Aardaia secures €5M in seed funding led by Point Nine to develop next-gen crops from wild plants.
PRIVATEJul 08, 2026
Amount Raised
€5 Million
Round Type
Seed
GelderlandBiotechnologyAgriculture and FarmingFarming
Investors
FoodlabsAstanorGrey SiloPoint Nine
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.
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Company Information
Company
Aardaia
Location
Gelderland, Netherlands
About
Aardaia is a Wageningen-based agritech startup developing new crop varieties from wild plants. Founded in 2025, the company creates a breeding platform that identifies and domesticates wild species without using genetic modification. Its first product, the aardaker, is a protein-rich tuber designed to reduce reliance on imported protein crops. Aardaia aims to evaluate plant genotypes more efficiently than conventional methods.
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