# Edaphon

> Edaphon is a VC fund in Brussels backing Agriculture and Farming. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edaphon/
- Website: https://www.edaphon.com/

Edaphon is a climate impact fund that invest in natural carbon sinks and the restoration of essential ecosystems.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5.3M–$17M |
| Series B | $17M–$41M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 5 | 42% |
| Farming | 4 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 25% |
| Sustainability | 3 | 25% |
| AgTech | 2 | 17% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 50% |
| Series B | 4 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 17% |
| Germany | 2 | 17% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joost Van Laer | VC investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joost-van-laer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Octarine Bio | Octarine Bio is a synthetic biology company that produces superior cannabinoids for the pharmaceutical industry. | $5.9M | Series A | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Global crop protection specialists ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company. | $19.8M | Series B | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| OroraTech | OroraTech is a global intelligence-as-a-service company leveraging thermal data for a sustainable Earth. Their product, Wildfire Solution, powered by high-resolution thermal data from our proprietary and public space-based sensor system, is trusted worldwide for revolutionizing wildfire detection. Since 2022, OroraTech has established acomprehensive global monitoring network, delivering real-time situational awareness and prompt risk alerts. The cutting-edge system detects fires of any scale, day or night, ensuring timely action. Founded in 2018, OroraTech is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with operations in Canada and Brazil. With a dedicated team of over 100 experts, OroraTech is committed to delivering innovative solutions for a sustainable future. More information: www.ororatech.com | $41.4M | Series B | May 14, 2025 |  |
| BioPrime AgriSolutions | Develop Innovative and Disruptive Next-Generation Agri Biological technology platforms, which will prove to be game changer for farmer, help them combat climate change, fight different stress conditions, increase yield and thereby increase their revenues. Their endeavor is to be leader in the agricultural industry, reforming and revolutionizing theindustry by developing, promoting and providing Innovative and Sustainable farming solutions. | $6M | Series A | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| Soil Capital Belgium | Soil Capital supports farmers with transitioning from industrial to regenerative organic farming. | $16.6M | Series B | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Meridia | Meridia is a mobile platform that provides smallholder farmer families with documentation of their land. We also provide them a profile with which they can access inputs and financial services that are precisely tailored to their circumstances. | $5.6M | Series A | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| TOOPI Organics | TOOPI Organics is specializing in using human urine for agriculture and industry | $12.1M | Series A | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| CropX | CropX Ltd., an ag-analytics company, develops cloud based software solutions integrated with wireless sensors, which boosts crops yield and saves water and energy. It offers advanced adaptive irrigation software service that delivers crop yield increase, and water and energy cost saving services while conserving the environment. The company alsogenerates irrigation maps and automatically applies the right amount of water to different parts of the same field. It serves farmers worldwide. CropX Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with an additional office in San Francisco, California.CropX’s proprietary science helps farmers better understand water usage across their fields. Its low-cost soil sensors can increase crop yields while simultaneously cutting water usage by one third. In just one irrigation season, CropX sensors were installed on thousands of acres of all major row crops and demonstrated immense value, with early customers across the United States reporting dramatic water, manpower and cost savings, as well as massive crop yield gains. During the current growing season, CropX technology will be rolled out across hundreds of thousands of acres. | $30M | Series C | Apr 19, 2023 |  |
| Soil Capital Belgium | Soil Capital supports farmers with transitioning from industrial to regenerative organic farming. | $5.3M | Series A | Feb 22, 2023 |  |
| OroraTech | OroraTech is a global intelligence-as-a-service company leveraging thermal data for a sustainable Earth. Their product, Wildfire Solution, powered by high-resolution thermal data from our proprietary and public space-based sensor system, is trusted worldwide for revolutionizing wildfire detection. Since 2022, OroraTech has established acomprehensive global monitoring network, delivering real-time situational awareness and prompt risk alerts. The cutting-edge system detects fires of any scale, day or night, ensuring timely action. Founded in 2018, OroraTech is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with operations in Canada and Brazil. With a dedicated team of over 100 experts, OroraTech is committed to delivering innovative solutions for a sustainable future. More information: www.ororatech.com | $16.7M | Series A | Nov 30, 2022 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Edaphon invest in?

Edaphon invests primarily in Agriculture, Farming and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Edaphon's check size?

Edaphon typically joins rounds of $5.3M–$17M at Series A and $17M–$41M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Edaphon participates in.

### How do I contact Edaphon?

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### Who are the partners at Edaphon?

The team at Edaphon includes Joost Van Laer (VC investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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