Aardaia secures €5M in seed funding led by Point Nine to develop next-gen crops from wild plants.
Amount Raised
€5 Million
Round Type
Seed
GelderlandBiotechnologyAgriculture and FarmingFarmingInvestors
Description
Aardaia, a Wageningen-based agritech startup, has raised €5 million in a seed funding round. The funding, led by Point Nine, will help expand its breeding platform and accelerate its development of new crop varieties. Aardaia's first product, the aardaker, aims to reduce reliance on imported protein crops. The company expects to increase its screening efforts from 750,000 to two million genotypes with this new investment.
Quick answer
Aardaia raised €5 Million in a Seed round, dated July 8, 2026. Investors: Foodlabs, Astanor, Grey Silo and Point Nine. Aardaia is based in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- How much did Aardaia raise?
- Aardaia raised €5 Million in a Seed round on July 8, 2026.
- Who invested in Aardaia?
- Foodlabs, Astanor, Grey Silo and Point Nine are named as investors in this round.
- What does Aardaia do?
- Aardaia is a Wageningen-based agritech startup developing new crop varieties from wild plants.
- Where is Aardaia based and how big is it?
- Aardaia is based in Gelderland, Netherlands. Fundz records about 14 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Aardaia?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Aardaia, including the Founder & CEO. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Agriculture and Farming and Farming around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Aardaia that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Plantopia raised $9M on July 22, 2026.
- Mafix raised $5.4M (Pre-Seed) on August 20, 2026.
- Nbryo raised $15M (Seed) on August 19, 2026.
- Nbryo raised $20M (Seed) on August 19, 2026.
- Computomics raised $7.3M (Series B) on August 18, 2026.
- DeHaat Honest Farms raised $3.7M (Pre-Series A) on August 18, 2026.
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