OlsAro
OlsAro is an AgTech company that provides a biotech platform called SeedAX™ to help seed companies develop climate-resilient cereal varieties in half the time of traditional breeding. The platform targets salinity, heat, drought, and nitrogen-efficiency traits, with an initial salt-tolerant wheat product validated in four-year field trials. The company plans to expand its platform to maize, rice, barley, oat, and rye.
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture Technology
Funding
Raised to date
€7.5MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Est. $8.2Macross 2 rounds
€5M · Seed
Announced Oct 2026 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $5.5M
Not on chart (date unknown): Funding Round €2.5M
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Climate change threatens food security, affecting 80% of the world's farmland by 2050 and forecast to cause a 30% yield decrease in large parts of the world. Since cereals represent 50% of the world's diets, developing climate-resilient seed varieties quickly is a critical challenge.
Solution
OlsAro provides a versatile biotech platform called SeedAX™ that streamlines trait discovery and variety development for multiple cereal crops. The platform integrates seamlessly into seed companies' existing processes, cutting seed development time by half compared to traditional breeding methods. OlsAro is developing seeds with salinity resilience, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, and nitrogen efficiency to tackle the most urgent climate challenges impacting food security. Beyond its salt-tolerant wheat, the company is also developing heat-resistant and nitrogen-efficient seed solutions and aims to expand to other cereals including maize, rice, barley, oat, and rye.
Target Audience
The primary customers are seed companies and agricultural producers seeking climate-resilient cereal varieties to maintain yields under changing environmental conditions.
Features
- SeedAX™ platform cuts seed development time by half compared to traditional methods
- Trait development targeting salinity resilience, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, and nitrogen efficiency
- Initial product focus on salt-tolerant wheat with demonstrated resilience in rigorous 4-year field trials
- Expansion planned to maize, rice, barley, oat, and rye
- Rooted in over 10 years of research excellence in cereal genetics
- Platform designed for seamless integration into seed companies' existing development processes