Ceragen
Americas
Kitchener
,
Canada
Startup
FOUNDED
2021
HEADCOUNT
2-20
FUNDING
Seed
Keywords:
microbiome, bacteria, omics, biostimulants
BUSINESS
Founded in 2021 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Ceragen is a plant microbiome engineering company developing microbial inoculant products for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), particularly hydroponic fruit and vegetable production. The company has raised approximately $2M in seed funding. Lead product ACCelerate is a probiotic for hydroponic tomatoes, claiming up to 16% yield increase in field trials. The company also offers long-read DNA sequencing-based microbiome monitoring and disease detection services for growers.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; Kitchener, Ontario plant-microbiome company (2021) developing and producing microbial inoculant products (e.g., ACCelerate plant-growth-promoting inoculant) for hydroponic and CEA fruit and vegetable production from a 5,000 sq ft fermentation facility.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
DNA sequencing; microbiome mapping
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Plant microbiome testing and pathogen detection services