By Janet Kanters

Veragrow, a French company specializing in agricultural biostimulants derived from vermicompost, has successfully raised €4.5 million in a funding round led by Odyssée Venture, Normandie Participations, Caisse d’Épargne Normandie Innovation, and Groupe All Sun.

Founded in 2019, Veragrow’s process uses over 25 million earthworms to produce vermicompost, a nutrient-rich material known for its bioactive compounds. Veragrow’s proprietary technology extracts and stabilizes these compounds, creating what they say are products that enhance crop growth, improve soil quality, and increase resilience to climatic stress.

Over the past five years, Veragrow has conducted more than 930 field trials on major crops including wheat, potatoes, maize, beetroot, rapeseed, flax, vines, and vegetables. In 2025, their biosolutions were distributed by more than 30 distribution partners in France and were being trialled in more than 20 countries, including Denmark, Morocco, Brazil and Senegal. The company now has several marketing authorisations for its three ranges (foliar, soil, seed) comprising more than 10 products, and plans to launch six new formulations by 2026 to meet a wider range of agronomic, climatic and cultivation conditions.

Veragrow said the investment will enable the company to increase production capacity at its Val-de-Reuil site, expand its product range, and strengthen its presence in both domestic and international markets.

“This strategic partnership consolidates the growth momentum that Veragrow has been building for several years,” said Alexandre Bocage, co-founder and president of Veragrow. “We now have the means to accelerate the roll-out of our long-standing ambitions: to democratise the use of biostimulants so that they become a key tool in the agricultural transition, capable of reconciling farm profitability with sustainable practices.”

Veragrow’s long-term goal is to become a leading industrial player in the biostimulant sector by 2030, combining agronomic performance with environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness.