Agrivida

What Agrivida does

Agrivida is a privately held biotechnology company founded in 2002 by MIT scientists, headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, with a secondary office in North Platte, Nebraska. The company has developed the proprietary GRAINZYME platform, which produces animal feed enzymes directly inside corn kernels through a natural, identity-preserved process, eliminating the need for external fermentation-based enzyme manufacturing. GRAINZYME Phytase, the first commercial product, is a corn-based enzyme delivery system that replaces a small fraction of standard corn in finished feed (at a few pounds per ton) to deliver phytase and other beneficial enzymes to livestock, improving nutrient utilization, feed conversion, and reducing phosphorus and nitrogen excretion.

Agrivida's commercial focus is on livestock nutrition markets — initially poultry (commercial since November 2018) and swine (December 2019), with dairy, beef, and aquaculture identified as pipeline applications. The company sells GRAINZYME-powered corn directly to feed mills and livestock producers under a sales-led go-to-market motion, supplemented by a strategic partnership with Kerry Animal Health & Nutrition (announced November 2018) for joint commercialization. Revenue is generated through product sales of the enzyme-infused corn, though pricing is not publicly disclosed. The GRAINZYME platform also underpins a pipeline product, GRAINZYME NSP, targeting non-starch polysaccharide enzymes.

The company is venture-backed by a syndicate of leading ag-tech and generalist investors including ARCH Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Syngenta Ventures, Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, TechAccel, and others, with cumulative disclosed funding of approximately $80M+ across multiple rounds since inception. Agrivida achieved USDA deregulation of GRAINZYME Phytase in October 2021, a key regulatory milestone enabling full U.S. commercial deployment, and was recognized by Real Leaders as one of the 200 Top Impact Companies of 2022. The company employs 11–50 people and is led by Rajiv Singh as Interim CEO.

Name

Agrivida

Legal name

Agrivida, Inc.

Website

https://agrivida.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agrivida is a biotechnology company that produces animal feed enzymes directly inside corn kernels via its proprietary GRAINZYME platform, selling enzyme-infused corn to feed mills serving poultry, swine, dairy, beef, and aquaculture producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Ingredients

NAICS

Corn Farming (111150), Corn Farming (11115)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Corn (Maize) Farming (AFAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sweet Corn & Specialty Corn Farming (Fresh Market Corn, Baby Corn) (AFAGADAH), Grain & Sugar-Based Ethanol Production (EUAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Animal feed enzymes
• Enzyme feed additives
• Corn-based biotechnology
• Livestock nutrition
• Phytase production

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. GRAINZYME enzyme corn products: Agrivida generates revenue by selling enzyme-infused corn (GRAINZYME corn) to feed mills and livestock producers. The corn replaces standard corn at a rate of a few pounds per ton of finished feed, delivering enzymes directly to livestock diets. Revenue is derived from product sales of phytase and other enzyme corn products to poultry, swine, dairy, beef, and aquaculture producers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agrivida produces enzyme-infused corn using its proprietary GRAINZYME technology platform, which grows enzymes such as phytase, glucanase, and other beneficial enzymes directly inside corn kernels rather than through external fermentation. The company sells GRAINZYME corn to feed mills and livestock producers (poultry, swine, dairy, beef, aquaculture), where it replaces a small amount of standard corn in finished feed to deliver dietary enzymes naturally and improve feed conversion efficiency.

Product overview

Agrivida is a biotechnology company with GRAINZYME as its core technology platform. The platform produces various enzymes (phytase, glucanase, NSP enzymes, and others) directly inside corn kernels, offering a natural and simplified alternative to traditional enzyme fermentation and addition methods. GRAINZYME Phytase is the first commercial product, with GRAINZYME NSP and additional GRAINZYME-powered crops in the pipeline. Products serve poultry, swine, dairy, beef cattle, and aquaculture segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GRAINZYME: GRAINZYME technology is an innovative platform that produces enzymes inside a kernel of corn. It produces enzymes such as phytase, glucanase, and other enzymes that are introduced into animal diets by replacing a small amount of corn with GRAINZYME corn.

Products and services

• GRAINZYME Phytase Corn kernel-grown phytase enzyme that replaces a small amount of standard corn in finished feed to deliver dietary phytase to poultry and swine, improving nutrient utilization and reducing phosphorus excretion.
• GRAINZYME NSP Non-Starch Polysaccharide (NSP) enzymes produced inside corn kernels using the GRAINZYME technology platform, intended for use in livestock feed applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceptional results demonstrated in over 50 million chickens
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kerry Animal Health & NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2018Strategic partnership announced November 8, 2018 for joint commercialization and market development of GRAINZYME products in the animal nutrition sector.
• Precision BioSciencesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2014Collaborative trait development agreement announced March 10, 2014 for successful genetic modification corn traits for improved dairy and beef nutrition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Global leader in fermentation-derived feed enzymes (phytase, xylanase, proteases). Competes with GRAINZYME's in-kernel approach via incumbent fermentation supply chains serving the same feed-mill and livestock customers.
• dsm-firmenich (Animal Nutrition & Health): Major animal nutrition and feed additive company with extensive phytase and enzyme portfolio (e.g., Ronozyme). Competes in the same animal-feed enzyme market Agrivida targets with GRAINZYME.
• Adisseo: Global animal nutrition specialist with feed enzymes (phytase/Rovabio) and specialty ingredients serving poultry and swine producers. Competes in the same animal-feed enzyme additive market.
• Kemin Industries: Animal nutrition ingredient manufacturer producing feed enzymes and gut-health solutions for poultry, swine, and ruminants. Overlapping customer base and product positioning with Agrivida.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company with feed additive portfolio including enzyme products. Serves similar livestock producer customers and competes for feed-mill shelf space.
• Elanco Animal Health: Major animal health company with feed additives and nutritional health products across poultry, swine, and ruminants. Broader portfolio but overlapping customers and enzyme/nutrition product categories.

Direct peers

• AB Enzymes: Specialty producer of industrial enzymes including feed enzymes (phytase, xylanase). Directly competes with Agrivida in supplying feed-grade enzymes to livestock producers via feed mills.
• Kerry Group (Animal Health & Nutrition): Strategic commercialization partner of Agrivida (Nov 2018) and major animal nutrition ingredient supplier. Comparable as it serves the same feed-mill customers with enzyme and nutrition solutions, though via purchased/partnered products rather than in-kernel delivery.

Emerging players

• Agriprotein / insect-based feed startups (e.g., InnovaFeed): Emerging alternative-protein and specialty feed ingredient companies targeting animal nutrition with novel sustainable inputs. Comparable as innovative entrants addressing feed efficiency and sustainability—paralleling Agrivida's value proposition.
• Cibus: Gene-editing agriculture company developing specialty crop traits including for animal feed applications. Closely comparable technology approach—engineered crop traits for downstream agricultural use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds18 records

Investors29 records

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M&A

Investments

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