Niklas Åström, CEO of Arevo.
When Impact Loop first reported on Arevo in March 2024, we’d just secured €6.8 million from investors including Industrifonden and Fort Knox.
One year later, we’ve done it again — closing another round together with our existing investors.
The funding enables us to scale operations and expand internationally,” says Niklas Åström, CEO of Arevo. “It’s about moving faster toward replacing conventional fertilizers with something that actually works with plant biology, not against it.
Fertilizer has quietly become one of the planet’s biggest climate challenges. It accounts for roughly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions — almost double that of air travel.
The world is finally realising what we’ve believed from day one:
the biggest climate opportunity in agriculture starts underground.
Our innovation is rooted in the research of Professor Torgny Näsholm at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences — a global pioneer in plant nutrition.
Arevo’s technology uses arginine phosphate, an amino-acid-based form of nitrogen that binds naturally to soil particles. Unlike mineral nitrate, it doesn’t wash away with rain.
The result:
Stronger root systems
Healthier, more resilient soils
Lower nitrogen leakage and emissions
In other words, more growth, less waste — a fertilizer that feeds plants and protects the planet.
As we scale up, we’re also levelling up our leadership.
In March 2025, Maria Wetterstrand — former Green Party spokesperson and now CEO of Miltton Europe in Brussels — joined our board.
Maria’s background and experience complement the board extremely well,” says Åström. “She brings valuable EU-level insight into regulation and policy.
Other board members include:
David Sonnek, CEO of Navigare Ventures
Diana Henningsson, Deputy Member, Navigare Ventures
Henrik Lenning, Deputy CEO at Stora Enso
Anna Haupt, representing Industrifonden
Together, they bring a mix of science, policy, and industry experience that will help Arevo grow stronger roots internationally.
This spring, Arevo also launched a new product for homeowners — a sustainable lawn fertilizer based on the same arginine-powered technology that’s transforming forestry and farming.
It’s a complementary product,” says Åström. “Something for lawns that delivers visible results while doing right by the planet.
Because whether it’s forests, fields, or backyards, one thing remains true:
real change starts from the root.
The news was originally published on Impact Loop Europe.