European and Chinese Startups Raise Capital for Seed Tech and Space 3D Printing
Dutch AgTech firm Gravity Gardens raised €2.6 million for chemical-free seed activation, while China's Xinjinghe secured funding to expand metal 3D printing for aerospace.
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Two startups on separate continents have raised fresh capital to scale technologies aimed at agriculture and aerospace manufacturing.
Gravity Gardens, an AgTech company based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has closed a €2.6 million Seed round to bring its seed activation technology to market. According to EU-Startups, the process is dry and uses no water, chemicals or coating on the seed, and is designed to improve crop establishment for European arable and horticultural crops. The round combined equity investment with regional development funding from EFRO and was supported by VP Capital, Brightlands Venture Partners and Graduate Ventures, alongside private investors. It followed earlier backing from StartLife and a Rabobank innovation loan, taking the company's total raised to more than €3 million.
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