Vertal

What Vertal does

Vertal (legal entity VERTALYSE) is a privately held French designer and manufacturer of natural agricultural biosolutions, founded in 1998 and headquartered in La Rabatelière, Pays de la Loire. The company develops and commercialises a portfolio of biostimulants and bio-based inputs organised around four application domains: soil activation (VERTAL SOL), foliar crop fertilisation (VERTAL GRANDES CULTURES / CEREVO, PROCEROLE, AZOBOOST, AMINOFIX), effluent management (FERTIFUM, VERTAL TOP LISIER), and complementary animal feeds (VERTAL VALORIZ, VERTAL EXPORT). Its scientific foundation is the proprietary 'pH-RedOx Couple' framework, supported by a formulation library of 322 natural components (plant extracts, floral elixirs, essential oils) and 39 decoctions, macerations, and distillations developed over 25 years. All products are certified for organic farming use (UAB certification) and target polyculture, large-scale cereal, livestock, and specialised crop operations across France.

Vertal's customers are primarily small and mid-market French farmers — cereal growers (wheat, maize, sunflower, rapeseed), livestock producers (dairy and beef cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs), and specialised crop operations (vineyards, arboriculture, market gardening). Documented efficacy metrics include 98% farmer satisfaction in the first year, ammonia emissions reductions of up to 30% via FERTIFUM, dairy productivity gains of +1.5 L milk/cow/day via VALORIZ, and 20–30% increases in manure nitrogen value. The company maintains research collaborations with CIRAD and INRAE for scientific validation and in April 2025 launched NUTRISCOPE, a pocket spectrometer co-developed with SENSEEN that applies AI-driven spectral analysis to in-field crop diagnostics.

Vertal operates an exclusively channel-based distribution model through a network of expert agricultural distributors across France and a stated international footprint across approximately 36 countries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through one-time product sales rather than subscriptions or licences. The company has no disclosed recent institutional funding beyond a 2009 investment by Foresight Group, reports 11–50 employees, and shows limited public management visibility. Its competitive positioning rests on proprietary natural-formulation expertise and an entrenched distributor enablement platform rather than software, data, or platform-economics advantages.

Name

Vertal

Legal name

VERTALYSE

Website

https://vertal.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vertal is a French designer and manufacturer of natural agricultural biosolutions — soil activators, foliar fertilisers, effluent treatments, and complementary animal feeds — sold exclusively through a distributor network to cereal farmers, livestock producers, and specialty crop growers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biosolutions

NAICS

Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing (325314)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Biostimulant-Enhanced Fertilizers (Humic/Fulvic, Amino Acids, Seaweed Blends) (AFABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Soil Health Activators & Biostimulants (Humates, Amino Acids, Seaweed Extracts) (AFABAKAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural biosolutions
• Soil activators
• Crop biostimulants
• Animal feed supplements
• Effluent treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Biosolutions Sales: Sale of natural biosolutions for agriculture including soil activators, crop fertilisers, effluent activators, and complementary animal feeds through distributor network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vertal designs, manufactures, and distributes natural agricultural biosolutions based on its proprietary pH-RedOx Couple technology. Its portfolio covers four product ranges — soil activators (VERTAL SOL), foliar crop fertilizers (VERTAL GRANDES CULTURES/CEREVO, PROCEROLE, AZOBOOST, AMINOFIX), effluent activators (FERTIFUM, VERTAL TOP LISIER), and complementary animal feeds (VERTAL VALORIZ, VERTAL EXPORT). The company also co-developed the NUTRISCOPE pocket spectrometer with SENSEEN for in-field crop fertility diagnostics. Products are sold exclusively through a network of expert agricultural distributors.

Product overview

Vertal is a French designer and manufacturer of agricultural biosolutions organized around four product ranges: SOIL ACTIVATORS (VERTAL SOL), CROP FERTILISERS (VERTAL GRANDES CULTURES/CEREVO, PROCEROLE, AZOBOOST, AMINOFIX), EFFLUENT ACTIVATORS (FERTIFUM, VERTAL TOP LISIER), and ANIMAL FEEDS (VERTAL VALORIZ, VERTAL EXPORT). The portfolio also includes the NUTRISCOPE, a pocket spectrometer co-developed with SENSEEN for rapid crop health diagnosis using spectral analysis. All products are based on Vertal's proprietary pH-RedOx Couple scientific approach and 25 years of expertise in agronomy, targeting farmers, livestock breeders, and distributors across polyculture, large-scale farming, and specialized crop segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VERTAL SOL: Soil activator that improves soil structure and biological functioning
• PROCEROLE
• VERTAL GRANDES CULTURES
• VERTAL VALORIZ
• FERTIFUM
• FERTIFUM (Effluents)
• AZOBOOST
• VERTAL TOP LISIER
• VERTAL EXPORT
• AMINOFIX
• CEREVO

