Vive Crop Protection

Vive Crop Protection is a privately held Canadian agricultural-technology company focused on improving the delivery and practical use of crop-protection products. Based in Toronto, with offices, laboratories, and manufacturing facilities in Mississauga, Ontario, the company develops formulations that use existing pesticide active ingredients in new delivery systems rather than relying solely on the discovery of entirely new active compounds. The company originated in 2006 from research associated with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Its founding group included Professor M. Cynthia Goh and the researchers who co-developed the underlying technology: Darren Anderson, Jordan Dinglasan, Jane Goh, and Richard Loo. Jordan Dinglasan developed the company’s core technology, while Darren Anderson became Vive’s president. The connection to university research has remained important to the company’s identity, particularly its emphasis on translating chemistry and materials science into commercial agricultural applications. Vive’s principal platform is Allosperse, described as a water-dispersible, polymer-based delivery system. The technology is intended to help formulate and distribute crop-protection active ingredients in ways that can improve compatibility, handling, and placement. A major area of focus is fertilizer-compatible products designed for at-plant application, allowing crop protection and fertilizer to be applied together. Vive has also worked on soil-applied formulations with controlled mobility in soil and on seed-treatment products. This technology focus positions Vive between agricultural chemistry, formulation science, and precision-oriented crop inputs. Its approach is based on making existing active ingredients more useful in particular application contexts, including situations where compatibility with fertilizers, movement through soil, or seed delivery is important. The company’s stated development areas suggest an emphasis on application efficiency and product integration, although the available reference material does not establish a complete commercial product catalogue, individual product names, market-by-market registrations, or current sales territories. Vive has received public and private support during its development. Funding has included the Ontario Centres of Excellence Accelerator Fund, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation Innovation Demonstration Fund, and FedDev, alongside internal and external private investment. In June 2023, the company was reported to have raised C$45.9 million through Series C financing. Because Vive is privately held, there is no public stock listing or ticker associated with the company. The company received a Deloitte Technology Green 15 award in 2009, recognizing Canadian green-technology companies working toward more efficient use and reuse of resources in industrial production and consumption. It has also been covered by Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and University of Toronto publications. The available sources identify Vive as an active company, but do not provide enough information to describe its current leadership team beyond the named executives, its complete ownership structure, its full product range, or its current geographic commercial footprint.

Vive Crop Protection was founded in 2006 from work associated with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. The founding group comprised Professor M. Cynthia Goh and the researchers who co-developed the company’s technology: Darren Anderson, Jordan Dinglasan, Jane Goh, and Richard Loo. The company emerged from an academic research environment centered on formulation and delivery technology for agricultural chemicals. The central intellectual property and development platform became Allosperse, a water-dispersible polymer-based delivery system. Rather than treating crop protection solely as a search for new active ingredients, Vive’s model has been to develop new products and application formats using existing pesticide active ingredients. This approach places emphasis on how active ingredients are dispersed, combined, transported, and delivered in agricultural settings. Jordan Dinglasan is identified as the developer of Vive’s core technology and later served as the company’s product development manager. Darren Anderson became president. The continued association of these researchers with the company reflects Vive’s origins as a university-linked commercialization effort and its ongoing focus on applied chemistry and product development. In its early development, Vive concentrated on fertilizer-compatible crop-protection products intended for at-plant use. The objective was to support simultaneous application of crop protection and fertilizer, potentially simplifying field operations and addressing compatibility requirements between agricultural inputs. The company also pursued soil-applied products designed to provide controlled mobility in soil, as well as seed-treatment products. These development areas broadened the application scope of Allosperse beyond a single formulation type. Vive’s growth was supported by a combination of public programs and private investment. Listed sources of funding include the Ontario Centres of Excellence Accelerator Fund, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation Innovation Demonstration Fund, and FedDev, in addition to internal and external private investors. This funding history reflects the company’s position as a Canadian technology venture developing commercially oriented environmental and agricultural applications. In 2009, Vive received a Deloitte Technology Green 15 award. The recognition was directed at Canadian green-technology companies associated with more efficient use and reuse of resources in industrial production and consumption. Vive’s inclusion provided external recognition of its technology-oriented and resource-efficiency positioning. The company is privately held and based in Toronto, Canada. Its offices, laboratories, and manufacturing facilities are located in Mississauga, Ontario. The available material does not document a change in ownership, a public listing, an acquisition, or a corporate rebrand. It also does not provide a complete list of commercial products, regulatory approvals, current markets, or distribution partners. By June 2023, Vive had raised C$45.9 million in Series C financing, indicating continued development and scale-up activity. The available references describe the company as active, with ongoing work in crop-protection formulation, soil application, fertilizer compatibility, and seed treatment.

