# Solena

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

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: Foster City, US
- Website: www.solena.ag
- Latest round: Seed (Jun 13, 2022)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in California, US, and founded by Erick Soto, Guillermo Aguirre, Irving Rivera (CEO), and Octavio Gonzalez (CTO) in 2015, Grupo Solena, S.A.P.I. de C.V., dba Solena is a biotechnology company that hopes to increase farmers' profitability by studying the microbiome of agricultural soils by using specialized biological inputs. In June 2022, Grupo Solena, S.A.P.I. de C.V. raised Seed funding from new investor CerraCap Ventures. The company is headquartered in California and has other offices in Peru, Mexico, and Canada.

Solena uses a proprietary artificial intelligence-powered Prometheus platform that collects diagnostic data from various cultivable soil and defines the required microorganism functions based on microbiomes present, climate, crops to be grown, and other soil features to help farmers restore soil quality and health. The firm uses this data to provide custom programs for every farmer and monitors the effect of the program implemented during each crop cycle.

The company intends to use the June 2022 funding to expand its reach of soil testing centers, bolster team composition and improve its R&D capabilities.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jun 13, 2022 — CerraCap Ventures

## Investors

- CerraCap Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cerracap-ventures) — Seed