Berlin’s Seqana Secures €3.2M to Scale Soil Health Tech for Agrifood Resilience
Berlin-based Seqana has secured €3.2 million in a mixed funding round, combining venture capital and debt, to advance its digital MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) technology. The round, led by Pymwymic and supported by existing investors HTGF and Counteract, includes a startup loan from Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank. This follows prior investments and grant funding from the European Space Agency.
Seqana’s technology leverages satellite imagery and machine learning to quantify soil health at scale, focusing on carbon as a core indicator. According to CEO Stefan Goenner, this funding will expand the company’s ability to assess additional soil health metrics, such as yield stability and supply chain continuity. "Carbon remains central to our approach, but this round allows us to address the broader value of healthy soil," he stated.
Founded in 2020, Seqana provides cost-effective, scalable solutions for soil carbon MRV, ensuring scientific rigor. Soil health is increasingly vital for agrifood and commodity companies aiming to balance climate goals with supply chain resilience. Soil carbon, a key indicator, is one of the most scalable natural carbon sinks, and its measurement helps evaluate regenerative agriculture efforts in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
The financial stakes are high: soil degradation costs the EU an estimated €50 billion annually, with over 60% of European soils classified as unhealthy (European Commission). Seqana’s data highlights the impact of regenerative practices—during the 2023 European droughts, French farms using advanced methods lost only 8% of yields compared to 22% on less regenerative farms.
Seqana’s tools, including Digital Soil Maps and Soil Sampling Designs, serve clients like Danone, eAgronom, Klim, and Bayer, enabling them to track regenerative progress, claim CO2 removals, and strengthen supply chain resilience. The company also co-authored standards for the VCM, such as Verra’s VM0042 v3 methodology and Gold Standard’s SOC Model Guidelines.
Monique Meulemans of Pymwymic praised Seqana’s work: "They are turning soil organic carbon from an invisible asset into a measurable one, transforming how agricultural resilience is understood and rewarded."
The new capital will accelerate Seqana’s soil carbon MRV tooling and expand its measurement capabilities to additional soil health indicators, providing customers with deeper insights into their regenerative programs.
