Aardaia
Overview
Aardaia invents new crops from first principles, starting with the aardaker: a nitrogen-fixing, tuber-forming protein crop.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Aardaia on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Aardaia is headquartered in Wageningen, Netherlands. The latest round is Seed of $5.4M, announced in 2026.
- Headquarters
- Wageningen, NetherlandsAlion company profile, updated Oct 11, 2026
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $5.4MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Seed · $5.4M · Jul 8, 2026Press report · eu-startups.com
Funding and backers
Total raised
$5.4M
1 round on record
Latest round
$5.4M
Seed · Jul 2026 · 4 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Point Nine, StartLife
The money's age
Fresh money
4 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 8
Raised a round Seed $5.4M · EU-Startups
Jan 2024
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 9%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Jul 2026 | $5.4M | — | EU-Startups |
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Financials
Total raised
$5.4M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2026 | $5.4M | Details |
Connections
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Shared investors
Point NineVia a fund
StartLifeVia a fund
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Owner
Same company
Same group
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Shared investors
News
Aardaia Raises €5 Million To Develop New Crops From Wild Plants
Aardaia has raised €5 million to develop a new generation of crops by domesticating promising wild plant species into modern, farm-ready varieties. The round was led by Point Nine, with participation from FoodLabs, Astanor, Grey Silo Ventures, and several
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Report
Dutch startup Aardaia raises €5 million to turn wild plants into new crops and develop its "protein potato"
Aardaia, a Wageningen-based startup turning wild plants into new crops, today announced a €5 million Seed round to expand its breeding platform and accelerate the development of its flagship, the aardaker, a protein-rich tuber that opens a new crop catego
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Wageningen
Netherlands
HQ
10-50 est. staff
How to cite this page
Alion, "Aardaia: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/aardaia
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