Overview
Founded in 2019 in Ghent as a spinoff of Flanders Institute for Biotechnology and ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Protealis is focused on developing improved legume varieties suited to European growing conditions. The company targets crops such as soya, faba beans, and lupins, which can serve as protein sources for animal feed and human food while fixing nitrogen in the soil and reducing dependence on imported South American soy.
Protealis has raised EUR 40M in total, including a EUR 22M Series B in 2024, to accelerate its breeding programs and scale seed production. The company's work addresses a significant strategic gap: Europe currently imports the large majority of its plant protein needs, a vulnerability that both food security policy and sustainability goals are pushing to close.
The VIB spinoff pedigree places Protealis within one of the world's leading plant biotech ecosystems, based at Ghent.
Funding & milestones
3 events found for Protealis · 2021–2024
Series AVenture / equity1 source€6M
Reported amount €6,000,000
Company's launch release confirms EUR 6m initial capital; the same release calls it both seed financing and Series A.
Series a extensionVenture / equity1 source€5.7M
Reported amount €5,700,000
Original release announces additional EUR 5.7m, beyond the initial EUR 6m.
InvestorsInnovation IndustriesKorys InvestmentsHFT HoldingThia VenturesEstari GroupSeries BVenture / equity1 source€22M
Reported amount €22,000,000
Company confirms completion of a separate EUR 22m B round.
InvestorsV-Bio VenturesPMVVIBILVOAgri Investment FundInnovation IndustriesKorys InvestmentsHFT HoldingThia VenturesGemma Frisius FundGlobachem GroupEstari Group
Recorded history so far. Original currencies are preserved; amounts in different currencies are not added together. Debt, grants, acquisitions and listings are separate event types. Undated events appear last.
Key people
In the news
- A tough summer, and yields are down across Europe. The 2026 drought hit every crop, and soy was no exception. The latest Donau Soja Organisation report from Oct 2026 mentions that the EU average yield is 2.24 t/ha, 15% below the five-year average. So why are more farmers still looking at soy for 2027? 📈Non-GM soybean prices are at their highest level since 2023. 🫛European processors are short of local non-GM soy, and imports are getting harder. 🪴Soy needs no nitrogen fertiliser and gives your cereal rotation a healthy
- What if your soybean seed arrived ready to sow, with no extra inoculation step on farm? Remaining as good as fresh for 90 days*? Meet MagNFix™: a premium soybean inoculant, developed for European growing conditions. Why MagNFix™? 👇 🦠 Unique European Bradyrhizobium strain ⏱️ As good as fresh for 90 days* 🌱 Ready-to-sow: open the bag and sow 💪 Supports stronger nodulation, higher yield & protein content 🇪🇺 Made for European fields 🌿 Suitable for organic & conventional growers Ready-to-sow soybean seed. 90 days as good as
- Euroseeds 2026, it's a wrap! ☀️🤩 Our team is closing the doors after a great #Euroseeds2026 congress in Valencia (and we won't even mention the weather 😜☀️ ). This year, #legume crops and #technology took the stage, framed in the context of more resilience. More resilience in terms of: more diverse crops, coupled with regulations that let innovations like the next generation of biostimulants reach fields in time. A perfect setting for the launch of #MagNfix, our soybean seed inoculant that comes pre-coated on ready-to-sow
- The 2026 harvest is in, and the rotation for next season is being planned. Is soy worth a place on the farm? If you’re not sure, let the numbers decide. Yield, price, seed, fertilizer and machine costs all count in your margin. Enter your country, region and hectares, and compare soy side by side with wheat, maize, rapeseed and barley. In France, Bourgogne, for example, soy comes out #1 vs wheat, partly because it needs far less fertilizer. Whatever your region, the answer is in our Crop Calculator 😍 🔗 https://lnkd.in/enXzTBr7
- Protealis launches its soybean inoculant https://lnkd.in/e4tR-hD5
- Tijdens het Euroseeds-congres voor de Europese zaadsector in Valencia kondigt Protealis vandaag de lancering aan van MagNfix™. Dat is een zaaiklare, voorgecoate sojazaadoplossing die de sojaproductie in Europa robuuster moet maken. Bacteriën die nodig zijn voor de groei en eiwitproductie van de sojaplant, komen immers niet voor in Europese landbouwbodems. Daarom moeten landbouwers sojazaden vóór het zaaien inoculeren of coaten, maar dat levert nog steeds geen consistente resultaten op grotere schaal. “ De combinatie van
- Today Protealis launches its Ready-to-Sow soybean solution MagNfix. A great step in making Europe more self sufficient, and take control of its own protein needs. Well done team!
- Press news: Protealis Launches Ready-to-Sow Soybean Solution MagNfix™ at Euroseeds 2026 Congress 🗞️ Protealis, the European specialist in non-GMO legume seeds and seed technologies, today announces the commercial launch of #MagNfix™, its proprietary ready-to-sow #soybean seed #inoculant. The launch is announced during the #Euroseeds2026 Congress in Valencia, Spain, where Protealis is hosting a MagNfix™ launch cocktail event with seed distributors and industry partners. More on: https://lnkd.in/eXeyECev #MagNfix #soybean
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