Danish AgriTech Startup Mycoverse Raises €2.4 Million to Tackle…

Team S · 2026-03-10T13:20:51.000Z

Agritech startup Mycoverse has secured €2.4 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of biological solutions aimed at combating potato late blight, one of the most damaging crop diseases affecting European agriculture. The funding round was co-led by Future Food Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with additional participation from PINC, the venture arm of food company Paulig. Mycoverse is an agritech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) that focuses on developing biological crop protection using fungi. The company’s platform uses AI-driven discovery tools to identify fungal strains capable of protecting crops from disease while reducing the reliance on chemical pesticides. The newly raised capital will be used to advance the company’s first product targeting potato late blight, a disease that causes significant agricultural losses and represents an estimated $1.9 billion global market opportunity. Mycoverse’s technology combines AI-based discovery with advanced fungal production systems, allowing the company to develop bioactive crop-protection solutions that can be integrated into existing farming practices without major operational changes for farmers. The investment will also support expanded field trials and further product development, as the company works toward delivering scalable biological alternatives to traditional pesticides. Founded in 2024, Mycoverse plans to extend its biological crop protection platform to additional crops in the future, including grapevines, as demand grows for sustainable agricultural solutions across Europe.

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