Recirculating water systems that demand constant pH and EC monitoring, pumps that fail, filters that clog, substrates that accumulate disease, and control software that adds cost at every layer.
Billions in investor capital, gone. Not because growing plants indoors is a bad idea. Because the technology underneath was too complex to scale.
Until now.
Nutrient solution goes to the plant, drainage comes back, gets reprocessed, goes again. That loop is the source of all complexity — the sensors, the pumps, the contamination risk, the cost.
Ultrasonic fog generation transforms complex, two-way flow architectures into simple, cost-effective one-way flow solutions. Integrates into almost any growing container — boxes, pipes, A-frames — and works in both gravity and microgravity.
Water and nutrients delivered directly — and the plant absorbs everything. No drainage. No recirculation. No return path.
That's the breakthrough.
| Hydroponics | Clorofilab | |
|---|---|---|
| Water efficiency | Baseline | 95% less |
| System weight | Baseline | 50× lighter |
| pH/EC sensors | Required | Not needed |
| Substrate | Required | None |
| Pumps & pipes | Required | None |
| Cross-contamination | Present | Impossible |
| Disease risk | Significant | Zero |
| Gravity dependency | Yes | None |
| Cost | Baseline | 50%+ lower |
Fogponics 1.0 has completed multiple validated growth cycles at TUM (Technical University of Munich). Real plants. Real data.
Clorofilab is not a grow system. It's a platform technology — applicable wherever plants need to grow with fewer resources, less infrastructure, and higher precision.
Zero contamination — structurally impossible. Reproducible conditions. Cleanroom-grade cultivation.
No gravity dependency. Minimal weight and volume. Life support from orbital stations to Mars.
95% less water. Viable cultivation from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.
Plug-and-play. Fits any shipping container, rooftop, or basement. 50%+ lower cost.
Consistent yields. Precise nutrient delivery. Regulatory-grade traceability. A biological firewall.
Pre-seed, with a working product, institutional partnerships, and a clear path to scale.
Moonshot Factory — silicon fogger breakthrough partner. Final evaluation round.
German Aerospace Center — space cultivation. Letter of Intent in progress.
MEMs expertise partner for silicon atomizer transition.
Hemp Competence Center — cannabis and industrial hemp market entry.
First "chip-in-system" OEM integration partner. LoI secured.
Validation, mentorship, and venture support.
Pre-seed means you're investing in people. Here's who you're backing.
20+ years in hardware development and product engineering, including innovation leadership at BOSCH. Inventor of Clorofilab's core fogponics architecture — the patented atomizer configuration that makes one-way flow cultivation possible.
LinkedIn →25+ years driving commercial strategy at Lenovo, Getty Images, and HP. MSc in Innovation. Bridges deep-tech invention and market traction — partnerships, investor relations, and go-to-market across CEA, pharma, and aerospace.
LinkedIn →Leads all plant experiments and biological testing — from protocol design to growth cycle evaluation. Background in forestry engineering, bringing hands-on scientific rigor to every validation milestone.
LinkedIn →We're raising our pre-seed round and looking for investors who back transformative technology before the market catches up. No deck required. No commitment. Just a conversation.
rodolaf@clorofilab.com