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Nitroduck

Active · Monsanto for yummy crops, but without pesticides

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7signal of 100 · rising 7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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About Nitroduck

We make gene editing easy for all crops. To make pesticides obsolete across vegetables and fruits, enabling coffee to withstand heat waves, making almonds independent of pollinators, pistachios independent of winter chill, and much more. To let breeders create novel, consumer-facing crop varieties like pink pineapples, seedless cherries, and non-browning avocados.

YC batch
F26 · Fall 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
3
Location
Brno, South Moravian Region, Czechia
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: CRISPR, Sustainable Agriculture, Biotechnology

Changes seen

Joined a programOct 26, 2026

Joined Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

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Nitroduck in F26: 219 companies, 89% AI

Nitroduck: questions

Which YC batch was Nitroduck in?

Nitroduck was in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 batch (F26).

Is Nitroduck still active?

Y Combinator lists Nitroduck as active.

Where is Nitroduck based?

Nitroduck lists Brno, South Moravian Region, Czechia as its location on YC's directory.