Microbial biologicals platform for nitrogen-fixing seed treatments, biostimulants and biocontrol
BioConsortia is a Davis, California agricultural biotech company that discovers and develops microbial products for crops. Its platform (Advanced Microbial Selection, RhizoViz and GenePro gene editing) underpins products including Always N, a nitrogen-fixing seed treatment that helps crops fix nitrogen biologically and reduce synthetic fertilizer use, and Zaffre, a biostimulant seed treatment aimed at emergence, stand establishment and yield under cold or heat stress, plus a foliar biofungicide advanced with Nichino. Always N is sold in New Zealand with partner H&T and commercialised in the Americas with The Mosaic Company. On October 9, 2026 it announced a $15M equity investment from an entity affiliated with John Pasquesi of existing investor Otter Capital. CEO is Marcus Meadows-Smith.