Babylon Sciences

What Babylon Sciences does

Babylon Sciences SA is a privately held Swiss CBD-focused consumer goods company founded in January 2018 in Lausanne by five entrepreneurs. The company controls its entire value chain from seed to sale, operating a 1500m2 indoor cultivation facility in the Lake Geneva region that uses controlled-environment agriculture and transitioned to LED lighting in 2020. Its core product technology is the proprietary CBD Beauty Complex, an encapsulation method designed to improve the diffusion of CBD molecules in skin for cosmetic applications.

The company operates a multi-brand portfolio: Avengarde (recreational CBD flowers, E-liquids, sublingual oils), Natural Shelter (animal wellness CBD oils developed with veterinarians), I.D. Swiss Botanicals (skincare launched in 2021 in Europe and China), and the B2B arm Babylon Inside, which supplies CBD ingredients and finished products to enterprise customers. Distribution is primarily through dedicated e-commerce storefronts for each brand, with international reach across Switzerland, Europe, and China, supplemented by veterinary partner distribution channels. The company also runs the Babylon Innovation Garden, a research initiative supporting medical and scientific CBD projects and a quarterly startup competition.

Babylon Sciences generates revenue through direct-to-consumer product sales across its sub-brands and B2B ingredient/product supply via Babylon Inside. Its go-to-market combines premium D2C e-commerce, B2B wholesale, and earned media/PR-driven brand awareness. The company targets recreational CBD consumers, pet owners, premium cosmetics buyers, and B2B customers, positioning itself on Swiss-made quality, full vertical control, and proprietary formulation technology. As of early 2021 the team comprised 26+ employees with a leadership team of co-founders including CEO Cedric Rimella and CFO Florent Bourachot.

Name

Babylon Sciences

Legal name

Babylon Sciences SA

Website

https://babylonsciences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Babylon Sciences is a Swiss private company that researches, develops, and distributes a multi-brand portfolio of CBD-based consumer products, including recreational, animal wellness, and cosmetics lines, using proprietary encapsulation technology and an integrated indoor cultivation and B2B ingredient supply model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CBD Consumer Products

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Cannabis Dispensary + Ancillary Retail (Accessories, CBD/Hemp, Merchandise) (CRANAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

CBD/Hemp Topicals & Beauty Retail (CRANAHAB), CBD/Hemp Specialty Stores (Tinctures, Oils, Edibles) (CRANAHAA), Hemp & CBD Product Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAG), CBD/Hemp Wellness & Supplements Retail (CRANAHAC)

Keywords

• CBD consumer products
• Cannabis wellness brands
• CBD skincare cosmetics
• Animal CBD supplements
• CBD ingredient supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct-to-Consumer CBD Products: Sale of CBD products through brand e-commerce stores including Avengarde (recreational CBD flowers, E-liquids, sublingual oils), Natural Shelter (animal well-being oils), and I.D. Swiss Botanicals (cosmetics)
2. B2B Ingredients and Products (Babylon Inside): Supply of high-quality CBD ingredients and innovative products to B2B customers meeting stringent quality requirements
3. Brand Licensing: Multiple brands operating independently including Avengarde, Natural Shelter, and I.D. Swiss Botanicals with international distribution

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Babylon Sciences researches, develops, cultivates, and distributes CBD-based consumer products through a multi-brand portfolio covering recreational cannabis (Avengarde), animal wellness (Natural Shelter), and skincare cosmetics (I.D. Swiss Botanicals). The company controls the full value chain from indoor cultivation in a 1,500m2 Swiss facility through R&D and brand distribution, and also supplies CBD ingredients and finished products to B2B customers through its Babylon Inside program.

