How much did Aardaia raise?

Aardaia raised €5M at Seed, announced 8 July 2026.

Pádraic Flood is CEO & Co-founder of Aardaia.

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Aardaia raises €5M

Q: What does Aardaia do?

Aardaia operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Netherlands.

Aardaia announced a Seed round of €5M on 8 July 2026. The company operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Netherlands. It was founded by Pádraic Flood, CEO & Co-founder.

Raised

€5M

Stage

Seed

Industry

Food & Agriculture

Country

Netherlands

Founder

Pádraic Flood

CEO & Co-founder, Aardaia

LinkedIn profile aardaia.com

Outreach angles

-Pádraic Flood holds a PhD in plant photosynthesis genetics from Wageningen and was previously Head of Genetics at Infarm.
-He co-founded Aardaia with agribusiness veteran Mike Henske, who worked at Indigo and Solynta, to turn wild plants into new crops.
-The oversubscribed €5M seed led by Point Nine accelerates the aardaker, a protein-rich tuber the team pitches as a protein potato for Europe.