Name

HM.Clause

Legal name

HM.CLAUSE S.A.S.

Website

https://hmclause.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegetable Seeds

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Vegetable Seeds (Open-Pollinated & Hybrid) (AFABAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plant Breeding & Variety Development (Conventional) (AFAGAIAF)

Keywords

• Vegetable seeds
• Seed breeding
• Plant genetics
• Crop varieties
• Agricultural inputs

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vegetable Seed Sales: HM.CLAUSE creates and produces vegetable seeds across 7 families (Bean/sweet corn/Okra, Brassica, Cucurbits, Leafies/aromatics, Pepper/tomatillo, Roots/bulbs, Tomato/eggplant) with approximately 20 vegetable crop species. The company sells seeds to growers, plant raisers, and distributors worldwide.
2. Retail Seed Solutions: Tailored seed solutions for retail/foodchain customers including tomatoes, melons, squashes, peppers, and other vegetables designed to meet specific retailer needs for consistent, market-ready produce.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HM.Clause breeds, produces, and sells vegetable seeds across seven plant families (Bean/Sweet Corn/Okra, Brassica, Cucurbits, Leafies and Aromatics, Pepper and Tomatillo, Roots and Bulbs, Tomato and Eggplant) covering approximately 34 vegetable crop species. The company sells directly to commercial growers, plant raisers, distributors, and foodchain retailers in more than 57 countries worldwide through a network of 15 subsidiaries and nearly 60 workplaces, supported by local country experts and the Product Explorer mobile application.

Product overview

HM.Clause is a global vegetable seed company and business unit of Limagrain Group, offering a portfolio of seven distinct seed families encompassing approximately 34 vegetable crop species. The core product lines are organized by plant family: Bean/Sweet Corn/Okra (3 species), Brassica (4 species), Cucurbits (7 species including melons, watermelons, pumpkins, cucumbers, gourds, summer squash), Leafies and Aromatics (6 species including corn salad, lettuce, endive, celery, parsley, rocket), Pepper and Tomatillo (3 species), Roots and Bulbs (6 species including carrots, onions, fennel, leeks, radish, turnip), and Tomato and Eggplant (5 species including determinate, indeterminate, processing tomatoes and eggplant). Supporting these seed families is the Product Explorer mobile app (iOS/Android) for catalog access and variety selection, and a dedicated Foodchain Retail segment serving grower, distributor, and plant raiser customer segments with seeds designed for quality, agronomic performance, and disease resistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Explorer App Free smartphone application on iOS and Android providing agricultural professionals direct access to the HM.Clause vegetable seed catalog with real-time variety updates, smart filtering by crop type/shape/color/segment/intended use, downloadable PDF variety sheets for offline use, and wishlist functionality for personalized catalogs.
• Bean, Sweet Corn and Okra Seed Family Seed varieties for bean (fresh and processing markets), okra (yellow to dark green, slender to medium-thick fruits), and sweet corn (white, yellow, bicolor) selected for consistent yields, reliable field performance, and harvest quality.
• Brassica Seed Family Seeds including broccoli, cabbage (green, red, savoy), cauliflower (multiple colors for fresh and processing markets), and cima di rapa for fresh market and freezing, designed for diverse climates and year-round production.
• Cucurbits Seed Family Comprehensive portfolio including cucumber (Asian, cocktail, Dutch), gourds (multiple shapes for Asian markets), Halloween pumpkins (high yields, strong handles, disease resistance), melons (diverse flesh colors, shelf-life profiles), rootstock cucurbits (graft compatibility, soil-borne disease resistance), summer squash (fresh market and processing), and watermelons (multiple formats, stripe patterns, colors).
• Leafies and Aromatics Seed Family Global leader in corn salad (year-round production) plus diverse leafy vegetables including celery (fresh market and industry), endive (curly and escarole, open field or sheltered), lettuce (Batavia, oakleaf, butterhead for Europe), parsley (curly and smooth, year-round sowing), and rocket salad (wild rocket for European markets).
• Pepper and Tomatillo Seed Family Broad range including hot peppers (Jalapenos, Anchos, Serranos, banana peppers, Asian types), sweet peppers (Blocky, Lamuyo, Conical types for greenhouse and open field), and tomatillo hybrids (fresh market and processing with improved yields and uniformity over open-pollinated types).
• Roots and Bulbs Seed Family Bulb vegetables including carrots (Nantes, Chantenay, Berlikum types for fresh and processing), fennel (global leader with varieties for all cropping periods), leeks (year-round cultivation in temperate regions), onions (fresh market, multiple colors, frost-tolerant options), radish (cool-season for America Pacific), and turnips (wide range for multiple market segments).
• Tomato and Eggplant Seed Family Innovative tomato varieties including determinate (fresh market, global breeding footprint), indeterminate (various sizes/shapes/colors, ToBRFV-resistant varieties), processing tomato hybrids (fresh-pack for food service, retail, industrial), and eggplant varieties (open-field and protected conditions), plus tomato rootstocks for balanced growth and crop resilience.
• Foodchain Retail Seed Solutions Vegetable seed solutions tailored for retail and foodchain partners, offering top-performing varieties of tomatoes (Adora, Flamansun F1, Diamandia F1, Dossimo F1), melons (Dolcir F1, Minimel), squashes, peppers, and brassica designed to meet retailer needs for consistent, market-ready produce with enhanced shelf life.

