Fogponics Technology

A fundamentally simpler way to
cultivate plants.

Plug. Mist. Grow.
Backed & validated by
Google X · DLR · Fraunhofer · TUM Venture Labs · Greenhub
[ Scroll Animation ] Seed drops into basket → fog rises from below → plant grows upward → roots extend down
The Problem

Billions burned. The problem was never the idea.

70%
of the world's freshwater
goes to agriculture

Soilless farming created ten new problems.

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.

AeroFarms — bankrupt.

AppHarvest — bankrupt.

Billions in investor capital, gone. Not because growing plants indoors is a bad idea. Because the technology underneath was too complex to scale.

The fundamental architecture was never questioned.

Until now.

The Shift

The answer isn't more technology. It's less.

Every soilless system relies on two-way flow.

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.

Clorofilab eliminates the loop entirely.

The Module

A compact plug-in module.

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.

[ Product Module — Technical Illustration ]

Roots hang in open air. The fog delivers everything.

Water and nutrients delivered directly — and the plant absorbs everything. No drainage. No recirculation. No return path.

One-way flow.

That's the breakthrough.

"Think of it like the shift from combustion engines to electric motors. You don't fix the complexity — you remove it."
Comparison

Side by side.

Hydroponics Clorofilab
Water efficiencyBaseline95% less
System weightBaseline50× lighter
pH/EC sensorsRequiredNot needed
SubstrateRequiredNone
Pumps & pipesRequiredNone
Cross-contaminationPresentImpossible
Disease riskSignificantZero
Gravity dependencyYesNone
CostBaseline50%+ lower
Proof

Not a concept. Already growing.

Fogponics 1.0 has completed multiple validated growth cycles at TUM (Technical University of Munich). Real plants. Real data.

95%
less water
vs. traditional agriculture
50×
lighter system
Zero
disease risk
Zero
moving parts
Validated Crops

From seed to harvest.

Wheat
Lettuce
Basil
Hemp
[ Timelapse — Real growth cycles, wheat & lettuce ]
Hardware

Real hardware. Real roots. Real fog.

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Applications

One technology. Unlimited applications.

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.

Market
€494B
global agriculture infrastructure market
€99B
addressable segment
€2.5B
initial serviceable market

Pharma & Precision Ag

Zero contamination — structurally impossible. Reproducible conditions. Cleanroom-grade cultivation.

Space & Extreme Environments

No gravity dependency. Minimal weight and volume. Life support from orbital stations to Mars.

Arid Regions

95% less water. Viable cultivation from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.

Urban & CEA

Plug-and-play. Fits any shipping container, rooftop, or basement. 50%+ lower cost.

Medical Cannabis & Specialty Crops

Consistent yields. Precise nutrient delivery. Regulatory-grade traceability. A biological firewall.

Momentum

Where we are. Where we're going.

Pre-seed, with a working product, institutional partnerships, and a clear path to scale.

Partners

World-class partners.

Google X

Moonshot Factory — silicon fogger breakthrough partner. Final evaluation round.

DLR

German Aerospace Center — space cultivation. Letter of Intent in progress.

Fraunhofer

MEMs expertise partner for silicon atomizer transition.

Linnaeus

Hemp Competence Center — cannabis and industrial hemp market entry.

Greenhub

First "chip-in-system" OEM integration partner. LoI secured.

TUM Venture Labs

Validation, mentorship, and venture support.

Roadmap

The path to scale.

2026
Pre-seed funding (€700–800K). Google X Challenge. First paid pilots. Fogponics 1.0 commercial deployments.
2027–2028
Series production. ~€500K revenue. Fogponics 2.0 — silicon-based atomizers. Cheaper, more reliable, programmable, defensible.
2029–2030
Full Fogponics 2.0 platform. €13.5M revenue. OEM licensing. Global expansion across pharma, agriculture, and space.
Team

The people behind the fog.

Pre-seed means you're investing in people. Here's who you're backing.

R

Rodolfo Alvarez Fernandez

Founder & CEO / CTO

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.

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Andrew Lauofo

Co-Founder & CCO

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.

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L

Lukas Willkomm

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist

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.

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Let's explore what's possible.

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

Plug. Mist. Grow.