Solicaz

What Solicaz does

Solicaz is a French Guiana-based agritech company founded in 2010 by Elodie Brunstein, specializing in agroecological innovation for tropical systems. The company develops custom bacterial biostimulants based on PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) selected from locally adapted strains, validated through a three-stage IN VITRO, IN VIVO, and IN NATURA testing platform. Its offerings span three revenue lines: tailor-made biostimulant products, agroecological expertise services (soil quality assessment, fertility management), and ecological restoration engineering for degraded sites including post-mining land. Supporting these are digital tools such as GUYAFERTI (a free fertilization dose calculator) and the Guide de la fertilité organique en Guyane. The company serves a mix of mining corporations (Kering, Garrot-Chaillac/CMB), French overseas government bodies (DAG Polynésie, ADEME, OFB), and farmers reached through the RITA agricultural innovation network.

Solicaz operates from its headquarters at the UMR EcoFoG research campus in Kourou, with additional presences at CYROI (Réunion) and the COPPE/UFRJ incubator (Rio de Janeiro), covering French Guiana, French Polynesia, Réunion, Guadeloupe, Brazil, and Peru. Its go-to-market combines direct B2B engagement for enterprise restoration contracts, government and institutional procurement for publicly funded projects, agricultural extension networks for farmer-level technology transfer, and incubator-based market entry for international expansion. The company has been grant-funded rather than equity-funded, with major support from FEADER/Odeadom (Guyafer 3, EUR 377K), Bpifrance/ADEME (i-Nov EcoBiostim), and project commissions from ADEME, DAG, and corporate partners such as Kering. Quantifiable field outcomes include +57% drought resistance, +138% nitrogen fixation, +69% cucumber yield, and -60% input reduction for lettuce, establishing credibility for both commercial sales and carbon-credit-linked restoration work (VCS, CCB certifications).

The business model is project- and grant-driven rather than subscription-based, with revenue derived from milestone-based professional services contracts, biostimulant product sales to agricultural cooperatives and mining operators, and carbon credit program design fees. Pricing is largely undisclosed publicly; only the GUYAFERTI tool is explicitly free. Customer concentration sits across a handful of named enterprise and government anchors, with a diffuse farmer training base that functions more as adoption pipeline than paying customer base. No patents were disclosed in source material, with defensibility resting on proprietary bacterial strain libraries, 10+ years of field validation data, and deep institutional embedding in French overseas agricultural research and policy ecosystems.

Name

Solicaz

Legal name

Solicaz

Website

https://solicaz.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solicaz develops custom PGPR bacterial biostimulants and provides agroecological diagnostics plus ecological restoration services for tropical environments, serving mining companies (Kering, Garrot-Chaillac), French overseas government bodies, and farmers across French Guiana, the Caribbean, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agroecological Services and Soil Biotechnology

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFABAEAK

Biostimulants & Plant Health Biologicals (Microbial/Non-microbial)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Biologicals & Biopesticides (Microbials, Botanicals, Beneficial Insects)

SECONDARYIMAEAEAG

Biofertilizers & Microbial Inoculants

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

SECONDARYAFABAKAJ

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

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Organic & Regenerative Inputs (OMRI Inputs, Compost, Natural Pest Control)

Keywords

• Bacterial biostimulants
• Agroecological consulting
• Ecological restoration services
• Tropical soil diagnostics
• Post-mining reforestation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cayenne

HQ country

French Guiana

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Bacterial Biostimulants: Solicaz develops and sells tailor-made bacterial biostimulant products (PGPR-based) to farmers, agricultural cooperatives, and mining companies for improving crop growth, stress resistance, and soil quality in tropical environments.
2. Agroecological Expertise Services: Consulting and advisory services for soil agronomic potential evaluation, soil quality restoration, and agroecological practice transition, delivered through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and GIS mapping tools.
3. Ecological Restoration Projects: Engineering and monitoring services for reforestation and ecological restoration of degraded sites (particularly post-mining), including CSR support, ESG reporting, and carbon credit program design.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Solicaz develops and sells custom bacterial biostimulants based on PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) tailored to specific soils, climates, and tropical crops. The company also provides agroecological soil diagnostic services (physical, chemical, and biological analyses) and ecological restoration engineering for degraded sites, including post-mining reforestation, biodiversity monitoring, and carbon credit program design.

Product overview

Solicaz is an agritech company specializing in agroecological and ecological innovation for tropical systems. The company offers a portfolio of bacterial biostimulant products (Tailor-Made Biostimulants, EcoBiostim) alongside specialized services in agroecological expertise and ecological restoration. Supporting these core offerings are digital tools including Guyaferti (fertilization calculator) and the Guide de la fertilité organique en Guyane. The company operates across multiple territories (French Guiana, French Polynesia, Reunion Island, Brazil) with an R&D laboratory conducting in vitro, in vivo, and in natura experimentation. Their approach is based on biomimicry principles, leveraging PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) to regenerate the phytomicrobiome and promote sustainable agriculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tailor-Made Bacterial Biostimulants (Biostimulants sur mesure) Custom PGPR-based bacterial biostimulants designed for specific tropical soils, climates, and crops, for farmers and agricultural cooperatives seeking to improve yields, reduce chemical inputs, enhance stress tolerance, and restore soil quality.
• Agroecological Expertise (Expertise Agroécologique) Evaluation of soil agronomic potential and recommendations for maintaining or restoring soil quality, delivered through field sampling, laboratory analyses, and GIS cartographic tools for farmers, cooperatives, and public institutions.
• Ecological Restoration (Restauration écologique) Full range of services for reforestation and ecological restoration of degraded sites, including ecological assessment, strategy and integrative design, implementation support, monitoring, reporting, and carbon credit program design (VCS and CCB certifications).
• Guyaferti Digital Tool Free digital tool for calculating crop fertilization plan amendment doses in French Guiana, helping farmers optimize organic fertilization practices.
• EcoBiostim Bacterial Biostimulants Bacterial biostimulants based on PGPR bacteria designed to improve growth and stress resistance of tropical crops, help plants resist climate stresses, and detoxify contaminated soils.

