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Funding and backers

Total raised
$4.1M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$2.5M
Venture round · Sep 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$2.7M
3 grants · CORDIS
Revenue
$1M
2024 · SEC Form D 0002037234-25-000002
The money's age
Long since its last round
25 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 21, 2025 Won a grant $2M · CORDIS Sep 10, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $2.5M · SEC Form D Sep 10, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $1.6M · SEC Form D 2021 Founded Sep 6, 2019 Won a grant $600k · CORDIS Aug 1, 2018 Won a grant $100k · CORDIS
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Aug 2025 $2M — CORDIS
Venture round Sep 2024 $2.5M — SEC Form D
Venture round Sep 2024 $1.6M — SEC Form D
Grant Sep 2019 $600k — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2018 $100k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity VBASE Oil Co SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Jeffrey DiMaioExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Martin GreavesExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Michelle DiMaioExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Stephen EckExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Overview

Based on new Secondary Polyol Ester™ technology, VBASE® high performance, sustainable base oils outperform traditional products but are biobased, biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-bioaccumulating.

News

Award 3 months ago
VBASE to Exhibit at Lubricant Expo Europe, In Two Innovation Award Categories
VBASE Oil Company will exhibit for the first time at Lubricant Expo Europe, held September 15-17 at Messe Düsseldorf in Germany. The event is the largest gathering of the lubricant supply chain in Europe, drawing more than 320 exhibitors from over 80 coun
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Blog 5 months ago
VBASE SynBoost
While there are encouraging signs that the situation in the Middle East is improving, the Group III supply concerns are not going away overnight. Tightness in market supply is projected to remain for months or even years. SynBoost was built for this. VBAS
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Blog 5 months ago
VBASE in Early 2026
Over the last several months, VBASE Oil Company met with formulators, equipment specialists, and industry partners across a series of events in Europe and North America. Each appearance served the same purpose: to build a deeper body of formulation knowle
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Blog 9 months ago
Lube Magazine Feature Article - Enhancing Hydraulic Efficiency with VBASE SPE Technology
Independent dynamometer testing shows that a hydraulic fluid formulated with VBASE Secondary Polyol Ester (SPE) base oils can deliver higher power output at low motor speeds, where real work gets done. Reduced friction losses and lower system flow losses
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Award 10 months ago
Press Release: VBASE awarded $2MM Army Contract to Demonstrate High Efficiency Gear Oil
Press Release PDF DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. OPSEC10242.VBASE Oil Company has been awarded a $2MM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Sequential award through the U.S. Army, W51701-25-C
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Blog 11 months ago
White Paper: Independent Hydraulic Efficiency Data Using VBASE SPE Base Oils
VBASE Oil Company has released a new technical white paper detailing third-party hydraulic efficiency measurements conducted by the Fluid Power Institute at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The study evaluates a formulated hydraulic fluid based
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Blog 12 months ago
Nov 2025- STLE's Tribology & Lubrication Technology Magazine
VBASE Oil Company is featured in the November issue of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) magazine, Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT). The article, "Advancing Lubricant Performance using VBASE Secondary Polyol Ester Base O
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Blog 1 year ago
Welcome, Dr. Nathan Knotts - Senior Formulator and Innovation Scientist
Pendleton, SC - Date - VBASE Oil Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nathan Knotts as Senior Formulator and Innovation Scientist. In this key role, Nathan will join the R&D leadership team to build a library of formulation knowledge arou
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Blog 1 year ago
VBASE at UEIL's 60th Annual Congress in Italy
VBASE Strengthens European Partnerships at UEIL 60th Annual Congress Stresa, Italy - October 17, 2025 VBASE Oil Company recently participated in the 60th Annual Congress of the Union of the European Lubricants Industry (UEIL), held in Stresa, Italy. The e
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Blog 1 year ago
AGMA's Motion + Power Technology Expo
VBASE High-Performance Base Oils at AGMA's Motion + Power Technology Expo Detroit, MI - October 21, 2025VBASE Oil Company is proud to be at this year's Motion + Power Technology Expo, hosted by the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA). The event
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People

Jeffrey DiMaio
Executive Officer, Director
Martin Greaves
Executive Officer
Michelle DiMaio
Executive Officer
Stephen Eck
Executive Officer
Matthew Dunbar
Director
Daniel Murad
Director
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Pendleton United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff

Financials

Est. Annual Revenue
$500k
2024
Total raised
$6.8M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
5
Revenue 0% YoY
Estimate Low-high range Modelled from public signals, not audited accounts - read it as an order of magnitude.
Est. Annual Revenue, 2023 — 2024
YearEstimateLowHigh
2023 $500k $1 $1M
2024 $500k $1 $1M
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $2M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $2.5M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $1.6M Details
Grant 2019 $600k Details
Grant 2018 $100k Details