- Headquarters
- Ghent
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- aphea.bio
- Total Funding
- $104.3M
- Last Round
- $70.0M Series CJul 2023
- Rounds
- 5
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
About
Aphea.Bio was founded in December 2016 by Isabel Vercauteren (CEO) and Steven Vandenabeele (CTO) as a spin-off of VIB (Flemish Institute for Biotechnology) and partner universities Ghent University and KU Leuven. Located in the biotech cluster in Ghent, Belgium, the company develops biological crop protection solutions using its proprietary APEXbio™ high-throughput R&D platform. Aphea.Bio's product pipeline includes biostimulants, biofungicides, bioherbicides, and bioinsecticides derived from natural microorganisms. Key commercial products include ACTIV by APHEA bio® (biostimulant seed treatment) and INITIΛ by Aphea.Bio™. The company secured €70 million in Series C funding led by Innovation Industries, with participation from Korys Investments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, SFPIM, and BNP Paribas Fortis. Aphea.Bio is a Certified B Corporation with a score of 94.5 and employs 50+ scientists and industry specialists.
Summary
Aphea.Bio is an Agtech company based in Ghent, Belgium, founded in 2016. It has raised $104.3M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $70.0M Series C round in Jul 2023. Investors include ECBF, Astanor Ventures and V-Bio Ventures.
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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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