Delphy
Delphy is a Dutch knowledge and consultancy company providing independent advisory, practice-oriented research, training, and data-driven crop management software (QMS) to commercial growers across global agricultural and horticultural sectors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersWageningen, Netherlands
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Delphy does
Delphy is a Dutch knowledge and consultancy company headquartered in Wageningen that provides independent advisory, practice-oriented research, training, and data-driven crop management solutions for the global agricultural and horticultural sectors under the positioning "Food & Flowers." The company serves commercial growers across nine primary verticals - arable farming and outdoor vegetables, greenhouse horticulture, top fruit, soft fruit, flower bulbs, tree cultivation and perennials, cannabis, organic farming, and vertical farming - with particular depth in greenhouse operations, supplemental lighting, energy efficiency, and climate-resilient cultivation. Customers are reached worldwide through Delphy's own international branch network and project delivery.
The core technology asset is QMS (Quality Management System / Teelt Management Systeem), a cultivation management software platform integrating high-precision yield prediction models with automated crop data collection via sensor and image processing technologies. QMS enables commercial producers to formulate accurate production and sales plans and commit to guaranteed harvest quantities with wholesalers and retailers. Delphy operates dedicated research facilities including the Delphy Improvement Centre and the Delphy Innovative Soft Fruit Centre (ISFC), and is a co-founder of the HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC) venture studio with Wageningen University & Research. A November 2025 joint development agreement with DENSO Corporation extends the data pipeline with industrial-grade sensor and image-processing components, targeted for delivery by end of fiscal year 2028.
Revenue is generated across five streams: consultancy services, contract research at own and partner research locations, large-scale innovation projects, training delivered through the Delphy Academy (including a two-year development programme), and recurring QMS software subscriptions. Delphy is organized as Delphy Groep B.V. with two additional Dutch B.V. subsidiaries (Delphy B.V. and Delphy Research and Development BV). It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Peterson Control Union Group via Peterson Solutions, an 80+ country TIC and crop consultancy group. Leadership transitioned in June 2026 with the appointment of Edwin van Lenthe as Managing Director of Delphy Nederland.
Delphy firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Delphy
- Legal name
- Delphy Group B.V.
- Website
- https://delphy.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Delphy is a Dutch knowledge and consultancy company providing independent advisory, practice-oriented research, training, and data-driven crop management software (QMS) to commercial growers across global agricultural and horticultural sectors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Delphy industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural and Horticultural Consulting Services
- NAICS
- Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Farm Data Management & Decision Support Services (FMIS Setup, Data Integration, Analytics) (AFACACAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Yield Optimization & Crop Performance Consulting (AFACABAC), Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA), Decision Support & Agronomic Modeling (Yield, Irrigation, Pest/Disease Forecasting) (AFAAAFAF), Yield Monitoring & Harvest Analytics (Combine Yield Monitors, Harvest Data Platforms) (AFAGALAH)
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Where Delphy is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Wageningen
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Delphy business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Consultancy Services: Delphy's crop experts offer independent and reliable consultancy to growers. Services include advisory on cultivation practices, crop management, and sector-specific expertise.
- Research Services: Practice-oriented research conducted mainly at Delphy's own research locations. Research themes include digitalization, climate-resilient cultivation, and robust systems.
- Training Programs: Delphy Academy provides training courses for starting and experienced crop managers and agricultural professionals.
- Data-Driven Crop Management (QMS): Software subscription service for crop planning and management, integrating yield prediction models.
- Project Services: Delphy initiates and leads global agriculture and horticulture innovation projects, creating practically applicable knowledge for growers.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels4 records
Delphy product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Delphy is a knowledge company for the agricultural and horticultural sectors that delivers independent crop advisory services, practice-oriented research, global innovation projects, training through the Delphy Academy, and a data-driven crop management software platform called QMS. Its QMS software integrates high-precision yield prediction models with automated sensor and image-based crop data collection so that growers can plan production, commit to sales contracts, and optimize yields. The company operates its own research locations and international branch network, serving commercial growers across greenhouse horticulture, arable farming, fruit, soft fruit, flower bulbs, tree cultivation, cannabis, organic, and vertical farming sectors.
