by the issuer. Financial statements are as reported by the issuer; each year is labeled with its assurance level (audited / reviewed / unaudited). A valuation cap is the conversion ceiling of a SAFE or convertible note, not an agreed company valuation; post-money figures are computed as pre-money plus amount raised and are not a traded price. Crowdonomics is not a broker-dealer, funding portal, or investment adviser; nothing here is investment advice or an offer to sell securities. Verify all figures against the linked EDGAR filings.