Product overview

Babylon Sciences is a Swiss provider of fast-moving consumer goods focused on innovative science-based CBD products. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio consisting of Avengarde (recreational cannabis), Natural Shelter (animal wellness), I.D. Swiss Botanicals (skincare cosmetics), and Babylon Inside (B2B ingredients/manufacturing). The company also runs Babylon Innovation Garden as a research and startup contest initiative. Babylon Sciences controls the entire value chain from seed to sales, operating a 1500m2 indoor production facility in Switzerland, with products distributed across Switzerland, Europe, and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Avengarde: Recreational and lifestyle CBD brand producing handcrafted products including CBD flowers, E-liquid, and sublingual oils. Products are made in the Lake Geneva region in Switzerland.
• Natural Shelter
• I.D. Swiss Botanicals

Products and services

• Avengarde Recreational and lifestyle CBD brand offering handcrafted CBD flowers, E-liquids, and sublingual oils for adult consumers, focused on a sharing culture and Swiss-made quality.
• Natural Shelter CBD animal-wellness brand offering sublingual CBD oils developed in collaboration with veterinary professionals and animal owners, for pet owners seeking natural animal supplements.
• I.D. Swiss Botanicals Skincare cosmetics brand using CBD Beauty Complex encapsulation technology that wraps CBD molecules for better skin diffusion; offers moisturizers, night creams, and radiant creams across multiple skin types.
• Babylon Inside (B2B) B2B division supplying high-quality CBD ingredients and finished products, as well as manufacturing and supply-chain services, to businesses requiring stringent quality standards.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IMD Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2019Worked with IMD's Executive MBA classes during 2020 following win of IMD Startup Competition to foster international growth strategy. The competition was organized by one of the most prominent business schools globally.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• cbdMD: US CBD brand offering tinctures, topicals, capsules, gummies, and pet CBD products via DTC and retail. Directly comparable to Babylon Sciences across the same product formats and the same recreational/wellness/pet verticals.
• CBDistillery: US-based CBD brand (formerly Balanced Health Botanicals) selling tinctures, capsules, gummies, topicals and pet CBD. Comparable to Babylon Sciences on broad multi-format SKU strategy and similar consumer target segments.
• Elixinol: Global CBD brand originating in Australia, selling oils, capsules, topicals and pet CBD, with distribution across the US, Europe, and Asia. Directly comparable to Babylon Sciences on multi-geography distribution and a similar SKU portfolio spanning human and animal wellness.
• Endoca: Europe-based (Denmark) vertically integrated CBD company producing oils, capsules, topicals and cosmetics from its own hemp cultivation. Closest European peer to Babylon Sciences given shared emphasis on seed-to-sale vertical control, European base, and cosmetics line.
• Medterra: US CBD company selling tinctures, capsules, topicals and pet products emphasizing seed-to-sale and science-led positioning. Directly comparable to Babylon Sciences on the seed-to-sale, science-positioned, multi-format CBD thesis.
• Joy Organics: US-based premium CBD brand offering tinctures, softgels, topicals, and pet products. Comparable to Babylon Sciences on premium white-glove positioning and emphasis on third-party testing and quality assurance.

Broad incumbents

• Charlotte's Web Holdings: Public US-based CBD wellness brand (CW Hemp) selling tinctures, topicals, gummies and pet products. Comparable to Babylon Sciences as a multi-channel CBD product company with vertical control of hemp cultivation, although operating at substantially larger scale and geographic reach.
• L'Oréal: Global beauty incumbent that has launched CBD-infused skincare lines and continues to expand into hemp-derived cosmetics. Comparable to Babylon Sciences on the cosmetics-with-CBD axis where I.D. Swiss Botanicals competes, and represents the principal competitive threat in the premium skincare segment.
• Canopy Growth Corporation: Large publicly listed Canadian cannabis company with global CBD and THC product portfolios across wellness, recreational, and medical. Comparable to Babylon Sciences as a multi-brand CBD/cannabis operator but operating at vastly greater scale and with significant regulatory and distribution resources.
• CV Sciences: Public US CBD company behind the PlusCBD Oil brand, selling oils, capsules, topicals and pet products through retail and DTC. Comparable to Babylon Sciences as a science-positioned multi-SKU CBD brand with a separate pet and wellness portfolio.

Market position

Weaknesses9 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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