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CleanFiber

Buffalo, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 9 known investors

cleanfiber.com ↗

CleanFiber manufactures cellulose-based insulation from recycled newsprint for the building materials industry. The company produces and distributes residential and commercial insulation through a production facility in Buffalo.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechNew Materials

Founders & leadership

SR
Sami RahmanCEO
EG
Erik GregoryChief Financial Officer
NL
Noah LernerDirector
NL
Nate Lowbeer-LewisDirector
PA
Paul AtkinsonDirector
AM
Alexandre Martin-MinDirector
DT
Daniel ThompsonDirector
JS
Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer
JA
James AustinExecutive Officer
MP
Marco PetersonExecutive Officer, Director
MB
Mark BrandsteinDirector

Investors · 9

Boston Harbor AngelsBoston · $250K – $1.5M
Clean Energy VentureBoston
Climate Innovation CapitalToronto
Global BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M
Keiretsu ForumSan Francisco · $250K – $2M
NXT VenturesMarblehead · $250K – $1M
Skyview VenturesNashville
Walnut Venture AssociatesWellesley
Clean Energy VenturesreportedBoston · $100K – $5M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$4.5MraisedJul 2026 · 4 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Picture This - BusinessWestbusinesswest.com · Jun 2026
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Nate Lowbeer-LewisDirector
  • Noah LernerDirector
  • Paul AtkinsonDirector
  • Alexandre Martin-MinDirector
  • Sami RahmanExecutive Officer, Director
  • Erik GregoryExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$9M
Amount sold
$4.5M
First sale
Jun 2026
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$6.5MraisedOct 2025 · 4 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sami RahmanExecutive Officer
  • Paul AtkinsonDirector
  • Noah LernerDirector
  • Alexandre Martin-MinDirector
  • Nate Lowbeer-LewisDirector
Offering amount
$27.5M
Amount sold
$6.5M
First sale
Sep 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$34MraisedOct 2025 · 29 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Noah LernerDirector
  • Sami RahmanExecutive Officer
  • Nate Lowbeer-LewisDirector
  • Paul AtkinsonDirector
  • Alexandre Martin-MinDirector
Offering amount
$34M
Amount sold
$34M
First sale
Sep 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$28.2MraisedApr 2024 · 188 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer, Director
  • Donald A. SimoneauExecutive Officer
  • Mark BernfeldDirector
  • Paul AtkinsonDirector
  • Cynthia FiggeDirector
  • Timothy BernlohrDirector
  • Nathaniel Lowbeer-LewisDirector
  • Eric ChapmanDirector
Offering amount
$32.3M
Amount sold
$28.2M
First sale
Mar 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$4.3MraisedOct 2023 · 111 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Tope AdegunDirector
  • Mark BernfieldDirector
  • Timothy BernlohrDirector
  • Eric ChapmanDirector
  • Cynthia FiggeDirector
  • Donald A. SimoneauExecutive Officer
  • Mark BrandsteinDirector
  • James RubinDirector
  • Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer, Director
  • Turner SmithDirector
Offering amount
$12.5M
Amount sold
$4.3M
Minimum investment
$10K
First sale
Sep 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$1.7MraisedMay 2023 · 57 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Eric ChapmanDirector
  • Cynthia FiggeDirector
  • Turner SmithDirector
  • Mark BrandsteinDirector
  • Donald A. SimoneauExecutive Officer
  • Tope AdegunDirector
  • Tim BernlohrDirector
  • James RubinDirector
  • Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer, Director
  • Mark BernfieldDirector
Offering amount
$15M
Amount sold
$1.7M
First sale
Apr 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$7.3MraisedAug 2022 · 86 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Mark BrandsteinDirector
  • Cynthia FiggeDirector
  • Eric ChapmanDirector
  • Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer, Director
  • Turner SmithDirector
  • Donald A. SimoneauExecutive Officer
  • Tim BernlohrDirector
  • James RubinDirector
  • Mark BernfieldDirector
Offering amount
$30M
Amount sold
$7.3M
Minimum investment
$10K
First sale
Aug 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$5.8MraisedSep 2021 · 46 investors · Manufacturing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Donald A. SimoneauExecutive Officer
  • Curtis FischerExecutive Officer
  • James RubinDirector
  • Tim BernlohrDirector
  • Jonathan StrimlingExecutive Officer, Director
  • Cynthia FiggeDirector
  • Mark BrandsteinDirector
  • Eric ChapmanDirector
  • Turner SmithDirector
  • Mark BernfieldDirector
Offering amount
$7.5M
Amount sold
$5.8M
First sale
Sep 2021
Incorporated
Limited Liability Company, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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