Product overview
Delphy is a knowledge company offering research, consultancy, projects, and training services for the agricultural and horticulture sectors. The core offering consists of QMS (Quality Management System) cultivation management software integrated with data-driven crop planning models. Additional offerings include Delphy Academy (training programmes for crop managers), Delphy Improvement Centre (research facility for greenhouse horticulture and indoor farming), and Delphy ISFC (Innovative Soft Fruit Centre). Services span advisory, practice-oriented research, global innovation projects, and specialized training, with a focus on data-driven and digital cultivation management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Independent Crop Advisory Services (Advies) Independent crop advisory service delivered by Delphy's team of crop experts to commercial growers. Covers cultivation practices, crop management, and sector-specific expertise across arable farming, greenhouse horticulture, fruit, flower bulbs, soft fruit, tree cultivation, cannabis, organic farming, and vertical farming.
- Practice-Oriented Research Services (Onderzoek) Research service conducted primarily at Delphy's own research locations. Research themes include digitalization, climate-resilient cultivation, and robust systems, applied across multiple agricultural and horticultural sectors.
- Global Innovation Projects (Projecten) Initiated and led by Delphy across multiple countries, these are global agriculture and horticulture innovation projects that produce practically applicable knowledge for growers.
- Delphy Academy Training Programs Training programs delivered through Delphy Academy for starting and experienced crop managers and agricultural professionals. Includes a two-year development programme focusing on expert, competence, and personal development.
- QMS (Quality Management System / Teelt Management Systeem) Cultivation management software that integrates high-precision yield prediction models with automated crop data collection. Enables producers to formulate accurate production and sales plans and to support reliable sales contracts with wholesalers and retailers based on guaranteed harvest quantities.
- Data-Driven Crop Management Services
Companies that use Delphy
Customer profileSegments9 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Delphy technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Delphy partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.
- DENSO CORPORATIONcoreJoint development agreement signed October 2025 to create a system for stable, data-driven horticulture. Collaboration aims to develop high-precision crop yield prediction models and automate crop data collection. DENSO contributes sensor and image processing technologies; Delphy integrates models into its QMS software. Completion scheduled by end of fiscal year 2028.
- HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC)strategicDelphy Improvement Center is one of the founders and partners in HIC, supporting startups through provision of greenhouse facilities, horticultural knowledge, research expertise, and ecosystem network. HIC launched the first venture studio for greenhouse horticulture in Bleiswijk.
- BIOPHI (Canada)strategicMemorandum of Understanding signed October 2025 for strategic cooperation in horticulture research and innovation. BIOPHI is a Canadian horticulture innovation center developing a state-of-the-art high-tech greenhouse research facility. Delphy contributes expertise from Dutch horticulture innovation centers; BIOPHI provides local network and relationships in North America.
- Royal Peterson Control Union GroupcoreDelphy is part of Royal Peterson Control Union Group, which delivers TIC and crop consultancy activities, helping companies in more than 80 countries navigate complex challenges and achieve long-term success. Delphy provides world-leading expertise on food and flowers through knowledge and data-driven services.
- Peterson SolutionscoreDelphy is part of Peterson Solutions. The group connects expertise from cultivation to end-user, with Delphy providing agricultural and horticultural consultancy services within the portfolio.
- Wageningen University & ResearchstrategicPartner in HIC venture studio, contributing cutting-edge knowledge of cultivation systems and technical expertise to support startups and innovative companies in greenhouse horticulture.
- Notkamp BoomkwekerijminorHost partner for BUDO (Boomteelt Uitgelicht: Duurzaamheid in Overijssel) demonstration project showcasing innovations in tree cultivation. Demonstration day held at their facility in De Lutte, Overijssel.
