What Heritable Agriculture does

Heritable Agriculture is an AI-native crop improvement company that operates a platform combining genomics, multi-omics analysis, gene editing design, and predictive breeding to compress the traditional 7–10 year crop breeding cycle. The company was spun out of Google X (Alphabet's Moonshot Factory) in 2024 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California, with research roots in Mountain View. Its technology stack centers on three integrated AI products: "Predict and Optimize" (digital twin models that forecast variety performance at 10-meter geographic resolution using 10 years of historical weather data), "Identify Genes" (multi-omic integration of DNA, RNA, epigenetics, metabolomics, phenomics, and environmental data to pinpoint trait-controlling genes), and "Design Genome Edits" (DNA language models producing CRISPR-ready edits that reduce promoter search space by up to 99.5%). The platform supports 25+ crop and tree species and has generated 10M+ predictions to date, with self-serve access via predict.heritable.ag and an API for programmatic/agentic use.

The company's commercial offering is a B2B enterprise SaaS platform sold through two primary mechanisms: a freemium self-serve motion with 10,000 free credits for first-time users (pay-as-you-go thereafter), and quote-based enterprise licensing for large seed providers and input companies. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales ("Request A Meeting" funnel) with strategic co-development partnerships that double as distribution channels — notably with KWS (feed crops), ArborGen (forestry), Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, and a three-way strawberry program with Red Sun Farms and Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti. Customer segments include seed providers, agronomists, growers, agricultural input companies, and smallholder farmers in LMICs (served via the Gates Foundation-funded JASON project). The company also offers dedicated strawberry, tomato, and forestry case studies and was named AgTech Navigator's Most Talked-About Startup of 2025.

The business model blends recurring platform subscription revenue with grant-funded research revenue. Google Cloud provides the underlying compute infrastructure, and Heritable retains its Google X lineage as a credibility asset. Investors include FTW Ventures (lead seed), Mythos Ventures, SVG Ventures, and Waterpoint Lane (lead strategic round), with a $4.98M Gates Foundation grant supporting the JASON smallholder crop resilience initiative. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and the company remains pre-commercial-scale.

Name

Heritable Agriculture

Legal name

Heritable Agriculture Inc.

Website

https://heritable.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heritable Agriculture is an AI-native crop breeding platform spun out of Google X in 2024, offering digital twin prediction, multi-omic gene discovery, and CRISPR-ready genome edit design to seed providers, agronomists, and growers across 25+ species.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural AI / Computational Crop Breeding Software

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Breeding & Bioinformatics Software (Breeding informatics, decision tools) (AFABALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gene Editing Trait Development (CRISPR/TALEN/ZFN) (AFABALAB)

Keywords

• AI crop breeding
• Plant genomics platform
• Digital twin agriculture
• Multi-omic gene discovery
• CRISPR genome design

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Credits/Subscription: SaaS platform offering credits-based usage model where first-time users receive 10,000 free credits, with paid tiers for continued platform access for phenotype predictions, gene identification, and genome edit design.
2. Enterprise Licensing: B2B licensing agreements with seed providers and agricultural companies for platform access, custom model training, and integration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Heritable Agriculture sells an AI-powered crop improvement platform that integrates genomics, multi-omics, and gene editing to build digital twins of crop genomes. The platform offers three products — Predict and Optimize (phenotype prediction across environments), Identify Genes (multi-omic gene discovery), and Design Genome Edits (CRISPR-ready genome design) — delivered as a SaaS application to seed providers, input companies, agronomists, and growers for accelerating breeding programs across 25+ species.

