Concentric Agriculture

What Concentric Agriculture does

Concentric Agriculture Inc. (formerly Inocucor Technologies) is a Montreal-based agtech company founded in 2007 that develops biological and plant nutrient inputs for specialty and broadacre crop growers, greenhouse operators, and organic producers across North America. The company's core technology is a patented microbial consortia platform that uses co-fermentation to combine multiple beneficial bacteria and yeasts into synergistic communities; the platform was developed over seven years of R&D and is protected by US Patent #9,175,258 with applications pending in other major jurisdictions. Commercial products include Synergro (marketed as Garden Solution in the US), IN-M1 and IN-M2 microbial formulations, Synergro Free (Pro-Cert organic variant for Canada), and the NutriScan soil diagnostics system distributed under a 2019 partnership with AgroCares.

The company monetizes biological inputs through per-acre, quote-based pricing applied at rates such as 1 gallon per acre, sold via a combination of direct sales, channel partners (Axter Agroscience, First Rays), and its wholly-owned Canadian commercial unit ATP Nutrition acquired in April 2018. Concentric operates a 930 square meter R&D and pilot manufacturing facility at Technoparc Montreal and a US commercial headquarters in Centennial/Denver, Colorado established in 2018. Its products carry OMRI Listing, Pro-Cert Organic certification, CDFA Organic Input Material registration, and CFIA registration, and are authorized in 20 US states, supporting access to both conventional and organic production segments.

Concentric has raised approximately $73M+ across nine funding rounds from 2013 to 2018, with institutional backers including Cycle Capital Management, TPG Alternative & Renewable Technologies, Desjardins Innovatech, Aliment Capital, Red Metal Capital, and Closed Loop Capital. The company employs 11–50 people, was named to the SVG Ventures THRIVE Top 50 list in both 2018 and 2019, and was supported by over 200 third-party field trials across a wide range of crops and geographies as the evidentiary backbone for its efficacy claims.

Name

Concentric Agriculture

Legal name

Concentric Agriculture Inc.

Website

https://concentricag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Concentric Agriculture is a Montreal-based agtech company that develops patented microbial consortia biological inputs (Synergro, IN-M1, IN-M2) for specialty crop, broadacre, greenhouse, and organic growers across North America, selling through direct sales, channel partners, and its ATP Nutrition commercial unit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biologicals

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbial/Enzymatic Soil Conditioners (Decomposer & Soil Health Consortia) (AFABADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Fertilizers for Horticulture & Controlled Environment (Greenhouse, Hydroponic, Nursery) (AFABACAL), Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH), Nutrient Management Planning & Fertility Programs (AFACABAB)

Keywords

• Biological crop inputs
• Microbial consortia
• Agricultural biologicals
• Plant probiotics
• Soil health products

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Biological Input Products: Concentric generates revenue from selling biological and plant nutrient inputs including Synergro (Garden Solution) and IN-M1 products. These are biological optimizers for soil, seed, and plant vigor containing beneficial microorganisms that work together to promote crop productivity by improving nutrient mobility. Products are sold to farmers and greenhouse growers for use in both conventional and organic agriculture.
2. ATP Nutrition Commercial Unit: The company's commercial business unit ATP Nutrition, based in Manitoba, Canada, distributes the company's products and serves as a commercial distribution channel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Concentric Agriculture develops, manufactures, and sells biological and plant nutrient inputs based on its proprietary microbial consortia fermentation platform. Its flagship product, Synergro (also marketed as Garden Solution), is a liquid formulation of live microbes and metabolites that improves soil health, plant vigor, crop quality, and yield for specialty crop growers, broadacre farmers, and greenhouse operators. The company also distributes the NutriScan real-time soil diagnostics system and operates through its acquired commercial unit, ATP Nutrition.