- Wageningen University and ResearchstrategicCo-implementer in the 'Vruchtzame Fruitteeltsystemen Zeeland' project focusing on sustainable crop protection for biological and conventional fruit cultivation.
- Louis Bolk InstituutminorCo-implementer in the 'Precisie in de Boomgaard' project, contributing expertise in precision agriculture for fruit cultivation in Zeeland.
- ZLTOminorRegional agricultural organization collaborating in fruit cultivation projects in Zeeland, contributing stakeholder engagement and sector representation.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Delphy competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR): Public Dutch agronomy research institution and Delphy's stated partner in HIC and fruit projects; not a direct competitor but the same Wageningen ecosystem produces overlapping applied research and talent for protected horticulture.
Direct peers
- LetsGrow.com: Dutch horticulture data platform offering crop monitoring, climate control and yield forecasting tools, directly comparable to Delphy's QMS-based data-driven crop management offering for greenhouse growers.
- Ridder Group: Dutch greenhouse technology provider offering climate screens, drive systems and crop data solutions to the same protected horticulture customer base addressed by Delphy.
- Hoogendoorn Growth Management: Dutch provider of automation and process control solutions for greenhouse horticulture with adjacent data-driven growing insights, targeting the same Dutch glasshouse grower base as Delphy.
- xFarm Technologies: European farm management SaaS offering agronomic decision support, sensor integration and analytics, highly comparable to Delphy's QMS platform and broader multi-sector ag advisory offering.
- Priva: Global Dutch leader in climate, water and energy control for horticulture and indoor farming with data-driven growing intelligence modules, directly comparable to Delphy's data-driven cultivation management stack.
- 365FarmNet: European multi-vendor farm management software platform serving arable and mixed farms with agronomic planning modules, comparable to Delphy's QMS crop-planning and yield-prediction capabilities.
Broad incumbents
- Eurofins Agro: Global agricultural services and testing business within Eurofins, offering broad advisory and analytical services across crop production, comparable to Delphy's research and consultancy services at much larger scale.
- SGS Agriculture: Global TIC group's agriculture and food services division covering testing, inspection and certification for crops, overlapping with Delphy's broader agri-services portfolio but at global conglomerate scale.
- Bureau Veritas Agriculture: Global TIC company providing commodity inspection, agronomy and certification services to the agri-food supply chain; overlaps with Delphy's advisory and crop consultancy offerings as a broader incumbent.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Delphy leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Delphy subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Delphy funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Delphy M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Delphy
What does Delphy do?
Delphy is a knowledge company for the agricultural and horticultural sectors that delivers independent crop advisory services, practice-oriented research, global innovation projects, training through the Delphy Academy, and a data-driven crop management software platform called QMS. Its QMS software integrates high-precision yield prediction models with automated sensor and image-based crop data collection so that growers can plan production, commit to sales contracts, and optimize yields. The company operates its own research locations and international branch network, serving commercial growers across greenhouse horticulture, arable farming, fruit, soft fruit, flower bulbs, tree cultivation, cannabis, organic, and vertical farming sectors.
Is Delphy a public or private company?
Delphy is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Delphy founded?
Delphy was founded in 2013. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Delphy based?
Delphy is headquartered in Wageningen, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Delphy make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Consultancy Services are the primary driver. The others are research Services, training Programs, data-Driven Crop Management (QMS) and project Services.
Who are Delphy's main competitors?
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is listed as an others. Direct peers are LetsGrow.com, Ridder Group, Hoogendoorn Growth Management, xFarm Technologies, Priva and 365FarmNet. Broad incumbents are Eurofins Agro, SGS Agriculture and Bureau Veritas Agriculture.
Does Delphy have an API?
No public API is recorded for Delphy.
What industry is Delphy in?
Delphy's product category is Agricultural and Horticultural Consulting Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFACACAC, Farm Data Management & Decision Support Services (FMIS Setup, Data Integration, Analytics), with a secondary code of AFACABAC, Yield Optimization & Crop Performance Consulting. Its NAICS code is 1112 and its SIC code is 700.