ClearLeaf uses patent-pending technology, organic certified in the EU and Japan, to provide a line of non-toxic fungicides and bactericides for
agricultural use.
Current Status
GotaBlanca® is currently sold in Costa Rica and ClearLeaf expects to startcommercializing its products in the rest of Central America no later than the end of Q2 2022. ClearLeaf recently secured an exclusive commercial agreement with Colono Agropecuario, the biggest agrochemical distributor in the Central American Region. Since going to market through this new distribution partner seven months ago, ClearLeaf has been able to sell over USD 100,000 worth of products. As a result of this ramp up, recently we moved into a bigger facility to increase our active ingredient production.
Problem or Opportunity
The excessive use of toxic pesticides for crop protection is getting out of control. It is estimated that the pesticide/bactericide markets should reach USD 28 billion by 2024. Many of the existing tools are phasing pressures from regulatory and certification agencies.
Solution (product or service)
GotaBlanca® is one of the only non-toxic fungi-bactericides currently on the market, anywhere in the world. It is broad-spectrum, does not cause microbial resistance, enhances plant growth (rather than impeding it like most current products), does not affect on-farm (or off-farm) biological diversity, and can be applied at any time in the growing cycle (off-season, budding, growth, fruiting, and up to the moment of harvest). GotaBlanca® can also be used for the protection of post-harvest produce, to reduce damage and deterioration between the farm and the end consumer.
Business model
ClearLeaf sells liters of GotaBlanca ExWorks/Costa Rica with a
healthy gross margin on each liter and recommends an average of
3 liters per hectare per application. ClearLeaf operates as a B2B
company and has two types of clients: we sell our products
directly to larger clients, such as multinationals and in parallel, we
are developing distribution channels in countries with promising
developments and ongoing activities.
Incubation/Acceleration programs accomplishment
Recent accelerating programs and prizes:
a. TheYieldLab/UNEP Sustainable Agtech Challenge Finalist
b. Thrive/Bayer Sustainability Challenge Finalist.
c. MassChallenge Switzerland 2021 Silver Award winner.
d. Village Capital and Visa Foundation Future of Food Latam 2021 winners.
e. GLOCAL AgriFoodTech LATAM Finalist.
f. Wageningen University StartLife – Executed a full collaboration agreement with world known to help us land into Europe.
g. Selected by ALABC (Australia-Latin America Business Council) for soft-landing program into Australian market.
