Seminis

What Seminis does

Seminis is an agriculture company that develops, grows, and markets fruit and vegetable seeds, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and melons. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, the company historically operated as a standalone branded vegetable seed business with a global commercial footprint; it was taken private through a Fox Paine–led recapitalization and subsequently acquired by Monsanto in 2005. Following Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto in 2018, Seminis became a wholly-owned subsidiary within Bayer's Crop Science division, continuing to operate under its legacy brand with localized commercial presence across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa.

In its current form, Seminis monetizes through proprietary seed genetics sold to commercial vegetable growers and the fresh produce supply chain, with regulatory documentation confirming active U.S. trait commercialization via USDA APHIS. The company's product portfolio and pricing details, customer mix, and revenue model are not disclosed in the source data; the only indirect market signal is the broader global garden seeds proxy market projected to grow from USD 3.7 billion in 2025 to approximately USD 5.4 billion by 2035 at a 3.9% CAGR, driven by demand for home gardening, organic farming, and fresh produce. The company employs 5,001–10,000 staff and operates as a strategic asset within Bayer's broader Crop Science portfolio rather than as an independent fundraising or M&A candidate.

Seminis's strategic positioning is therefore defined less by independent execution and more by its role inside Bayer: its competitive profile is leveraged by Bayer's global distribution, regulatory affairs infrastructure, and R&D scale, while its operational decisions are increasingly tied to Bayer's portfolio reviews and crop science strategy. The source data does not disclose current product pricing, named customers, headcount trends, or AI/digital capability investments at the Seminis business unit level.

Name

Seminis

Legal name

Seminis

Website

https://seminis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Seminis is a Saint Louis–based agricultural company that develops, breeds, and markets proprietary fruit and vegetable seeds (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons) to commercial growers worldwide, and has operated as a wholly-owned brand within Bayer's Crop Science division since 2018.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegetable Seeds

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (11121), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Plant Breeding & Variety Development (Conventional) (AFAGAIAF), Seed Distribution & Wholesale (Channel Sales) (AFAGAIAM)

Keywords

• Vegetable seed production
• Fruit seed development
• Agricultural seed breeding
• Crop genetics research
• Hybrid seed varieties

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Seminis develops, grows, and markets fruit and vegetable seeds for commercial agricultural use, with a portfolio spanning tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and other vegetable crops. The company operates as the vegetable seed brand within Bayer's Crop Science division, leveraging biotechnology and traditional breeding to develop hybrid and improved seed varieties for growers worldwide.

Product overview

Seminis is a brand of vegetable seeds owned by Bayer. The provided source data does not contain specific product listings, product descriptions, or service offerings for Seminis. The sources include a USDA biotechnology compliance report, a global garden seeds market analysis, and a Bayer Vegetables website language selector page, but no Seminis-specific product catalog or portfolio information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomato Seeds Vegetable seed varieties developed for commercial tomato growers, part of Seminis's vegetable seed catalog offered through Bayer Crop Science.
• Pepper Seeds Vegetable seed varieties developed for commercial pepper growers, part of Seminis's vegetable seed catalog offered through Bayer Crop Science.
• Cucumber Seeds Vegetable seed varieties developed for commercial cucumber growers, part of Seminis's vegetable seed catalog offered through Bayer Crop Science.
• Melon Seeds Vegetable seed varieties developed for commercial melon growers, part of Seminis's vegetable seed catalog offered through Bayer Crop Science.
• Other Vegetable Seeds Broader portfolio of vegetable seeds including varieties beyond tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and melons, offered to commercial agricultural producers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SeminisSeeds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/16801

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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