Quantifiable outcome

• +57% increase in drought resistance for forest crops
• +8 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• COPPE/UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Solicaz was selected to join the COPPE/UFRJ business incubator to accelerate its probiotic solutions for agricultural use in Brazil. COPPE promotes innovative technology companies in scientific and technological sectors, enabling major project acceleration on Brazilian territory.
• Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023OFB organized the first 'Economy and Biodiversity Encounters of Guyane' in March 2023, with Solicaz CEO Elodie Brunstein speaking on agro-biodiversity as a wealth to be valued. Collaboration on biodiversity monitoring methodologies.
• UMR EcoFoG (Écosystèmes forestiers de Guyane)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Solicaz is hosted at the UMR EcoFoG campus in Kourou, a joint research unit focused on tropical forest ecosystems. Provides scientific certification and research collaboration for soil microbiology and ecological restoration.
• RITA (Réseau d'Innovation et de Transfert Agricole)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Solicaz animates the 'Crop Fertilization and Soil Fertility' working group within the RITA network, driving agroecological transition across French overseas territories through collaborative research, training, and technology transfer.
• CIRAD (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Scientific collaboration and laboratory hosting at CIRAD's Neufchateau station in Guadeloupe. CIRAD provides research infrastructure and expertise for tropical agricultural system analysis.
• TransAgriDom NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Inter-DOM network aiming to intensify synergies between RITA territories for agroecological transition. Solicaz is animator of the 'Crop Fertilization and Soil Fertility' action, working with ~20 partners across French overseas territories.
• Direction de l'Agriculture de Polynésie (DAG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Bacto'Tahiti project commissioned by DAG to isolate and select local bacteria with high agronomic potential for developing a custom bacterial biostimulant to optimize crops and reduce dependency on imported fertilizers in French Polynesia.
• KeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Kering supports the first 100% reforestation program of gold extraction sites in French Amazon forest through the Minaverde program. Solicaz leads the reforestation of 18 hectares on post-mining alluvial sites, contributing to watercourse protection, biodiversity return, soil fertility restoration, and Amazonian ecosystem recovery.
• Garrot-Chaillac Group / Compagnie Minière de Boulanger (CMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018VALEECO project led by CMB with Solicaz as technical partner, studying the technical and economic feasibility of energy, timber, and agricultural plantations on degraded anthropized lands in French Guiana, under the Ecological Transition Contract.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lallemand Plant Care: Lallemand Plant Care is a major global supplier of microbial inoculants (mycorrhizae, rhizobia, PGPR-adjacent products) across broad crops. Comparable as an established incumbent in the broader microbial biostimulant/inoculant category that Solicaz also serves.
• Novonesis (Novozymes BioAg): Novonesis (formerly Novozymes BioAg merged with Chr. Hansen) is a global biological solutions leader offering microbial inoculants and biostimulants. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the agricultural biological inputs category where Solicaz competes.
• Koppert Biological Systems: Koppert is a leading global supplier of biological crop protection and soil/microbial solutions for sustainable horticulture. Comparable as a broad incumbent in biological inputs that includes microbial and plant-health products overlap with Solicaz's offerings.

Direct peers

• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag develops microbial seed coatings and biostimulant products (e.g., Biodyamic, Indigo Ag) designed to improve crop resilience and yield. Both companies operate in the microbial biostimulant/inoculant category for crops, though Indigo's initial scope was non-tropical row crops.
• AgBiome: AgBiome discovers and develops microbial products for crop protection and yield, including biological fungicides, insecticides, and biostimulants. Comparable in the microbial-input space with focus on biological crop solutions.
• Pivot Bio: Pivot Bio is a US-based agricultural biotech that develops microbial nitrogen-fixing products (PROVEN/RETURNI) for cereals, conceptually closest to Solicaz's PGPR-based nitrogen-fixation outcomes (+138% nitrogen fixation reported) and microbial biostimulant/franklin-formulation model.
• Symborg: Symborg (Spain/global) develops biofertilizers, biostimulants, and biocontrol solutions based on microorganisms (e.g., Trichoderma, mycorrhizae) for specialty crops. Closely comparable in product/market offering around microbial agricultural inputs.
• Bioceres Crop Solutions: Bioceres (Argentina) is an agricultural biotech company developing microbial and biological crop solutions, including inoculants and biostimulants, with relevance to Latin American row and tropical crops similar to Solicaz's Brazilian expansion ambitions.

Emerging players

• Trace Genomics: Trace Genomics is a soil microbiome analytics company providing molecular diagnostics and recommendations to agronomists. Comparable to Solicaz's agroecological diagnostic and soil biological functioning assessment services.
• Biome Makers: Biome Makers provides soil microbiome analysis (BeCrop) used to assess soil health and guide biological input selection. Functionally analogous to Solicaz's "soil biological activity measurement" diagnostic service using gas-release/biomass methods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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