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Nitroduck (YC F26) — Monsanto for yummy crops, but without pesticides

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.

Nitroduck is a Y Combinator company in the Fall 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Monsanto for yummy crops, but without pesticides. The founder listed is Matúš Grieš (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 5, 2026).

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Nitroduck

New accelerator entry · 2026-08-05 · the record

Fall 2026
batch
3
people
Early
stage
Czechia
region
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What the record says

BatchFall 2026
Announced2026-08-05
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size3
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Agriculture
SectorsCRISPR, Sustainable Agriculture, Biotechnology
RegionsCzechia, Europe
BasedBrno, South Moravian Region, Czechia
HiringNo
Sitehttps://nitroduck.tech/
Founded2026
YC group partnerGrey Baker

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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.

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Nitroduck: Accepted into Y Combinator Fall 2026
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