# Alora

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/alora

- Industry: Agribusiness
- Headquarters: Norwich, UK
- Website: www.alora.world
- Total disclosed funding: $1.4M
- Latest round: Seed (Apr 7, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Norwich, UK, and founded in 2019 Alora, f.k.a. Agrisea develops ocean agriculture to create a way to grow crops in high-salt conditions. The company’s crops are genetically fortified which makes them suitable to grow and thrive in an ocean environment. In March 2026, Alora raised an amount of venture funding led by Neglected Climate Opportunities, with participation Toyota Ventures. Adam Helms is leading the firm as CEO as of 2026.

ALORA develops non-GMO, gene-edited crop traits designed to improve yield stability under heat and salinity stress. Its approach uses system-level, multiplex gene editing that targets plant control systems rather than single genes. In rice, ALORA has demonstrated yield improvements of up to 1.5× in greenhouse conditions, while maintaining grain quality. The traits are designed to function across climates and crops.

The company plans to use the March 2026 funding to advance early yield and heat-tolerance trait results toward broader validation across additional genetic backgrounds to support future commercial partnerships.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Apr 7, 2022, $1.4M — Mistletoe, Toyota Ventures

## Investors

- Mistletoe (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mistletoe) — Seed
- Toyota Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/toyota-ventures) — Seed