PLANT SCIENCE Photobiology & crop physiology — the biology, not just hardware
CEA ENGINEERING CFD · HVAC · digital twin validation before build-out
AI & DATA SCIENCE Yield models · anomaly detection · investor dashboards
GRANT & FUNDING Program strategy · technical narrative · compliance pathway
BUSINESS STRATEGY Investor-ready planning grounded in cultivation data
ONE SENIOR TEAM No handoffs between firms — one accountable unit
ABOUT · THE TEAM BEHIND THE EVIDENCE

CEA is too hard
to get right alone.

NexaSpectra was built for the operator who is brilliant at growing — but shouldn't also have to be a grant writer, HVAC engineer, data scientist, and business strategist at the same time.

Vancouver, BC · Serving North America & Asia

SCIENCEPlant context ENGINEERINGFacility systems STRATEGYOne senior team
CONCEPTUAL FACILITY CUTAWAY · DISCIPLINES ILLUSTRATIVE OF TEAM SCOPE

Who you work with

Senior-led and accountable.

The person scoping the work stays close to the work.

Every enquiry is reviewed by a senior team member. Each engagement combines only the disciplines the decision requires—plant science, engineering, data, funding, and commercial planning—without handing the reasoning to a generic delivery layer.

ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARD

Named scope and deliverables before work starts.

Sources and assumptions attached to every recommendation.

Conflicts, evidence gaps, and uncertainty stated explicitly.

How we work

Four commitments we don't bend.

01

Science-first

Every recommendation traces to peer-reviewed physiology, engineering first principles, or validated field data — never vendor claims.

02

One team

Plant scientists, engineers, data scientists, and funding specialists work as one unit — no handoffs between firms.

03

Fundable by design

Projects are shaped for grant success from conception — technical narratives built on modelling, not optimism.

04

Zero conflicts

No supplier commissions, no kickbacks, no vendor equity. Our only loyalty is to the operator.

Accountability standard

  • Named scope and deliverables before work starts
  • Sources and assumptions attached to every recommendation
  • Conflicts, evidence gaps, and uncertainty stated explicitly

Five integrated disciplines

Plant science · Engineering · AI & data · Funding · Business

Our story

From frustration to a full stack.

2018

Founded

Born out of frustration with fragmented CEA consulting — engineering firms that couldn't speak plant science, agronomists who didn't understand capex.

2020

First full-cycle funding engagement

Technical feasibility, program strategy, application support, and award readiness carried through as one connected scope.

2022

AI practice launched

Crop forecasting and anomaly detection became an integrated part of the advisory practice, connecting plant context to operating data.

2023

International expansion

Engagements in Beijing, Dubai, and Vietnam. CEA is a global challenge — the expertise shouldn't be local.

2025

50+ organizations, cross-border

A portfolio spanning research, feasibility, funding, operations, and commercial build-out across North America and Asia.

2026

CEA Evidence Engine

Our CEA Evidence Engine reaches 5,000 peer-reviewed studies and becomes the source-traced evidence foundation behind every engagement. See the CEA Evidence Engine

Three steps, no sales funnel.

A senior person reads your message. Thirty-minute discovery call. A scoped proposal within three business days.