2020 Winner AvantGuard Recognized by CEO Magazine Global, Closes Successful Seed Funding Round

AvantGuard, previously Halomine, was a $250K winner at the 2020 GrowNY Food and Agriculture Business Competition. Less than three years later, AvantGuard CEO Ted Eveleth is recognized as the most influential chemical manufacturing CEO in the country. 

Eveleth is an entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in entrepreneurship in a broad range of technologies. He believes that teamwork is essential to enact change; he also emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision making and being customer and innovation focused.  

AvantGuard is a member of the Praxis Center for Venture Development, which is part of the Southern Tier Startup Alliance (STSA). In its recent seed funding round, the company raised $2.85 million, which will be used to further its work in antimicrobial chemistries and hire additional scientists. In addition to the seed funding, AvantGuard was awarded $7.5 million in grants to help accelerate development and allow the company to more efficiently work towards its goal to protect against dangerous pathogens and promote a healthier and safer world.  

 AvantGuard is also a recipient of a $1 million Phase III award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to demonstrate the benefits of AvantGuard247, a spray-on product that dries to leave a thin transparent film, turning the surface it’s applied on into a chlorine battery. 

 With its recent funding, the company will continue to create new solutions that will have a positive impact on the world. 

 To learn more about AvantGuard’s seed round, read the full article on prnewswire.com. 

 To learn more about CEO Ted Eveleth, read the full article on avantguardinc.com.