Aardaia
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About
Aardaia is a Wageningen, Netherlands-based agricultural biotechnology startup that domesticates wild plants into commercial crops using genomic prediction combined with in-depth phenotyping 12. Its flagship candidate is the aardaker (Lathyrus tuberosus), a protein-rich tuber the company markets as a “protein potato” that pairs the productivity of a root crop with the nitrogen-fixing biology of a legume 12. The company was founded in 2023 1.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Seed | €5M | Point Nine | Astanor, Grey Silo, FoodLabs, angel investors 12 |
The oversubscribed seed round marks Point Nine’s expansion beyond software into agricultural biotech, and FoodLabs (which led Aardaia’s pre-seed) returned as a follow-on investor 2.
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
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Sources
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EU-Startups, “Dutch startup Aardaia raises €5M to turn wild plants into new crops and develop its ‘protein potato’,” July 8, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/07/dutch-startup-aardaia-raises-e5m-to-turn-wild-plants-into-new-crops-and-develop-its-protein-potato/↩↩↩↩
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Tech Funding News, “Point Nine breaks from software to back a Dutch startup’s protein potato in an oversubscribed €5M round,” July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/aardaia-raises-5m-seed-point-nine-protein-tuber/↩↩↩↩