Our Investors

Built on robust science.
Backed by impact investors.
Ready to scale.

SugaROx is supported by a blend of mission-driven investors and public innovation agencies, all aligned around a single belief: biostimulants will become the fourth pillar of modern crop production.

Image

Why Biostimulants?

Valued at USD $3B in 2021, the biostimulants market is growing fast – 12% CAGR (Global Market Insights Inc., 2022). That far outpaces the single-digit growth of traditional inputs and is drawing significant investor interest.

But around 90% of products on the market today are extracts from algae, plants, or organic waste. These cocktails of ingredients lack clear modes of action, limiting their performance to modest yield gains of 2–5%.

Image

Why Now?

Until recently, weak regulation allowed a myriad of products to flood the biostimulants market. As a result, fewer than 10% of biostimulants are patented (EBIC, 2025), and price erosion followed (AgroPages, 2023).

Now, that’s changing.

Recognising biostimulants as critical to food security and climate resilience, regulators are stepping in. Under FPR 2019/1009, the EU mandates certification of composition, efficacy, and safety. Other regions are following suit.

In response, distributors are actively seeking science-backed, IP-protected biostimulants they can trust – and recommend with confidence to farmers. We’re built to deliver exactly that.

Image

Why Us?

We’ve flipped the traditional development model on its head:

  • We start with the plant’s internal bottleneck, not a crude extract
  • Our biologists identify the natural molecule limiting performance
  • Our chemists engineer plant-permeable versions of those molecules
  • We optimise dose and spray timing for practical, in-field use

Our lead product – a patented version of T6P – is now in field trials across five markets. In wheat, a single spray has shown yield increases of up to 22% – far beyond the standard 2–5% delivered by conventional biostimulants.

We are working to launch our T6P wheat biostimulant in the UK in 2027 and in the EU in 2028, and we are expanding trials in soybean and maize to enter the US and Brazilian markets shortly after.

Our supporters:

Rothamsted Research
Rothamsted Research
The birthplace of agricultural science and many game-changing agri-tech innovations such as inorganic fertilisers. Co-inventors of our platform technology.
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Leaders in chemistry science and pioneers of key methods for constructing organic molecules with precision and efficiency. Co-inventors of our platform technology.
Future Planet Capital
Future Planet Capital
Investors in spinouts from leading UK universities and academic institutes who are developing world-changing technologies created with BBSRC funding.
Regenerare Ventures
Regenerare Ventures
Investors into companies developing planet-positive agri-tech solutions, including pre-commercial ventures based in the UK looking to access SEIS/EIS investment.
Shake Climate Change
Shake Climate Change
An accelerator managed by Rothamsted Research providing training, mentoring, and investment for early validation of climate solutions for agriculture.
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
The UK’s national innovation agency, supporting business-led research and development and de-risking opportunities for private investors backing early-stage ventures.