Product overview

Concentric Agriculture is a Phyto-Microbiome Company that develops biological and essential plant nutrient inputs for specialty and broadacre crops. The company's core offering is its proprietary microbial consortia technology platform, which uses fermentation to combine multiple beneficial bacteria and yeasts into powerful soil and plant boosters. The main commercial product is Synergro (also marketed as Garden Solution), a live microbe and metabolite formula that improves plant vigor, crop quality, and yield across diverse crops including strawberries, tomatoes, vegetables, grapes, melons, and tree fruits. The company also distributes the NutriScan real-time soil diagnostics system (based on AgroCares technology) and acquired ATP Nutrition (April 2018) to expand its commercial operations. Products are OMRI Listed and certified organic in both the US and Canada, targeting the entire phyto-microbiome: seeds, plants, root systems, and surrounding soil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synergro: Advanced formula of living microbes and metabolites that increases plant vigor and improves crop quality and yield. Marketed as Garden Solution in the US.
• Garden Solution
• IN-M1
• NutriScan

Products and services

• Synergro (Garden Solution) IN-M1 (0-0-0.2) is an advanced liquid formula of live microbes and metabolites that enhances plant vigor and improves crop quality and yield for high-value crops including strawberries, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, broccoli, cucumbers, grapes, melons, and fruit trees across field, greenhouse, and hydroponic systems. Reduces losses from abiotic stress including transplant shock, soil salinity, and flooding.
• IN-M2 Additional microbial product in Concentric's biological crop input portfolio for use in agricultural applications.
• NutriScan Soil Diagnostics Real-time soil diagnostics system distributed by Concentric based on AgroCares' sensor technology, enabling prescriptive nutrient management programs for growers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Strawberry yield increase of 33% over control (Lambeth, Ontario trial)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AgroCarescoreTechnology or Integration · 19 March 2019Concentric Ag formed an alliance with AgroCares to distribute the proprietary NutriScan soil diagnostics system based on AgroCares' sensor technology. This enables Concentric to offer real-time soil diagnostics for prescriptive nutrient management programs to their customers.
• First RaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 December 2014First Rays named as primary U.S. online retail outlet for Inocucor Garden Solution plant probiotics, serving greenhouse growers, floriculturists, hydroponic growers and urban farmers.
• Axter AgrosciencecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 September 2014First commercial strategic partnership signed with Axter Agroscience for distribution of Inocucor biological products for agriculture.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pivot Bio: Pivot Bio develops microbial nitrogen-fixing products for corn and other row crops. It is a direct competitor to Concentric in the ag-biologicals space, targeting growers with proprietary microbial solutions backed by field-trial data, although Pivot Bio focuses more on nitrogen replacement in broadacre crops.
• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag offers microbial seed treatments and a digital agronomy platform to row crop growers. Like Concentric, it sells biological inputs derived from proprietary microbial libraries, supported by extensive field-trial efficacy data, though at materially larger scale and broader crop coverage.
• AgBiome: AgBiome develops microbial crop protection and growth products using a proprietary GENESIS discovery platform. It overlaps directly with Concentric in selling biologicals backed by microbial strain libraries and extensive field trials, particularly in specialty and row crops.
• Groundwork BioAg: Groundwork BioAg produces mycorrhizal inoculants for row crops and specialty agriculture. It overlaps with Concentric in the biological-input category, particularly in soil health and yield improvement, although it focuses on fungal rather than bacterial/yeast consortia.
• BioConsortia: BioConsortia develops microbial consortia products using a proprietary R&D platform for crop yield and stress tolerance — closely analogous to Concentric's co-fermentation approach. Both companies pursue multi-strain microbial solutions validated across diverse crops and geographies.
• Locus Agricultural Solutions: Locus Agricultural Solutions produces microbial soil treatments and biological crop inputs using fermentation-based technology. It competes with Concentric in offering microbial products that improve soil health and crop productivity, with overlap in specialty and broadacre crop applications.

Broad incumbents

• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Novonesis is the global leader in industrial enzymes and microbial solutions, with a substantial agricultural biologicals portfolio including inoculants and biocontrol products. It competes broadly with Concentric across multiple crop segments with far greater scale, distribution, and R&D resources.
• Bayer Crop Science (Biologicals): Bayer's Crop Science division sells biological products (Serenade, BioAct, etc.) through its global distribution network. As an incumbent with massive channel reach and R&D investment, Bayer represents the broader competitive threat that Concentric must differentiate against.
• Syngenta Biologicals: Syngenta offers a biologicals portfolio (Taegro, Clariva, others) sold alongside its seed and crop protection business. It competes with Concentric at the grower-channel level, particularly through global distribution and bundled chemistry-plus-biology offerings.

Others

• AgroCares: AgroCares is Concentric's technology partner for the NutriScan soil diagnostics platform. As an enabler/ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, AgroCares provides the sensor and data infrastructure underlying Concentric's bundled prescription services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors9 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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