HORIZOM

Name

HORIZOM

Legal name

Horizom

Website

https://horizom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bamboo Cultivation and Biomass Services

NAICS

Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) (115114)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated Energy Crops Cultivation & Harvesting (Switchgrass, Miscanthus, SRC Willow/Poplar) (EUAAAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Biomass Baling & Densification (Bundles, Bales) (AFAMAGAH)

Keywords

• Bamboo cultivation services
• Agronomic project development
• Biomass supply chain
• Carbon credit certification
• Agroecological consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biomass (bamboo chippings) sales commission: Horizom acts as an intermediary between farmer-partners and industrial buyers of bamboo biomass (Fiboo, wood-industry processors, bioenergy companies). The company negotiates purchase contracts on behalf of farmers and takes a fixed 10% commission on the net sale of biomass after logistics and harvest costs. Farmers receive a guaranteed minimum price of 100 €/tMS with a target price of 150 €/tMS.
2. Carbon certificate sales commission: Horizom certifies bamboo plantations under Gold Standard, calculates sequestration potential over 20 years using allometric equations, and sells carbon certificates on the voluntary carbon market. The company retains 30% of revenues from certificate sales to fund certification, commercial activities, and farmer technical support; 70% is passed directly to farmer-partners. This represents approximately 7% of total farmer revenues over 25 years.
3. Project development and technical services: Horizom provides end-to-end project development services to farmers, including pedoclimatic studies, custom irrigation system design, planting stock supply (400 plants per ha), and ongoing agronomic support for the life of the plantation (20+ years). Pricing is structured as a flat fee of 6,400 €/ha for the initial service package.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Horizom develops bamboo cultivation projects in France for farmers, providing end-to-end services including nursery-produced planting stock, pedoclimatic feasibility studies, irrigation system design, plantation installation, and 20+ years of agronomic support. The company mechanically harvests bamboo biomass and sells it to industrial buyers, while also certifying plantations under Gold Standard to generate carbon credits sold on the voluntary carbon market, taking commissions on both revenue streams.

Product overview

Horizom est une entreprise française créée en 2022 qui développe la culture du bambou en France selon les principes de l'agroécologie. Son offre s'articule autour de la production de plants de bambou (pépinière de 7 ha dans les Landes), de l'accompagnement complet des agriculteurs (études de faisabilité, plantation, irrigation, accompagnement agronomique 20 ans), de la récolte mécanisée de biomasse (processus en 4 étapes), et de la valorisation commerciale via les certificats carbone Gold Standard et la vente de biomasse aux industriels. L'entreprise fonctionne sur un modèle de commission fixe (10% biomasse, 30% carbone) alignant les intérêts des agriculteurs et de l'entreprise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bamboo planting stock (Plants de bambou) Bamboo plants in 10 L pots with well-developed rhizomes (1–2 cm diameter), produced via vegetative division at the 7 ha Landes nursery. Each project receives a minimum of 4 varieties adapted to the local pedoclimatic context, with a 98% recovery rate and large shoot production from the first year. Supplied to farmer-partners as part of project development contracts.
• Feasibility studies and custom design (Études de faisabilité et conception) In-depth pedoclimatic studies and custom irrigation system design for each bamboo plantation project. Includes on-site visits, soil depth analysis (minimum 60 cm), soil type assessment, rainfall verification (minimum 700–750 mm/year), water availability check, and selection of optimal bamboo varieties. Priced as part of a 6,400 €/ha project development package.
• Agronomic support (Accompagnement agronomique) Personalized technical support from agronomic engineers for the entire lifetime of the bamboo plantation (minimum 20 years). Includes on-site technical visits, nutritional status monitoring, rhizome expansion tracking, and a dedicated agronomist contact.
• Mechanized biomass harvesting (Récolte mécanisée de biomasse) Four-step mechanized bamboo harvest: (1) cutting culms with adapted Kemper-type header (1 band in 3 annually), (2) extraction via forest wincher, (3) field-edge chipping into wood-chip-equivalent bamboo chips, (4) delivery to industrial sites. Target yield of 30 tonnes dry matter per hectare per year from Year 8. No specialized equipment investment required from farmers.
• Gold Standard carbon certificates (Certificats carbone Gold Standard) Certification of bamboo plantations under the Gold Standard AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION methodology, calculating 20-year sequestration potential using allometric equations. Each hectare generates approximately 200 carbon certificates over 20 years (1 certificate = 1 tCO₂). Verified every 5 years by an independent third party (e.g., AENOR). Revenue split: 70% to farmers, 30% to Horizom.
• Biomass valorization (Valorisation de la biomasse) Guaranteed purchase of bamboo biomass at a minimum price of 100 €/tMS (current target 150 €/tMS, medium-term outlook up to 200 €/tMS). Horizom negotiates offtake contracts with industrial buyers, organizes mechanical harvest, chipping, and delivery, and takes a fixed 10% commission on net sale of biomass after logistics and harvest costs.
• Industrial biomass supply (Approvisionnement pour industriels) Development of dedicated bamboo plantation acreage within 200 km of industrial partners' facilities, securing local and sustainable plant-based raw material supply. Flagship partnership with Fiboo (Groupe Baudelet): 400 ha in Hauts-de-France supplying 10,000–12,000 tMS/year for the world's first 100% bamboo insulation factory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,300 €/ha/yr revenue for farmers (30 tMS/ha/yr × 150 €/tMS net of 10% commission)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Fiboo (Groupe Baudelet)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024Horizom and Fiboo have formed a flagship strategic partnership to build a complete bamboo supply chain from field to factory in France. Horizom is developing 400 ha of bamboo plantations in Hauts-de-France (Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme) with approximately 40 farmer-partners, supplying Fiboo with 10,000–12,000 tonnes of dry matter per year for the production of 100% French bamboo fiber insulation panels. This is the world's first factory dedicated to 100% bamboo insulation. Horizom also maintains an existing 350 ha plantation in the Indre and an 8 ha nursery in the Landes for Fiboo's supply.
• Institut Agro Rennes-AngerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner collaborating with Horizom on R&D projects related to bamboo biomass applications and industrial testing.
• AGROMAT (Université de Toulouse)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner (Université de Toulouse / Lab-Connect platform) collaborating with Horizom on R&D projects involving bamboo characterization, prototyping, and industrial testing.
• SweepsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSweep is a carbon management platform through which Horizom's bamboo carbon certificates are distributed, helping corporate buyers access and purchase Horizom's Gold Standard certified carbon credits.
• Ormex / SamisupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSami (formerly Ormex) is a carbon market platform partner for Horizom's carbon certificate distribution on the voluntary carbon finance market.

