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Koniku
Newark, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 10 known investors
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Koniku develops co-processors built from biological neurons, using DNA sequences to create receptors that enable sensing applications. Its uses include detecting threats for airport security, drones for identifying buried IEDs, and taste-sensitive devices for quality assurance.
Also known as Koniku Inc.
Founders & leadership
Koniku was founded in 2015 by Oshiorenoya E. Agabi.
Board
Investors · 10
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$1.4M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2016–2021
- Undisclosed amountSeries ADec 2021
Platform Capital (lead)
Source ↗
▶$1.4MraisedAug 2016 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- John YuDirector
- Oshiorenoya E. AgabiExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.6M
- Amount sold
- $1.4M
- First sale
- Aug 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Koniku develops sensing technology that detects airborne particles and converts them into output signals. Its public materials describe detection pipelines for explosive particles, drug particles, and berry particles, each producing a corresponding output signal.
The company presents three application areas: security, where the stated aim is to move airport screening ahead of the checkpoint; military, where it describes developing drones to detect buried improvised explosive devices; and agriculture, where it describes taste-sensitive devices intended to support quality assurance.
▸Full profile — technology, go-to-market
Technology
The company's described technology detects particles — including explosive, drug, and berry particles — through a multi-stage detection process that yields an output signal for each target class.
Go-to-market
Koniku's stated application areas point to airport and aviation security operators, military users requiring detection of buried improvised explosive devices, and agricultural producers using taste-sensitive devices for quality assurance.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Legal entities · 1
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primary sources listed
- Konikukoniku.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Koniku do?
- Koniku builds neuron-based sensing devices that detect airborne particles such as explosives and drugs.
- Who founded Koniku?
- Koniku was founded by Oshiorenoya E. Agabi in 2015.
- Who are Koniku's investors?
- Koniku's investors include Evolution VC Partners, Flucas Ventures, Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company, Gaingels, Hemisphere Ventures LLC, Kairos Angels, LoftyInc Capital, Sand Hill Angels and 2 more.
- How much funding has Koniku raised?
- Koniku has disclosed $1.4M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Koniku headquartered?
- Koniku is headquartered in Newark, US.