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September 17, 2025

French startup Genomines raises $45m to ‘farm’ metal from plants

The Paris-based startup leverages plants’ special properties to extract nickel more sustainably

Genomines, a French startup that has developed a method to “farm” nickel using plants, has raised a $45m Series A. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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