# Inflexion Point Technologies, LLC

> Inflexion Point Technologies is an Iowa agricultural-technology company behind POP-ST, a patented planter-mounted system that applies biological, chemical, and specialty seed treatments directly to seed during planting. Its bet is that treatment should become a live field decision rather than a fixed choice made before the seed arrives on the farm.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Urbandale, Iowa, United States
- **Founders:** Nick Iwig (CEO and Co-Founder), Steve Smith (Co-Founder and former CEO)
- **Team size:** 2-10 employees on LinkedIn; the supplied contact dataset lists 1 employee
- **Products:** POP-ST (Prescriptive On-Planter Seed Treater), POP-ST planter retrofit and OEM integration, Seed Edge Ag programs
- **Notable:** Developed POP-ST, which the company and partners describe as the first prescriptive on-planter seed-treatment system designed to vary products and rates by management zone., Received a $25,000 Iowa Proof of Commercial Relevance award in 2020., Completed multi-partner field trials beginning in the 2022 planting season with Beck's, ALMACO, and biological-product companies.

## Products & services

- **POP-ST (Prescriptive On-Planter Seed Treater)** — A modular planter-mounted hardware and software system that applies selected seed-treatment products directly to seed during planting and varies product and rate by management zone.
- **POP-ST planter retrofit and OEM integration** — Deployment formats designed for installation on existing planters or integration into newly manufactured planters, supported by application-control partners.
- **Seed Edge Ag programs** — A joint venture with Aginnovation offering curated biological programs, on-planter application, and side-by-side harvest comparisons for high-value vegetable and specialty crops.

## Achievements

- Developed POP-ST, which the company and partners describe as the first prescriptive on-planter seed-treatment system designed to vary products and rates by management zone.
- Received a $25,000 Iowa Proof of Commercial Relevance award in 2020.
- Completed multi-partner field trials beginning in the 2022 planting season with Beck's, ALMACO, and biological-product companies.
- U.S. Patent No. 12,102,027 for prescriptive seed treatment issued on October 1, 2024.
- The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board declined in December 2025 to institute Syngenta's requested post-grant review of U.S. Patent No. 12,102,027.
- Formed Seed Edge Ag with Aginnovation to serve high-value vegetable and specialty-crop operations.
- Announced a scaling partnership with TeeJet Technologies for a system designed to fit virtually any planter make, model, or age.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — U.S. Patent No. 12,102,027, System and Method for Prescriptive Seed Treatment, issued to the company.
- **2025-12** — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied institution of Syngenta's post-grant review challenge to the 12,102,027 patent.
- **2026** — Seed Edge Ag, the Aginnovation-IPT joint venture, published specialty-crop trial snapshots for cauliflower, lettuce, celery, and broccoli.
- **2026** — IPT and TeeJet announced a partnership to commercialize POP-ST through TeeJet's precision-application platform and demonstrated the system in Kelley, Iowa.

## Links

- Website: https://www.inflexionag.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inflexion-point-technologies-llc

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Last updated: 2026-08-19