Quantifiable outcome

• Global leader in melon, pumpkin, fennel, corn salad, and summer squash
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Limagrain GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHM.CLAUSE is a business unit of the international Limagrain group, founded on a cooperative model and specializing in seeds and cereal products. The company benefits from the Group's diverse scientific community, vegetable business line network, and shared resources in research and innovation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vilmorin-Mikado: Sister vegetable seed business unit of Limagrain Group with overlapping crop portfolio (carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, melons) and similar B2B grower/distributor go-to-market. The most direct internal comparable for HM.CLAUSE.
• Hazera: Third Limagrain-owned vegetable seed business unit, strong in tomato, pepper, onion, and brassica genetics. Same cooperative parent and similar global distribution model makes it a direct internal peer.
• Enza Zaden: Independent Dutch vegetable seed breeder with comparable multi-crop portfolio (lettuce, tomato, pepper, cucurbits) and similar R&D-intensive family-owned business model. Closest external peer.
• Rijk Zwaan: Family-owned Dutch vegetable seed company with broad global presence in protected crops, leafy greens, and root vegetables. Competes head-to-head with HM.CLAUSE across multiple crop families.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science (Seminis): Global seed-and-trait major whose Seminis brand is the largest direct competitor in vegetable seeds, with deeper R&D resources and bundled crop-protection solutions. Overlaps with HM.CLAUSE across most crop families.
• Syngenta Vegetable Seeds: Diversified ag-input major (now under ChemChina/Sinochem) with a substantial vegetable seed division covering peppers, tomatoes, melons, and cucurbits. Competes across multiple HM.CLAUSE crop families.
• BASF Vegetable Seeds (Nunhems): BASF's vegetable seed business (formerly Nunhems) covers tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, peppers, and leafy crops with strong presence in EMEA. Direct overlap with several HM.CLAUSE crop families.
• Corteva (Brooks / Pannar): Diversified seed and crop-protection major with vegetable seed exposure through broccoli, cauliflower, watermelon, and other crops. A broad incumbent competitor.

Regional players

• Takii & Co. Japanese family-owned vegetable and flower seed company with strong Asia-Pacific presence and growing global footprint in brassicas, cucurbits, and root crops. Regional peer with overlapping crops.
• Sakata Seed Corporation: Japanese vegetable seed breeder with global distribution, particularly strong in brassicas, cucurbits, tomatoes, and peppers. Comparable Asian-anchored seed company competing in many of the same crops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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