Product overview

Heritable Agriculture offers an integrated AI platform combining three core products: Predict and Optimize (phenotype prediction with digital twin models at 10-meter resolution), Identify Genes (multi-omic gene discovery), and Design Genome Edits (AI-powered CRISPR-ready genome design). The platform integrates genomics, environmental data, and predictive modeling to accelerate crop breeding programs, reduce development cycles by 20-80%, and work across 25+ crop and tree species. Users access the platform via web interface or API for programmatic/agentic access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Predict and Optimize AI-driven phenotype prediction platform that uses digital twin models to forecast which crop varieties will thrive in specific environments, with 10-meter geographic resolution across the globe using actual weather data from the last 10 years. Built for seed providers, input companies, agronomists, and growers to optimize variety selection and management practices across any crop, trait, or geography.
• Identify Genes Multi-omic gene discovery module that integrates DNA and RNA models to pinpoint genes driving important traits such as yield, flavor, and disease resistance. Designed for seed providers and breeding teams seeking accelerated candidate gene prioritization through comprehensive multi-omic analysis.
• Design Genome Edits AI-powered genome editing design platform that uses DNA language models to create high-impact genome edits ready for CRISPR, targeted mutagenesis, or precision breeding. Reduces promoter search space by up to 99.5% and predicts phenotypic outcomes for regulatory-compliant precision breeding. Built for seed providers and gene editing teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce breeding timelines by 2-10 years
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• KWSflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic collaboration targeting feed trait breakthroughs using AI-driven crop breeding. KWS is one of the world's leading seed companies focusing on feed crops.
• Red Sun FarmsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership to develop new strawberry varieties for North American greenhouse market. Phase I trials ran April-November 2025 with 25 tabletop varieties; Phase II began September 2025 with 110 greenhouse varieties at Vineland Research Centre in Ontario. Goal: compress 7-10 year breeding timeline to 4 years with 2029 commercial launch.
• ArborGencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for AI-driven crop breeding in forestry applications. ArborGen is a leading provider of advanced forestry genetics.
• Syngenta Vegetable SeedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for AI-driven vegetable crop breeding, specifically targeting advancements in vegetable seed development.
• Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian breeding consortium partner in three-way strawberry breeding collaboration with Red Sun Farms for indoor greenhouse varieties.
• Vineland's Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Ontario, Canada conducting Phase I and II strawberry trials for the Red Sun Farms/CIV/Heritable partnership.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud provides enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to power Heritable's AI platform, enabling secure, scalable analysis of massive genomic and phenotypic datasets.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BioConsortia: Microbial/agbiological company using AI to discover plant-microbe interactions for crop improvement. Emerging player in adjacent AI-for-agriculture space.
• Sound Agriculture: Agtech company focused on crop input efficiency and on-demand breeding, with some overlap in AI-driven crop improvement. Adjacent emerging player in sustainable agriculture.

Direct peers

• NRGene: Genomics AI company providing breeding analytics and pan-genome solutions to major seed companies. Direct competitor in AI genomics for breeding decisions.
• Pairwise: Applies CRISPR and base editing to develop improved crop varieties (berries, corn, wheat). Overlaps with Heritable's gene-editing design pipeline and target customers.
• Inari Agriculture: AI-driven seed design platform applying predictive models and multiplex gene editing across multiple row crops. Closest comparable to Heritable in combining AI prediction with biological delivery at scale.
• Benson Hill: AI-driven crop improvement company using genomics and predictive breeding to develop improved soybean and other varieties. Direct competitor in AI-enabled seed development.
• Cibus: Gene editing company developing improved crop traits using proprietary RTDS technology. Comparable business model of using advanced breeding tools to deliver trait improvements to seed companies.
• Tropic Biosciences: Gene editing company focused on tropical crops (banana, coffee, rice) with GEiGS technology. Similar focus on using advanced molecular tools for crop improvement across specialty species.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer (Climate Corporation): Bayer's Climate Corporation and Crop Science division offers digital agriculture and breeding analytics as part of broader seed and chemical portfolio. Established incumbent that could internalize Heritable's capabilities.
• Corteva: Global seed company with internal breeding informatics and predictive analytics capabilities through Brevant and Pioneer. Broad incumbent with overlapping agtech ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heritable-agriculture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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