It all started with a dream…In 2008 Solynta took up the challenge – and the responsibility – to revolutionize potato breeding. We chose this road because we know hybrid potatoes can enhance not only the livelihood of farmers, producers and consumers, but also because we believe it will enable a plentiful potato yield in every corner of the world.
In doing so we dare to push the boundaries of sustainable improvements in food and nutritional security worldwide. Together with partners around the world we apply our ground-breaking technology and create long lasting impact on global food supply. We believe in a future where hybrid potatoes are widely used.
The road that Solynta builds, will contribute to a fundamental reduction of the environmental footprint of the potato value chain and will unlock the true potential of potatoes.
Over recent years Solynta has grown rapidly and now employs over 70 people from different backgrounds and cultures. Together, the persistent team of Researchers, Breeders, Agronomists and many more at Solynta, have Unlocked the True Potential of Potatoes.
Our success comes from working hard with a can-do mentality, never giving up, and striving to accomplish what others may say is impossible. But life at Solynta is more than work alone. We make time to engage with each other, have fun, develop ourselves, build meaningful relationships and support a work–life balance which supports the well-being of our people.
If you want to learn more about Hybrid True Potato Seeds, Solynta and our current vacancies, please visit our website Solynta.com.
In doing so we dare to push the boundaries of sustainable improvements in food and nutritional security worldwide. Together with partners around the world we apply our ground-breaking technology and create long lasting impact on global food supply. We believe in a future where hybrid potatoes are widely used.
The road that Solynta builds, will contribute to a fundamental reduction of the environmental footprint of the potato value chain and will unlock the true potential of potatoes.
Over recent years Solynta has grown rapidly and now employs over 70 people from different backgrounds and cultures. Together, the persistent team of Researchers, Breeders, Agronomists and many more at Solynta, have Unlocked the True Potential of Potatoes.
Our success comes from working hard with a can-do mentality, never giving up, and striving to accomplish what others may say is impossible. But life at Solynta is more than work alone. We make time to engage with each other, have fun, develop ourselves, build meaningful relationships and support a work–life balance which supports the well-being of our people.
If you want to learn more about Hybrid True Potato Seeds, Solynta and our current vacancies, please visit our website Solynta.com.
Location: Netherlands
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $48.18M
Founded date: 2007
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.07.2025 | - | $23.39M | European I... |
| 22.07.2021 | Series C | $24.79M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.07.2025 | Agritech Solynta lands EU-backed financing to advance disease-resistant potato varieties | The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €20 million venture debt financing agreement with Dutch biotechnology company Solynta, to accelerate the development of potato varieties with enhanced resistance to disease and resilience to c... |
| 04.10.2024 | Guest article: EU regulators are more focused on reducing pesticides, not building a future where they aren’t required | Solynta potato plantlets. Image credit: Solynta Charles Miller is the director of strategic alliances and development for Solynta, a European seed producer focused on hybrid true potato seed varieties. The views expressed in this article ar... |
| 02.02.2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: Plant-based salmon reels in $12m, new funding for ag robots, Impossible layoffs | This week, Canada’s New School Foods snagged seed funding for its whole-cut plant-based salmon. In agtech, BloomX secured funding for its pollination tech and E-Terry for its farm robot. Meanwhile, KFC struck a deal to put robots in its kit... |
| 06.08.2021 | Dutch startup Solynta raises €21M to “unlock the true potential” of the humble potato; here’s how | With the current climate change impacting negatively on agriculture and food production, and the increase of the human population, thinking ahead to ensure food security is critical. This is where Dutch breeding and biotechnology company So... |
| 22.07.2021 | Solynta raises € 21 million in series C funding | The potato is the 4th most produced food crop after corn, wheat and rice and is increasing in importance globally due to its high nutritional value. Solynta’s innovation of hybrid potatoes makes it possible to distribute new potato varietie... |
| 22.07.2021 | Solynta raises € 21 million in series C funding | Solynta raises € 21 million in series C funding 22 Jul 2021 Funding will be used to accelerate Solynta’s ambition to unlock the full potential of potatoes Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta, based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, clos... |
| 09.12.2020 | StartLife reflects on a decade of change in agrifoodtech | Editor’s note: Caroline Macdonald is a writer specialized in food, nutrition, and new technologies for sustainable food systems. This article was commissioned by StartLife to mark its 10-year anniversary. It does not necessarily represent t... |
| 18.02.2019 | World-Agri Tech Innovation Summit & Future Food-Tech | StartLife is organising a startup mission to San Francisco, inviting 10 prominent Dutch Food & Agtech startups to one of the most relevant podia in the world. We are presenting the selected startup companies supported by Startlife, as ... |
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