# Rainbow Crops funding: rounds and investors > Rainbow Crops has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Qbic Fund, LIFTT EuroInvest and LIFTT. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rainbow-crops (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Belgium · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rainbow Crops* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Agtech AI Biotech Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$18M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 3 sources **$7.0M** Grant **$11M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $11M Jun 2026 - **Led by:** LIFTT EuroInvest - **Step-up i:** 1.6× - **Investors:** 8 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2027 **$7.0M** Grant **$11M** Seed - **First round:** Grant, $7.0M - **Biggest round:** $11M - **Between rounds:** 4 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Seed **$11M** *7 new* *1 returning* [LIFTT EuroInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt-euroinvest) Lead [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) [VIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vib) [Agri Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agri-investment-fund) [PINC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinc) [Maia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maia-ventures) [Corteva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corteva) Reported by Agri Investment Fund and 1 other - **Mar 2026** Grant **$7.0M** *1 new* [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Rainbow Crops's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team. **Giacomo Bastianelli** CEO & Co-Founder - **Tim Van den Buckle** Head of AI - **Veerle De Schepper** Head of R&D - **Barbara Berckmans** Board Member - **Jonas De Saeger** Research Scientist - **Lennert Impens** Research Scientist - **Léon Broers** Chair of the Board - **Michele Morgante** Board Member - **Stephanie Watteyne** Lab Manager - **Tom Viaene** Board Member - **Ward Develtere** Research Scientist Advisers *Prof. Hilde Nelissen* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Grant** 2026 **Seed** 2026 [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) [LIFTT EuroInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt-euroinvest) L [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) [VIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vib) [Agri Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agri-investment-fund) [PINC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinc) [Maia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maia-ventures) [Corteva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corteva) ## Everyone who backed them [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [LIFTT EuroInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt-euroinvest) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [LIFTT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liftt) VC firm **1** round [VIB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vib) VC firm **1** round [Agri Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agri-investment-fund) VC firm **1** round [PINC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinc) Corporate VC **1** round [Maia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maia-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Corteva](https://millionrounds.com/fund/corteva) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=rainbow-crops). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Rainbow Crops as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [T Bridge Venture Partners Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-bridge-venture-partners-ltd) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Rainbow Crops ### Who invested in Rainbow Crops? Rainbow Crops's investors include Qbic Fund, LIFTT EuroInvest, LIFTT, VIB and Agri Investment Fund, and 3 more on record. LIFTT EuroInvest led its latest round. ### How much has Rainbow Crops raised? Rainbow Crops has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2026. ### When did Rainbow Crops last raise? Rainbow Crops's most recent round was a Seed of $11M in Jun 2026, led by LIFTT EuroInvest. ### What was Rainbow Crops's biggest round? Its most recent round, $11M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Rainbow Crops first? Rainbow Crops's first round on record, in Mar 2026, was backed by Qbic Fund. ### What stage is Rainbow Crops at? Rainbow Crops's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Rainbow Crops based? Rainbow Crops is based in Belgium. ### Who led Rainbow Crops's rounds? LIFTT EuroInvest led the Seed in 2026. ## Companies like Rainbow Crops In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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