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Aardaia Funding Round
Point Nine Capital, Astanor Ventures and FoodLabs joined a $5.7 million Seed funding round for Aardaia. The financing round closed on 7/8/2026.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/8/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,700,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will be used to expand Aardaia's breeding platform and accelerate the development of the aardaker as the company continues to build new crop varieties from wild plant species.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
AgTech
Mailing Address
Bronland 10
Wageningen, 6708 WH
The Netherlands
Wageningen, 6708 WH
The Netherlands
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Aardaia is pioneering a new era of domestication on demand, a transformative approach that harnesses the immense, untapped biodiversity of the plant kingdom to create new crops suited for the challenges of the 21st century. Aardaia's flagship crop, the aardaker, is set to revolutionize protein production. This nitrogen-fixing tuber is a high-protein alternative to both legumes and potatoes, with the yield potential of a tuber and the protein density of a legume--a true "protein potato."
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Padraic Flood
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Henske
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