F-01
Climate
Conditions are getting harder.
Drought, heat, and stress are no longer edge cases. They're the new normal. The industry urgently needs crops that hold their performance when conditions turn.
01 · Why now
Two forces are reshaping agriculture. We answer both.
A Dutch agri-tech company making crops more resilient and more consistent, without chemistry, before the seed ever reaches the ground.
F-02
Regulation
The chemistry is being withdrawn.
Across Europe, key chemical seed treatments lose approval by the end of 2027, with no chemical replacement in sight. A non-chemical answer is no longer optional.
We help seeds establish stronger and hold up under stress, without chemical treatment, exactly where these two forces meet.
Origin
We start where it matters most: the seed.
Rooted in space research
It begins before the seed ever reaches the ground.
Refined within the European Space Agency's business incubation programme, without disclosing the method.
02 · Results
What the treatment changes.
Resilience under stress
Stronger from the start
Within reach
Without chemistry
03 · Impact
More from every seed.
Across everything we grow.
A stronger start isn't tied to one crop. The same treatment lifts performance wherever a seed is planted, opening up what's possible to grow, and where.
Gains that carry across species, not tuned to a single one.
Performance that holds where growing is hard.
Within reach, far beyond the premium few.
At a glance
Base
Nijmegen NL
Dedicated R&D and production facility
Programmes
ESA BIC
With StartLife · space & agrifood incubation
Stage
Pilots active
Commercial conversations across Europe
Method
No chemistry
Treatment service · data under NDA
04 · Facility
Where the science gets real.
Our new facility in Nijmegen brings research, development, and production under one roof.
Research, development & production, under one roof.
Precision science, meeting serious engineering.
Where treated seed becomes early establishment.
Selected views from our Nijmegen facility. Detailed process and equipment stay private, shared with qualified partners under NDA.
05 · Team
The people behind it.
Scientists and engineers across plant science, engineering, and crop research. Public biographies stay concise; deeper diligence material is shared privately.
Paulino Valdes
Chief Executive
Sets direction. Runs partnerships and capital.
Robin Le Vigouroux
Chief Technology
Owns engineering, systems readiness, and field testing.
Andrea Tonoli
Chief Financial
Capital structure, grants, and financial planning.
Amin Mirshamsi
Senior Plant Scientist
Designs the trials. Reads the plants.
Benyamin Houshyani
Chief Science
Owns the science thesis and the IP.
Niels Coumans
Business Analyst
Modelling, operations, and the diligence room.
06 · Backing & partners
Built alongside serious partners.
Developed within the European Space Agency business incubation programme and the StartLife accelerator, backed by named investors and a bank.
Space-grade backing
Refined within the European Space Agency's business incubation programme, where space research crosses into agriculture.
Names appear with permission. Detailed validation and diligence material is shared with qualified partners under NDA.
Contact
For seed companies and the world.
Seed companies can explore a pilot; investors can request the company overview. Detailed, crop-by-crop results are shared with qualified partners under NDA.