Cerescon BV

Name

Cerescon BV

Website

https://cerescon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cerescon BV is a Netherlands-based agricultural robotics company founded in 2014 that develops, produces, and markets an automatic asparagus harvesting machine for commercial asparagus growers seeking to replace manual, labor-intensive harvesting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural harvesting machinery

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural Processing Equipment (On-farm) (IMAHACAL)

Keywords

• Automatic asparagus harvesting
• Agricultural harvesting machinery
• Precision agriculture equipment
• Crop harvesting automation
• Specialty farming machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Heeze

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Cerescon BV develops, produces, and markets an automatic asparagus harvesting machine designed to mechanically detect, select, and cut ripe asparagus spears in the field. The offering targets commercial asparagus growers seeking to replace labor-intensive manual harvesting with an automated, self-propelled machine. The company operates as a specialized agricultural equipment manufacturer focused on a single high-value crop segment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automatic asparagus harvesting machine Self-propelled, sensor-based agricultural machine that automatically detects, selects, and cuts ripe asparagus spears in the ridge, replacing manual hand-picking for commercial asparagus growers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Dewulf: Belgian-Dutch manufacturer of harvesting and handling equipment for potatoes, carrots, and other root crops. Comparable as a specialty-crop harvesting OEM with European manufacturing and dealer footprint.
• ASA-Lift: Danish manufacturer of specialized harvesters for vegetables, berries, and asparagus. Directly competes with Cerescon in the asparagus harvesting equipment category and serves similar European specialty-crop growers.
• Spapperi: Italian manufacturer of asparagus harvesting machines and field equipment. Comparable to Cerescon in both product category and customer base of Southern European asparagus growers.
• Gruse Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of asparagus harvesting and handling machinery, including selective and fully automatic harvesters. Closest direct competitor to Cerescon in the asparagus automation niche.
• AVR (Brugge): Belgian manufacturer of potato and vegetable harvesting machinery. Comparable as a Benelux-based specialty-crop harvesting OEM serving the same European grower customers as Cerescon.
• Simon Carrot Harvesters: French designer of self-propelled harvesters for carrots, onions, and other root and specialty vegetables. Comparable through its focus on mechanized harvesting of labor-intensive specialty crops sold to European growers.

Broad incumbents

• Ploeger Oxbo Group: Large specialty harvesting OEM serving potatoes, vegetables, berries, and green beans globally. Comparable through its broad specialty-crop harvesting portfolio, though it is a much larger and more diversified player than Cerescon.

Regional players

• Orthman Manufacturing: US-based manufacturer of specialty crop and vegetable production equipment, including harvesting aids. Comparable in product category but primarily serves North American growers rather than Cerescon's European base.

Emerging players

• WM Kartoffeltechnik: German maker of specialized harvesting and handling technology for potatoes and vegetables. Comparable as a smaller specialty-crop equipment manufacturer operating in the same European end markets as Cerescon.
• Tolsma-Grisnich: Dutch supplier of post-harvest handling, grading, cooling, and storage equipment for potatoes, onions, and asparagus. Comparable because it sits in the same Dutch specialty-crop equipment ecosystem and serves overlapping asparagus customers.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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