CT puts $500K more into Stamford’s LiQuifix

Connecticut’s technology investment arm has put another $500,000 into a Stamford maker of a patented spray lubricant.

LiQuifix Inc. got the Connecticut Innovations Inc. investment as part of a $1 million funding round that also involved LaunchCapital and other unnamed investors, authorities said.

Connecticut’s investment also is in the form of a $125,000 loan from the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

LiQuifix makes “green,” non-toxic lubricants and degreasers for commercial as well as consumer use.

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Initial large customers include Ford Motor Co., The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Union Pacific Railroad, Massport, which runs Logan Airport in Boston, and the U.S. military, authorities said.

CI has a seat on LiQuifix’s board.

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