{"id":39775,"date":"2026-09-14T09:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/?p=39775"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:41:49","slug":"gaia-tech-secures-fresh-funding-from-strategic-investor-kielder-agro-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/gaia-tech-secures-fresh-funding-from-strategic-investor-kielder-agro-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaia Tech secures fresh funding from strategic investor Kielder Agro Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kielderagro.com\/\">Kielder Agro Group<\/a>, a Swiss-based responsible agriculture and sustainable development enterprise, has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiatech.ch\/\">Gaia Tech<\/a> as a strategic investor. The capital will support research, development and the scaling of the company&#8217;s core product portfolio, alongside expansion into new ingredients. Eduardo Pares, CEO of Kielder Agro Group, has joined Gaia Tech&#8217;s board of directors following the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2021, Gaia Tech replaces harmful ingredients with bio-compounds and added-value ingredients extracted from agricultural side streams that were previously discarded. By transforming high-volume biomass such as olive pomace, rapeseed cake or spent coffee grounds into functional ingredients, the company aims to enable sustainable supply chains at industrial scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the round, the company has converted a loan from the W.A. de Vigier Foundation into equity. 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