• 2023

  Series C financing reaches C$45.9 million

  [1]Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org

  By June 2023, Vive was reported to have raised C$45.9 million in Series C financing.

• 2009

  Deloitte Technology Green 15 recognition

  [1]Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org

  Vive received recognition through Deloitte Technology Green 15, an award highlighting Canadian green-technology companies associated with more efficient resource use.

• 2006

  Company founded from University of Toronto research

  [1]Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org

  Vive Crop Protection was established by M. Cynthia Goh and the researchers associated with development of its core technology: Darren Anderson, Jordan Dinglasan, Jane Goh, and Richard Loo.

A research-driven agricultural-technology company focused on formulation and delivery systems that make crop-protection active ingredients more compatible, efficiently applied, and adaptable to fertilizer, soil, and seed-treatment use cases.

• Agricultural formulation and delivery technology

  Allosperse delivery system

  Allosperse is Vive’s core water-dispersible, polymer-based delivery platform. It is designed to support the formulation and application of crop-protection active ingredients, including in products intended to work alongside fertilizers or to provide controlled movement in soil. The available sources describe it as the company’s enabling technology rather than as a single end-user pesticide product.

• Crop protection and fertilizer application

  Fertilizer-compatible crop-protection products

  This development line covers formulations intended for at-plant application of crop protection and fertilizer together. The concept addresses compatibility between agricultural inputs and seeks to combine crop-protection delivery with fertilizer placement. The available reference material does not identify specific product names, active ingredients, registrations, or current commercial availability.

• Soil-applied crop protection

  Soil-applied controlled-mobility products

  Vive has described work on soil-applied products engineered for controlled mobility in soil. This category uses formulation and delivery science to influence how an active ingredient behaves after application. No specific branded products, crops, geographies, or regulatory approvals are identified in the available sources.

• Seed treatment

  Seed-treatment products

  Seed treatment is another stated development area for Vive. The company’s technology is intended to support delivery of crop-protection inputs to or around seed during planting. The available material does not specify individual seed-treatment brands, active ingredients, crops, or market launch dates.

• 2023

  Series C financingOther

  Background

  Vive continued to finance development of its agricultural formulation and delivery technologies through private investment after receiving earlier support from Canadian public innovation programs.

  Action taken

  The company raised C$45.9 million in Series C financing by June 2023.

  Aftermath

  The available sources do not specify the investors, use of proceeds, valuation, or subsequent corporate milestones.

  Series C financing raised. C$45.9 million (By June 2023)

  Source

• 2023

  Vive Crop Protection raises C$45.9 million in Series C financing[1]Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Vive Crop Protection was reported to have raised C$45.9 million in Series C financing by June 2023. The available reference does not identify the individual investors or provide a detailed allocation of the proceeds.

• 2009

  Vive Crop Protection receives Deloitte Technology Green 15 recognition[1]Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Vive was selected for Deloitte Technology Green 15, an acknowledgment aimed at Canadian green-technology companies promoting more efficient resource use in industrial production and consumption.

1. 1Vive Crop Protectionen.wikipedia.org