Verdax AI
AI-Driven Plant Design for a Sustainable Planet
Creating climate-resilient, low-input, high-performance crops with AI and genomics.
Our Vision
To be the DeepMind of plant design — creating climate-resilient, low-input, high-performance crops for a sustainable planet.
Our Mission
We harness AI + advanced genomics to accelerate transformative plant traits — starting with turfgrass and expanding to agriculture, forestry, and carbon capture.
Our Aim
Our aim is to reduce agricultural water use by up to 90%, create carbon-negative landscapes that help mitigate climate change, and deliver profitable, scalable solutions for farmers, municipalities, and land managers.
Challenge
Agriculture is at a
Breaking Point
- Agriculture consumes 70% of global freshwater
- Food demand will rise +50% by 2050
- Increasing droughts, heat stress & crop failures
- Traditional breeding takes 7–15 years for new traits
Impact Today:
- Lawns emit ~47 Mt CO₂/year (≈10M cars)
- U.S. lawn watering = $32.8B/year
- Fertilizer adds ~25 Mt CO₂ annually
How Verdax AI Helps.
Verdax AI reimagines plants from the genome up to solve these challenges.
Platform Overview
Technology Overview
Core Capabilities
- Multi-Omics AI Models: Integrate genomics, transcriptomics, phenomics, and environmental data for precision targeting⁹.
- Trait Stacking: Ability to combine multiple traits (e.g., drought tolerance + delayed flowering) in a single crop⁹.
- Rapid Iteration: In silico validation shortens R&D cycles from years to months⁴.
- Platform Scalability: Applicable across turf, ornamentals, food crops, and reforestation species.
Proof of Concept:
- Collaboration with the Weizmann Institute has already delivered⁸:
- Successful regeneration of genetically modified turfgrass expressing targeted traits
- Optimized tissue culture protocols to address regeneration challenges like albinism
Growth Potential
Market Opportunity
01.
Turfgrass & Landscaping
- $11.8B market in 2020, projected to reach $18B by 2028 (7)
02.
Agriculture & Specialty Crops
- $300B+ annual global crop market (8)
03.
Carbon Markets
- $909M in 2021, projected 15x growth by 2030 (9)
Management
Key Team Members
Sruli Weinreb
CEO
- 15+ years in company building and finance
Asaph Aharoni
Co-founder
- Head of Weizmann Plant Metabolomics Lab, 30 years plant R&D
Uriel Avni
Chairman of the Board
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