Press Kit

Everything you need to write about HexFarm — facts only, verified and current. We are an early-stage startup and we keep this page honest.

Fast Facts

What
Wall-mounted, modular hexagonal hydroponic garden with closed-loop autonomy (pH/EC dosing, UV-C cycles, AI monitoring)
Founded
2026 (ApS), Aalborg, Denmark — born at Aalborg University
Founders
Vitalie Calancea (CEO, MSc Electronic Systems/ML) & Chukwudi Ezievuo (CTO, MSc Mechanical Engineering)
Stage
Post-MVP, pre-launch. 30-day fully unattended test completed; 10-unit beta autumn 2026
Funding
AAU Startup Legat, 250,000 DKK (2026). Grant-funded — no venture capital
Pilot
Letter of intent with Ristorante Azzurra, Aalborg (on-site herb wall)
Launch
Pre-orders 2026; first deliveries planned early 2027 (Denmark first)
Pricing
3,299 DKK one-time (Første Høst early-bird); optional consumables plan 149 kr/md

The Story

Smart gardens fail because maintenance is invisible until plants die. Existing products automate lights and pumps, but leave the hard parts — pH drift, nutrient balance, algae and pathogens — to the user. HexFarm calls this the Autonomy Gap.

HexFarm's founders met at Aalborg University, where a failed student project — an autonomous vertical farm for extreme environments — taught them why true autonomy is hard. HexFarm is the second attempt, done right: a closed-loop system that measures and corrects pH, EC and hygiene automatically. Plant it, walk away, harvest.

In 2026 the MVP ran 30 days fully unattended. The company is now preparing CE certification, a 10-unit beta, and a first limited production batch ("Første Høst") for Danish early adopters.

Media Assets

Logo & product renders

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Press contact

Vitalie Calancea, Founder & CEO. We answer fast and we don't spin.

feedback@hexfarm.dk

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