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Ryp Labs

Stickers that extend the shelf life of fresh produce

Raised to date

$108K

of $2M offered across 1 Form D filing

Still open
$1.9M
Investors
2
Last filed
May 4, 2026

About

Ryp Labs is a Bothell, Washington crop and food protection company that develops shelf-life extension technology for fresh produce in order to cut food waste. Its patented, nature-inspired formulation is applied to stickers, labels and sheets that sit inside produce packaging without touching the fruit, releasing compounds that slow ripening and delay the onset of mold. The company reports extending mold onset by up to seven days for berries in retail conditions and roughly doubling shelf life for mangoes. Formerly named StixFresh USA, Inc., it is USDA- and NSF-funded and sells to growers, packers, distributors and retailers.

A food-safe, all-natural biomimicry formulation delivered as a simple sticker or label that drops into existing packaging lines - no chemicals applied to the fruit, no coating step, no new equipment - with an OMRI-listed variant for certified organic operations.

Funding

  • Security to be acquiredFiled May 4, 2026Form D
    $108K/ $2M

Product

StixFresh

Food preservation / post-harvest technology

A sticker coated with a patented, food-safe, nature-inspired formulation that is placed inside produce packaging to slow ripening and delay spoilage of fresh fruit.

  • Patented nature-inspired (biomimicry) formulation
  • Made from natural ingredients; non-chemical and food-safe
  • Applied inside packaging without contacting the fruit

Built for

Growers, packers and distributors of perishable fruit, plus grocery retailers handling fresh produce, including certified organic operations

People on file