What biodiver.city does

biodiver.city GmbH is a privately held Swiss company headquartered in Oberrieden, Switzerland, founded in 2020 to commercialize microorganism-based soil regeneration products. The company develops and markets two proprietary, registered product lines under the Terrawell® brand: Terrawell® Classic, a liquid probiotic that restores soil microflora and can be diluted with water or applied via drones, and Terrawell® Granulat, a highly porous silica compound enriched with microorganisms that can store up to 80% of its volume in liquid for drought-prone and less fertile soils. Both products are manufactured in Switzerland under food-grade quality standards and contain no chemical additives.

The company sells its products on a direct, quote-based model to four primary use-case segments: agriculture (row crops, orchards, olive groves, vineyards), golf and sports facilities (fairways, putting greens, sports fields), landscaping and horticulture (urban tree planting, ornamental water features), and municipal/environmental restoration projects. Customer acquisition is driven by a multilingual website (six languages) and a heavy trade show presence across DACH (GaLaBau, ÖGA, Giardina, AGA conferences, Landespflegetage Veitsh\u00f6chheim), supplemented by partnerships including a premium partnership with the Austrian Greenkeeper Association and integrations with MicroBIOMETER (soil testing) and Treetracker (urban tree management). Success stories have been documented in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Greece, Kenya, and the UAE.

biodiver.city operates with 11-50 employees, is led by Managing Director Bernhard Saiko, and reports no external funding, parent company, or public revenue figures. The company holds consecutive Biolytix sustainability certifications (2025, 2026) and has received third-party validation through coverage in Nature Reviews Microbiology and a University of Zurich study. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact the company directly for personalized consultation and quotes, and product purchasing is structured as one-time sales rather than subscriptions.

Name

biodiver.city

Legal name

biodiver.city GmbH

Website

https://biodiver.city

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

biodiver.city GmbH is a privately held Swiss company that develops and sells Terrawell® microorganism-based soil probiotic products (Classic and Granulat) to farmers, golf courses, landscapers, and municipalities seeking chemical-free soil regeneration and improved water retention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biotechnology / Soil Health Products

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lawn Nutrition & Biostimulants (Compost Tea, Humic/Fulvic, Microbes) (HSAIAGAF), Soil Amendments & Conditioners (Lime/Gypsum/Humates) (IMAEAEAH), Biochar & Carbon-Based Soil Builders (AFABAKAG)

Keywords

• Soil regeneration products
• Microbial soil probiotics
• Biological soil amendments
• Agricultural biotechnology
• Soil health solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberrieden

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Terrawell Product Sales: Sale of biological soil regeneration products including Terrawell Classic (liquid probiotic requiring dilution) and Terrawell Granulat (ready-to-use granules). Products are sold directly to customers in agriculture, horticulture, sports, and landscaping sectors. No specific pricing is publicly disclosed; sales are handled via direct contact for personalized consultation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

biodiver.city develops and sells Terrawell® biological soil regeneration products that use proprietary blends of natural microorganisms (fungi, bacteria, soil microbes) to restore degraded soils. The portfolio consists of Terrawell® Classic, a liquid probiotic that can be diluted with water or applied via drones, and Terrawell® Granulat, a ready-to-use dust-free granular form built on a highly porous silica carrier capable of storing up to 80% of its volume in liquid. Products are sold directly to farmers, golf courses, sports facilities, and landscaping companies across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Product overview

biodiver.city offers two core soil regeneration products: Terrawell® Classic (a liquid probiotic that restores soil microflora and can be diluted with water or applied by drone) and Terrawell® Granulat (a ready-to-use granular form with superior water storage capacity for depleted soils). Both products utilize natural microorganisms to regenerate soil ecosystems. The company is Swiss-based and emphasizes ecological, chemical-free soil regeneration solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terrawell® Classic: A probiotic soil amendment that restores and improves soil microflora for ecological regeneration. Versatile use in gardening, landscaping, agriculture, and sports/golf courses. Swiss Made product.
• Terrawell® Granulat

Quantifiable outcome

• Biomass increased from 272 ugC/g to 1612 ugC/g at 10cm depth within one year, with fungi ratio increasing from 34% to 79%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Austrian Greenkeeper Association (AGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium partner of the AGA. The company gives presentations on the Terrawell product line at their annual conferences. AGA is the professional platform for training and further education of Austrian greenkeepers.
• ALMICAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContact for high-quality gardening services and insect protection in Switzerland. Provides local market access for biodiver.city products in the Swiss market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag develops microbial seed treatments and digital agronomy tools. Comparable biological-input thesis (microbial solutions for sustainable agriculture) but operates at greater scale with broader farmer services.
• Compo Group: Compo is a major European supplier of garden and soil care products including composts and soil amendments. Comparable end customers (home gardeners, landscapers) and overlapping product category in soil conditioners and biological inputs.
• ICL Group: ICL is a global specialty fertilizer and agrochemical company expanding into specialty plant nutrition and biological solutions. Broader incumbent with overlapping soil-amendment positioning across agriculture and specialty horticulture.
• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Novonesis is a global leader in biological solutions including enzymes and microbial products for agriculture. Overlaps with biodiver.city in microbial soil and crop inputs but operates at far greater scale with broader product portfolio.

Others

• Biome Makers: Biome Makers provides soil microbiome analysis (BeCrop) technology. Connected to biodiver.city via the MicroBIOMETER partnership and similar focus on soil microbiome health, though it operates as a diagnostic rather than product company.

Emerging players

• BioConsortia: BioConsortia develops microbial consortia for nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization, and crop yield improvement. Comparable technology stack (microbial consortia targeting soil health) and similar end markets.
• AgBiome: AgBiome discovers and develops microbial crop protection and soil health products. Comparable technology base (microbial discovery for agriculture) and similar sustainability-focused value proposition.
• Pivot Bio: Pivot Bio develops microbial nitrogen-fixing products for row crops, displacing synthetic fertilizers. Comparable biological-input positioning and similar go-to-market toward farmers seeking chemical-input alternatives.

Direct peers

• Symborg: Symborg produces biological solutions including mycorrhizal inoculants and microbial soil activators for agriculture. Comparable niche focus on biological soil enhancement and similar target customer segments (farmers, agronomists, distributors).
• Lallemand Plant Care: Lallemand Plant Care develops and markets microbial-based products for agriculture, horticulture, and turf. Direct overlap with biodiver.city in microorganism-based soil regeneration products serving farmers, landscapers, and turf managers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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