Paris, March 18, 2019 – Thanks to this fundraising, Kapsera has the means to industrialize its process and to bring to market biostimulation and biocontrol products based on its revolutionary technology. Kapsera's goal is to make bio-inputs high-performing, sustainable, and accessible for all agricultural sectors.
“Kapsera's ambition is to enable all farmers to reconcile sustainability and productivity by giving them access to biostimulants and biocontrol agents, which until now have been primarily used for greenhouse production. Kapsera's technology allows us to overcome a major barrier: the lack of stability and performance of bio-inputs in open-field crops. This is mainly due to unsuitable formulation technologies,” explains Antoine Drevelle, CEO of Kapsera.
Kapsera is a French company developing a proprietary microencapsulation technology. This innovation meets the requirements of modern agriculture by combining environmental, economic, and health challenges for both consumers and farmers.
“We’ve reached a first key milestone for Kapsera development, just after one year of operations. This investment from Agrinnovation fund is a major recognition of the potential of Kapsera’s technology for sustainable agriculture.”, said Antoine Drevelle.
“With the Agrinnovation fund, our shared ambition is to accelerate the development of the bio-input sector by bringing these products to all crops. This is the only way to have a positive impact on agriculture and the environment on a large scale,” affirms the CEO of Kapsera.
With an extensive experience in the Agri-food sector through an existing portfolio of 15 companies in that area and a team of seasoned investment professionals, Demeter is leading the first early-stage European fund dedicated to Agtech.
“We are very proud to announce the closing of this investment. Kapsera is the first portfolio company of our AgTech fund, which will be investing in 20 companies across Europe. Targeted companies are those developping innovative technologies and services towards a more sustainable, efficient and safer agriculture and food: bio-inputs, precision agriculture, ingredients, bio-based chemistry, safety & traceability.”, said Majdi Najah, Investment Director at Demeter.
“Our first investment has to be emblematic of our fund ambition. From this perspective Kapsera is the perfect fit: an ambitious project, an experienced team and a technological breakthrough.” according to Majdi Najah. affirme Majdi Najah.
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About Kapsera
Founded in 2018 by Antoine Drevelle and Jérôme Bibette, Kapsera is a French company based in Bordeaux, in the heart of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, at the forefront of the agroecological transition in France. The company develops innovative formulation technology for sustainable agriculture, human nutrition, and animal nutrition. Thanks to this high-potential technology, Kapsera has already signed several major collaboration agreements with industrial partners to develop natural encapsulated products.
About Demeter and the Agrinnovation Fund
Demeter is a major European player in venture capital and private equity for the energy and ecological transition. Its funds invest between €500k and €30m to support companies in the sector at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high-growth companies, and infrastructure projects. The Demeter team consists of 35 people based in Paris, Grenoble, Metz, Madrid, and Münster, manages €1 billion, and has made 130 investments over the last 12 years.
