# Cyanotech

Spirulina pigments — Microalgae extraction.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cyanotech/
Updated: 2026-07-02

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | As of August 29, 2025, the company has a $4.6 million revolving credit facility (the Revolver) with a related party, Skywords Family Foundation, Inc. It also has a term loan with First Foundation Bank with $2.882 million outstanding as of June 30, 2025. | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768408/000143774925025070/R7.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768408/000143774925028099/cyan20250830_8k.htm |
| Capacity | Approximately 400,000 kg per year of Spirulina (as of 2002/historically). [medium confidence] | https://www.algbiotek.com/spirulina-sertifikalar/Spirulina-GRAS-grn_101.pdf, https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf |
| Certification | GMP certified, Kosher, Halal, Non-GMO Project Verified, Gluten Free, Glyphosate Free, and Vegan.org certified. | https://www.cyanotech.com/spirulina/, https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Cyanotech-Annual-Report.pdf, https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf |
| Regulatory approval | Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for food use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | https://www.cyanotech.com/2025/06/20/cyanotech-reports-financial-results-for-the-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025/, https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf |
| Production site | 96-acre facility at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) on the Kona Coast of Hawaii. | https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768408/000143774919013217/cyan20190331_10k.htm, https://www.stocktitan.net/overview/CYAN/ |
| Headcount | 83 people as of March 31, 2025. | https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf |
| Revenue | $24.215 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. | https://www.cyanotech.com/2025/06/20/cyanotech-reports-financial-results-for-the-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2025/, https://www.cyanotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-Cyanotech-Annual-Report-Final.pdf, https://www.stocktitan.net/overview/CYAN/ |

Independent sources: algbiotek.com, sec.gov, stocktitan.net

## Technologies

- [Biodyes & microbial pigments](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biodyes-microbial-pigments/)
- [Microalgal carotenoids](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/microalgal-carotenoids/)