Syngenta Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 30,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Cancelled)

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $1.45B

Syngenta General Information

Description

Operator of an agribusiness company intended to create cutting-edge capabilities in the farming field. The company develops technologies and farming practices to optimize crop yields and combat plant diseases and pests, through insecticides, fungicides and herbicides including bio-based and plants engineered to withstand environmental stresses, enabling farmers to feed the world's population while preserving the planet.

Contact Information

Website
www.syngenta.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed
Corporate Office
  • Rosentalstrasse 67
  • 4058 Basel
  • Switzerland
+41 061
Primary Industry
Agricultural Chemicals
Other Industries
Other Agriculture
Vertical(s)
AgTech
Corporate Office
  • Rosentalstrasse 67
  • 4058 Basel
  • Switzerland
+41 061

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Syngenta Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. IPO 28-Mar-2023 $1.45B Cancelled Profitable
12. Debt - General 28-Nov-2022 Completed Profitable
11. Debt Refinancing 07-Apr-2020 Completed Profitable
10. Sale-Lease back facility 10-Jan-2020 Completed Profitable
9. Debt - Acquisition 17-Apr-2018 Completed Profitable
8. Merger/Acquisition 28-Jun-2017 Completed Profitable
7. Secondary Transaction - Open Market 26-Jan-2016 Completed Profitable
6. Merger/Acquisition 26-Aug-2015 Cancelled Profitable
5. PIPE 15-Jul-2015 $750M Completed Profitable
4. General Corporate Purpose 21-Apr-2012 $750M $750M Completed Generating Revenue
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Syngenta Comparisons

Description
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Industry
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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Operator of an agribusiness company intended to create cutting-edge capabilities in the farming field. The company devel
Agricultural Chemicals
Basel, Switzerland
30,000 As of 2026

Whippany, NJ
 

Bainbridge, PA
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Syngenta Competitors (12)

One of Syngenta’s 12 competitors is Bayer CropScience United States, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Whippany, NJ.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Bayer CropScience United States Formerly VC-backed Whippany, NJ
Fertrell Corporation Bainbridge, PA
Corteva Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed Indianapolis, IN
FMC Corporation Philadelphia, PA
American Vanguard Corporation Newport Beach, CA
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Syngenta Patents

  • 25,064

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 6,132

    Granted

  • 350

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Syngenta Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2025043486-A1 Methods and compositions for altering the seed composition of a plant Inactive 29-Aug-2023
WO-2024221290-A1 Soybean transformation methods and products/compositions related thereto Inactive 26-Apr-2023
WO-2024226554-A2 Soybean transformation methods and products/compositions related thereto Inactive 26-Apr-2023
WO-2024226554-A3 Soybean transformation methods and products/compositions related thereto Inactive 26-Apr-2023
WO-2024212216-A1 Methods for rapid agrobacterium-mediated sunflower stable transformation Inactive 14-Apr-2023 C12N1/20
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Syngenta Investments & Acquisitions (65)

Syngenta’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Intrinsyx Bio. The deal was made on 07-May-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Intrinsyx Bio 07-May-2025 Merger/Acquisition Agricultural Chemicals
Novartis (Repository of Natural Compounds and Genetic Strains) 26-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Agricultural Chemicals
Macspred Australia 02-May-2023 Merger/Acquisition Agricultural Chemicals
EarthOptics 21-Mar-2023 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
Feltrin Sementes 03-Jan-2023 Merger/Acquisition Horticulture
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Syngenta ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated November, 04, 2026

36.06 | High Risk

Risk Scale

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0-10

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10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

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Syngenta Affiliates

Subsidiaries (16)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Intrinsyx Bio Sunnyvale, CA 2018
Syngenta Crop Protection (Switzerland) Basel, Switzerland 2009
Syngenta Corporation Pension Plan Wilmington, DE 2000
Syngenta Pensions Trustee Bracknell, United Kingdom 2000
Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Yangzhou, China 1999
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Syngenta FAQs

  • When was Syngenta founded?

    Syngenta was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Syngenta headquartered?

    Syngenta is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

  • What is the size of Syngenta?

    Syngenta has 30,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Syngenta in?

    Syngenta’s primary industry is Agricultural Chemicals.

  • Is Syngenta a private or public company?

    Syngenta is a Private company.

  • What is Syngenta’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Syngenta is .

  • How much funding has Syngenta raised over time?

    Syngenta has raised $9.8B.

  • Who are Syngenta’s competitors?

    Bayer CropScience United States, Fertrell, Corteva, FMC, and American Vanguard are some of the 12 competitors of Syngenta.

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