Provivi
Americas
Santa Monica
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2013
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series C
Keywords:
biocatalysis, directed_evolution, enzymes, crop_protection
BUSINESS
Develops and commercializes pheromone-based mating disruption products for crop protection, targeting fall armyworm and other lepidopteran pests in row crops (corn, rice, soy, cotton). In 2025, the company announced five new distribution partnerships: UPL Corp (Mexico), AgNova (Australia), Koppert do Brasil, Andermatt (East Africa), and Susbin (Argentina) in addition to existing Syngenta and Godrej Agrovet relationships.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
The platform uses engineered biocatalysts for cost-effective pheromone synthesis, enabling production economics viable for large-acreage row crops (historically, pheromone-based solutions were cost-prohibitive beyond high-value specialty crops). The company also has an exclusive license to XiMo Hungary's metathesis catalyst IP for pheromone production, indicating the manufacturing platform blends biocatalytic and chemocatalytic routes.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
biocatalysis; synthetic biology
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Insect pheromone products (e.g. for grape vine moth)