ECBF has supplied an extension to Aphea.Bio’s series B round, which already included Gemma Frisius Fund, Qbic, Vives and V-Bio Ventures.
Aphea.Bio, a Belgium-based agriculture technology provider spun out of multiple institutions, increased its series B round to €18m ($21.8m) today following an extension supplied by the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund.
The company secured an initial $16.8m from investors including KU Leuven’s Gemma Frisius Fund, multi-university venture fund Qbic II, VIB-affiliated fund V-Bio Ventures and Vives Fund, an investment vehicle for Université catholique de Louvain.
The first close was led by Astanor Ventures and also featured agriculture and environmental…
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