iNECTA

What iNECTA does

iNECTA (legal entity: inecta, LLC) is a private US software company founded in 2001 that builds a cloud ERP purpose-built for the food and beverage industry. The company's flagship product, inecta Food ERP, runs natively on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and is hosted on Microsoft Azure, with food-specific capabilities — lot traceability, catch weight, FEFO shelf-life rotation, recipe and reverse BOM management, QC hold-and-release, FSMA 204 compliance, cow card livestock records, and fishery vessel management — embedded into the standard product rather than delivered as custom development. The company addresses 20+ food verticals including seafood, meat and poultry, dairy, produce, beverage, wine and spirits, bakery, supplements, and pet food, serving mid-market and enterprise customers such as Crosby Hops, Sugar Mountain Livestock, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Catsmo, Riverence, and Peterson.

iNECTA generates revenue primarily through tenant-level subscription licensing organized in four tiers (Levels 1–4 spanning distribution to advanced processing), plus separately billed add-on modules (Food Developer Access, EDI connectors, workspaces, Shopify/Amazon/WooCommerce integrations), paid Requirements and Gap Analysis workshops, and implementation and managed services. The typical per-customer budget floor is $150,000, and the sales motion combines direct enterprise field sales with a Microsoft Business Central Partner Program (outside North America) and an Affiliate referral program. In 2026 the company expanded into two new product lines: inectaETL, a purpose-built data pipeline linking the ERP to Fivetran, Snowflake, MotherDuck, and Microsoft Fabric; and inecta AI Agents, a configurable AI automation platform operating natively inside Business Central, monetized via a flat tenant subscription plus prepaid usage-based AI consumption with per-agent Anthropic Claude model selection.

The company maintains offices in nine countries (United States, Canada, Iceland, Australia, India, Brazil, Mexico), has held Microsoft Gold Partner status continuously for over 15 years, reports a 99% customer retention rate, and is led by founder and CEO Johannes Gudmundsson with a leadership team of COO Ruth Lestina, CSO Bjorgvin Gudmundsson, CFO Selwyn van Rooyen, Director of Systems Architecture Fridrik Fridriksson, and Managing Director India Mohit Pratap.

Name

iNECTA

Legal name

inecta, LLC

Website

https://inecta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

iNECTA builds a cloud ERP purpose-built for the food and beverage industry on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, serving manufacturers, distributors, and processors across 20+ food verticals with embedded lot traceability, catch weight, and compliance functionality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food & Beverage Vertical ERP

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse) (HDAEAEAC), ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA), ERP Extensions & Add-ons (CPQ, Billing, Revenue Management) (HDAEAEAO)

Keywords

• Food ERP software
• Cloud ERP
• Lot traceability
• Food manufacturing
• Business Central ISV

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Subscription Licenses: iNECTA Food ERP operates on a subscription licensing model with four tenant levels (Levels 1-4), each containing increasing functionality. All licenses for a customer reflect the same tenant tier. Add-on modules are charged at the tenant level (not per user or device), billed monthly or annually. The company typically works with companies that have a minimum budget of $150,000, with costs varying by number of users, devices, and selected modules.
2. inecta AI Agents Platform Subscription: Flat tenant-level subscription that includes the full AI platform — every model, every trigger type, and the full entity catalog. No tiers. Combined with usage-based billing for AI consumption, where customers control every cost driver (model selection, run frequency, data scope, instruction length). Usage is prepaid; when the balance reaches zero, agents pause until additional usage is added.
3. Requirements & Gap Analysis Workshop: A paid engagement that is a critical step in the ERP implementation journey. Delivers a detailed R&G report, project proposal with estimated hours and budget, and a proof-of-value product demonstration. This is a professional services revenue stream that precedes the ongoing subscription.
4. Implementation and Managed Services: Implementation services covering discovery, configuration, integrations/data migration, training, and go-live support, delivered by the company's dedicated food and beverage team. Managed IT services are also offered where inecta handles software upgrades and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

iNECTA develops and sells inecta Food ERP, a cloud ERP built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that connects purchasing, inventory, production, sales, finance, and compliance for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and processors. The platform embeds food-industry-specific capabilities — lot traceability, catch weight handling, FEFO shelf-life management, recipe and formula management, quality control workflows, FSMA 204 compliance — into the standard product rather than offering them as custom development. The company also sells add-on products including inecta AI Agents (autonomous AI agents running inside Business Central) and inectaETL (an ERP-to-analytics data pipeline), and delivers implementation, managed IT, and partner-channel services.