Products and services

• VERTAL SOL Soil activator that improves soil structure and biological functioning by reactivating biology, releasing compacted structures, and restoring functional porosity. Rich in antioxidants from plant extracts and bio-ferment. Targets cereal farmers and polyculture-livestock operations.
• VERTAL GRANDES CULTURES (CEREVO) Natural foliar fertiliser with growth stimulator that strengthens and secures productivity of field crops by providing essential trace elements and stimulating photosynthesis. Targets cereal farmers growing wheat, barley, corn, rapeseed, sunflower, and sorghum.
• PROCEROLE Natural antioxidant biostimulant for arable crops that provides essential trace elements to boost growth, increase crop vigor, and improve production profitability.
• AZOBOOST Nitrogen foliar fertiliser containing 18% organic nitrogen in urea form, 10% sulphur, and 3.75% magnesium. A 2-in-1 product that provides nitrogen and essential elements for photosynthesis while helping plants balance their pH-RedOx.
• AMINOFIX Natural foliar co-formulant that ensures continuous and vigorous crop development during phytosanitary application. Reduces phytotoxicity, improves droplet spreading, and facilitates foliar penetration of spray mixtures.
• FERTIFUM Mineral feed for ruminants and bedding activator that hygienises litter and preserves herd health. Natural product enriched with silicon and botanical active ingredients that boosts aerobic flora activity and reduces ammonia emissions by up to 30%.
• VERTAL VALORIZ Complementary feed for ruminants made from plant extracts and enriched with silicon antioxidant. Increases productivity and secures herd health by maintaining optimal pH-RedOx within the digestive tract.
• VERTAL EXPORT 2-in-1 complementary feed combining plant extracts and antioxidant silicon with minerals, highly assimilable trace elements, and vitamins. Increases productivity, secures health and reproduction of herds.
• VERTAL TOP LISIER Slurry activator enriched with sugarcane molasses and botanical active ingredients. Improves slurry homogeneity, reduces odours by up to 40%, and increases fertilising value of nitrogen by up to 30%.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of farmers satisfied from first year of use
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CIRADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIRAD (Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement) is a French research center working on agricultural development. Partnership with VERTAL focuses on sustainable agriculture research.
• SENSEENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development of NUTRISCOPE, a pocket spectrometer for instant crop health analysis. SENSEEN provides precision agriculture expertise while VERTAL contributes pH-RedOx Couple knowledge.
• INRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) is France's national research institute. Partnership supports scientific validation of VERTAL's biosolutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Biolchim: Italian manufacturer of biostimulants and specialty fertilizers with a similar product portfolio of plant extract-based boosters for soil, crops, and yield quality. Comparable European SME targeting arable and specialty crops through distributor channels.
• Valagro (Syngenta Biologicals): Italian-origin biostimulants pioneer now operating within Syngenta Biologicals. Directly comparable as a plant-extract/formulated biostimulants brand with global distributor presence in soil and crop categories.
• Agrauxine (Lesaffre): Plant care arm of Lesaffre producing biostimulants and biocontrol solutions from microbial and plant-derived origins. Same biological positioning and European ag distributor strategy as Vertal.
• Italpollina: Italian biostimulant and organic fertilizer specialist (HELM AG group) producing humic/amino-acid products for soils and crops. Closely matches Vertal's biostimulant-enhanced fertilizer approach and European distribution focus.
• Rovensa (Trade Corporation International): Global crop nutrition and biostimulants platform (incorporating Trade Corporation International). Same biostimulant + specialty fertilizer + crop protection combination distributed via agronomic networks.

Broad incumbents

• Koppert Biological Systems: Dutch leader in biological crop solutions combining biostimulants with biocontrol. Vertically overlapping biologicals catalog distributed via technical agronomic partners across Europe and globally.
• Syngenta Group: Global agrochemical and seed major with an expanding biologicals portfolio (Valagro/biostimulants). Represents the well-capitalized incumbent against whom Vertal must differentiate on science and service.
• Bioiberica: Spanish life sciences company with plant biostimulants and animal health/nutrition divisions. Highly analogous to Vertal's combined plant + livestock complementary feed product architecture.
• Bayer Crop Science: Global crop science leader with a biologicals/biostimulants strategic pillar. Comparable as a competitor-channel match for regenerative and biological inputs at scale.

Regional players

• Atlantica Agricola: Spanish manufacturer of biostimulants, specialty fertilizers, and correctors with strong Mediterranean and Latin American distribution. Comparable European biostimulants specialist with similar distributor-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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