Glaia raises £1m from Green Angel Syndicate and Yield Lab Europe to commercialise crop technology.
The funding will support production scale-up and market entry for the company's carbon-based agricultural biostimulants.
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Bristol based agri-tech company that develops carbon based biostimulants to enhance crop growth and reduce agricultural emissions.
Glaia has secured £1m in funding led by Green Angel Syndicate alongside Yield Lab Europe and existing backer SHAKE Climate Change. The capital will be used to scale up production, run pilot customer projects, and prepare the company's first commercial product for market entry.
Founded in 2019 by former University of Bristol researchers Dr David Benito and Dr Imke Sittel, the start-up has engineered carbon-based sugar dots that boost photosynthetic efficiency. The treatment aims to increase harvests and reduce farming emissions without requiring additional fertilisers.
From the founder
"We are thrilled with this new, exciting stage for Glaia. Many climate friendly technologies tackle the issue of emissions directly – but we decided to approach the problem from the other direction. What if we could improve current productivity without increasing the carbon footprint?"
David Benito
CEO at Glaia
Investor perspective
"It was immediately apparent that the ground-breaking sugar dot technology could transform the CO2 influence of farming. We were impressed by the expertise and dedication of the Glaia team and believe they will have a great impact in reducing agriculture’s carbon intensity."
Cam Ross
CEO, Green Angel Syndicate
Use of funds
- 01Continue product development
- 02Build out infrastructure