Product overview

iNECTA offers a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by inecta Food ERP, a purpose-built cloud ERP for food and beverage companies built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The core product covers purchasing, inventory, production, sales, finance, and compliance with food-specific capabilities baked into the data model. Additional AI-powered automation is delivered via inecta AI Agents (add-on) which runs natively within Business Central, and inectaETL (add-on) connects ERP data to enterprise analytics platforms. Modules include Recipe Management, Batch Production, Lot Traceability, Catch Weight, Food Safety/QC, FEFO Inventory, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, EDI Connect, B2B eCommerce Portal, Fishery Vessel Management, and Processing Floor software. The system serves 20+ food verticals including seafood, meat & poultry, dairy, produce, bakery, beverage, and wine & spirits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• inecta Food ERP Purpose-built cloud ERP for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and processors, built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Connects purchasing, inventory, production, sales, finance, and compliance with native food-industry features including lot traceability, catch weight handling, FEFO shelf-life management, recipe/formula management, quality control workflows, and HACCP documentation. Available in four tenant tiers (Levels 1-4).
• inecta AI Agents Configurable AI automation platform for inecta Food ERP and Business Central. Autonomous agents monitor ERP data, connect to outside sources, run on triggers (manual, chat, email, schedule), and take approved actions inside Business Central with entity-level permissions and audit logging. Automates AP invoice intake, sales order entry, QC monitoring, lot traceability, catch weight, and financial reporting.
• inectaETL Purpose-built data pipeline connecting inecta Food ERP on Microsoft Business Central to enterprise analytics platforms including Fivetran, Snowflake, MotherDuck, and Microsoft Fabric. Enables advanced BI and AI-driven insights from ERP data.
• Recipe Management Module for creating and managing complex recipes with formula scaling, nutritional content, USDA data integration, and real-time cost analysis. Supports both standard BOM and reverse BOM for break-down operations such as meat processing.
• Batch Production Production management with Production Worksheets including routing and work center scheduling, yield tracking with automatic shrinkage calculations, and Blends for multi-product batch runs with separate lot tracking per output.
• Lot Traceability Full ingredient-to-finished-good traceability with extended lot attributes, forward and backward recall capability, allergen management, certification tracking, and FSMA compliance for audit readiness.
• Catch Weight Native variable-weight handling across purchasing, production, warehousing, and sales with tare weight deduction and accurate weight-based invoicing for products sold by actual weight.
• Food Safety and QC QC hold-and-release at receiving, production, and shipment with certificate of analysis generation, food safety procedure enforcement, and Genesis R&D integration for regulatory compliance.
• FEFO Inventory First-Expired, First-Out warehouse management with expiration date tracking, shelf-life warnings, customer-specific date requirements, and cold storage zone visibility across multiple facilities.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) Warehouse workflow management for directing warehouse staff on put-away, picking, and shipping with barcode and mobile scanning support.
• Transportation Management System (TMS) Transportation and delivery management module covering route planning, shipment tracking, and logistics coordination.
• EDI Connect EDI integration module connecting food companies with trading partners for electronic document interchange including purchase orders and invoices.
• B2B eCommerce Portal Customer ordering portal for B2B commerce allowing customers to place orders, check inventory, and manage accounts.
• Fishery Vessel Management Purpose-built module for fishing operations managing vessel trips, crew compensation, quota tracking, catch registration, and Thorium VMS fleet tracker integration for GPS and weather data.
• Food Developer Access Developer access add-on module for custom development and extension work on inecta Food ERP.
• Food SPS EDI Connector EDI connector add-on module for SPS Commerce integration with inecta Food ERP.
• Food Workspaces Workspaces add-on module for inecta Food ERP.
• Processing Floor Touchscreen production floor software for food manufacturing operations, enabling production workers to interact with the ERP directly on the plant floor.
• Requirements & Gap Analysis Workshop Paid engagement preceding ERP subscription that delivers a detailed R&G report, project proposal with estimated hours and budget, and a proof-of-value product demonstration.
• Implementation and Managed Services Implementation services covering discovery, configuration, integrations/data migration, training, and go-live support, delivered by the company's dedicated food and beverage team. Includes Managed IT services where inecta handles software upgrades and ongoing support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% customer retention rate over 25+ years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

AI capability9 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationiNECTA is a Microsoft Gold Partner (for over 15 years), building all its Food ERP solutions on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This is the foundational technology partnership — iNECTA extends Business Central with food-specific functionality while benefiting from Microsoft's enterprise-grade platform, security, automatic updates, and ecosystem integrations (Office 365, Power BI, Teams, PowerApps).

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Syspro: Syspro is an ERP for manufacturers and distributors with strong food and beverage vertical coverage, including recipe management and traceability. It targets similar mid-to-large food manufacturers and overlaps with iNECTA on lot traceability and production functionality.
• Infor (CloudSuite Food & Beverage): Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage is a large-enterprise food ERP suite with recipe management, traceability, and plant-level functionality. It targets larger food manufacturers than iNECTA's mid-market focus but overlaps on food industry verticals and ERP functionality.
• Epicor (Prophecy 21 / Kinetic): Epicor Prophet 21 (now Epicor Kinetic for Distribution) is a long-established ERP for distributors, including food and beverage wholesalers. Overlaps with iNECTA's food distribution ERP tiers on warehouse, inventory, and EDI capabilities.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) supplies supply chain and demand planning software heavily used by food manufacturers and distributors. Its broader SCM suite competes with iNECTA's WMS, TMS, and inventory capabilities for mid-market and enterprise food customers.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Business Central is the underlying platform iNECTA extends. Microsoft itself is both partner and competitive threat: customers comparing a vanilla Business Central deployment to iNECTA's food-specific extension face a build-versus-buy decision that affects every iNECTA deal.
• Sage X3 / Sage Intacct: Sage X3 serves mid-market manufacturers and distributors across process industries including food and beverage. It overlaps with iNECTA's mid-market food manufacturer and distributor target customers on core ERP, financials, and production.
• Delmia Quintiq / Dassault Systèmes: Delmia (Dassault Systèmes) supplies planning and optimization software for food manufacturers, including production scheduling and S&OP. It overlaps at the high end of iNECTA's market on advanced planning for complex food manufacturing operations.

Direct peers

• ProcessPro: ProcessPro is a food and process manufacturing ERP targeting batch production, recipe/formula management, and traceability. It directly overlaps with iNECTA's food manufacturing tier (recipe management, batch production, lot traceability).
• Aptean (JustFood ERP): Aptean sells JustFood ERP, a food-industry-specific ERP built on Microsoft Dynamics that targets food processors and manufacturers. It is the closest direct competitor to iNECTA on the Business Central / Dynamics platform, serving overlapping food verticals.

Emerging players

• Acumatica: Acumatica is a cloud-native mid-market ERP whose ISV partner ecosystem includes food-industry extensions. It overlaps with iNECTA on platform positioning (cloud-native, mid-market) but typically without the depth of food-domain specialization iNECTA provides.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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