Powering the Future of Cultivation

We engineer intelligent lighting and automation systems that give growers the tools to scale faster, operate smarter, and stay competitive.

Who We Are

Scynce LED designs intelligent horticulture lighting and control systems built for modern cultivation, whether you’re operating a single room or scaling a multi-facility grow.

Founded by experienced LED engineers and cultivation professionals, Scynce was created to challenge the limitations of conventional grow lighting. Rather than focusing solely on power savings or headline specifications, we engineer systems that prioritize usable light, canopy penetration, and operational consistency, because real world results matter more than numbers on a datasheet.

With more than two decades of experience across automotive, marine, military, architectural, and theatrical LED applications, our team applies proven engineering principles to the unique demands of commercial horticulture. The result is a new generation of indoor and greenhouse lighting solutions designed to deliver uniform coverage, tunable control, and repeatable outcomes across every stage of growth.

What Sets Us Apart

At Scynce LED, we don’t just build fixtures, we build tools growers rely on every day. Our systems are designed around the realities of commercial operations: power distribution, serviceability, automation readiness, and scalability. From advanced optical lens designs to smart power architecture and full spectrum control, every component is engineered to give growers more control with less complexity.

As cultivation continues to scale across North America, operators face increasing pressure from energy regulations, labor constraints, and the need for consistent, repeatable results. Scynce LED lighting systems are built to meet that challenge, supporting automation, reducing environmental load, and enabling growers to standardize performance across rooms and facilities.

Scynce LED has spent years in rigorous research and development, securing patents across proprietary optical solutions, smart power systems, and digital spectrum technologies. Officially launched in 2018, the company is led by a team with a proven history of disrupting adjacent LED markets and translating advanced lighting science into practical, field-tested solutions.

By combining high-performance optics, intelligent controls, and a system-level approach to cultivation lighting, Scynce LED is uniquely positioned to help define the next phase of commercial horticulture, where automation, efficiency, and precision are no longer optional, but essential.

Made for the Modern Grower

Validated in the Real World

Built for Day-to-Day Operation

Modular by Design

Engineered with a Purpose

Team Scynce

John Heiner

President

Nick Pastushan

CEO

A.J. Timm

Director of Sales Operations

Sean Parmelee

Digital Support

Thomas Barthram

Customer Engagement Specialist

Henry Berman

Customer Engagement Specialist

Timeline

2008

Steve Adams (One of the Founders of Scynce) founded Rigid Industries LED.

2010

Rigid disrupts the automotive market with optically focused LEDs.

2013

First iteration of horticulture lights with optics are used for growing algae.

2015

Rigid is sold to Truck Light, a division of Penske Automotive.
Horticulture R&D is moved to engineering firm Illum Technology.

2016

Botanist Darin Carpenter contributes to design and patents are filed on optics, spectrum, tuning and controls.

2017

Testing is conducted at 15 partner sites, the results are amazing!
Illum forms Scynce LED to focus specifically on horticulture.

2018

Patents are issued and Scynce LED launches into the market.

2019

Over 5,000 units have been sold and Scynce LED wins award for the “15 Most Promising AgTech Startups”

2020

Scynce launches a new line of lights with an industry first Full Power Spectrum Tuning alongside the new Linear 70, a new greenhouse optical delivery system.

2021

A new web-based control architecture for the digital ecosystem of lights is debuted, allowing growers manipulate the quality and quantity of light from anywhere in the world.

2023

New ownership and management brings forth a new future for Scynce, including new products like the Raging Kale II +!

2024

Launch of the Dragon Alpha III.
The 3rd Generation Dragon Alpha introduces Scynce’s New Modular System that gives growers even more control!
 

2025

Scynce partners with the industry’s environmental controller manufactures to bring even more control to Growers!