Founding - Zymbiox

Dear partners, friends and supporters,

This month, Zymbiox continues to advance microbial solutions against microplastic pollution in agricultural soils - with a focus on company founding and preparing our pilot launches.

Momentum & Wins

Funding, partnerships, and commercial progress are putting us in position for field work in Spring 2027.

Successful selection for a €150k grant supporting technology scale-up and preparation for five field pilots planned for Spring 2027.
Enrollment in the DESY Start-up programme — with infrastructure in Hamburg, business consultation, and access to the DESY innovation network.
Contract negotiations with Start-up Labs Hamburg finalised: affordable access to laboratory infrastructure and scientific expertise.
Pitched at Zebra Investment Night, securing several soft commitments from private investors while continuing business-model development through international agrifood programmes.
Selected for the European programme AgriFood4Future.
Selected for the European programme AgriFood Disruptor.
Said goodbye to our first intern, Sebastian Gang, who supported customer development and commercial outreach.
Notary date for official founding: 16 October 2026.

€150k

Grant support

Field pilots

€50k

Soft commitments from angel investors

DESY & IF

Hamburg programmes

AgriFood4Future

European programme

AgriFood Disruptor

European programme

Challenges & Learnings

Building the company in parallel with programme work continues to show us where focus matters most.

Driving the founding forward while finding time to align on commercial agreement terms.
Managing the move to Hamburg.
Keeping everyone included in information gathering and up to date.

Milestones for this month

October is about company founding, lab start, and the next programme steps.

Sending out the first newsletter.
Founding Zymbiox in Hamburg — 16 October 2026.
Moving into our new lab at Start-up Labs Hamburg.
Transitioning from the DESY programme to the Impossible Founders Genesis programme.
Continuing the EIT Food programmes AgriFood Disruptor and AgriFood4Future, including an Angels pitch on 30 October 2026.
Securing an EIT Seedbed Fund grant.
Hiba, our COO, will start as our first full-time employee and Managing Director for Zymbiox.

16 Oct

Company founding

30 Oct

Angels pitch

Hamburg

New lab

EIT

Seedbed funding

Funding

First Fulltime Employee

Hiba as MD / COO

Together, we are making agricultural soils fit for the future.

Best regards, The Zymbiox Team

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