Scale indicators13 records

Direct peers

• Terravesta: UK-based developer of miscanthus as a dedicated energy/biomass crop with a farmer-of-taker model and downstream industrial supply contracts. Closely comparable to Horizom in cultivating a novel perennial biomass crop in temperate Europe and monetizing farmer-grown output.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and VCM solutions provider with extensive forestry and agroforestry portfolios. Comparable to Horizom in monetizing nature-based carbon credits but operates at vastly larger scale and across many geographies and project types.
• Carbios: French industrial biotech company developing enzymatic recycling of bio-based plastics (PLA/PET) using biomass feedstocks. Compares as a broader French bioeconomy incumbent that depends on similar biomass supply chains and policy tailwinds, though not in bamboo specifically.
• GreenYellow (Casino Group): France-based energy services and biomass/renewables developer helping industrial and retail sites decarbonize. Comparable as a broader French renewable energy/biomass incumbent building industrial offtake arrangements, though at very different scale and scope than Horizom.

Others

• Sylvera: UK-based carbon credit ratings and analytics provider assessing the quality of nature-based removal projects. Adjacent ecosystem participant to Horizom's carbon business — relevant because Sylvera's ratings directly influence the price Horizom's Gold Standard certificates can command.
• Sweep: Carbon management platform through which Horizom distributes its Gold Standard certified bamboo carbon certificates. Directly comparable as part of the same carbon ecosystem; functions as a GTM/marketing partner for Horizom's carbon revenue stream.
• RAGT Énergie: Industrial partner of Horizom exploring biomass energy applications of bamboo (pellets, bioenergy). Comparable as a downstream energy/biomass industrial player and existing Horizom partner, though focused on energy uses rather than biomaterials.

Emerging players

• Novocarbo: German biochar-based carbon removal project developer selling certified CO₂ removal certificates to corporate buyers. Comparable as an emerging European nature-based carbon project developer monetizing agricultural/forestry residues, though its feedstock technology (pyrolysis) differs from bamboo plantations.
• Chanvre & Roos / La Chanvrière: French industrial hemp cooperative developing dedicated non-food crop supply chains for French farmers and industrial buyers (insulation, biocomposites). Comparable to Horizom in building farmer-of-taker value chains around a novel perennial industrial crop in France.

Regional players

• Fiboo (Groupe Baudelet): French manufacturer of 100% bamboo fiber insulation panels and Horizom's flagship industrial offtake partner. Operates downstream of Horizom but is a directly comparable bio-based materials player pursuing bamboo supply chains in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HorizomBambou
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/2276529219391390
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizom-bambou

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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