# Pierre-Antoine Mariage

> Pierre-Antoine Mariage is the founder and CEO of Botalys, a Belgian agtech company that grows rare medicinal plants like Korean ginseng and Fjord Rhodiola indoors using a proprietary hydroponic technology, supplying ultra-pure botanical ingredients to the nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Botalys
- **Organizations:** Botalys
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** Agronomic Engineering
- **Known for:** Founded and grew Botalys from a startup (Green2Chem, 2011) into an internationally active agtech and biotech company, Developed a proprietary biomimetic indoor farming technology to cultivate rare medicinal plants without pesticides, fungicides or solvents, Raised over 7.8 million euros in total funding, including a Series B round led by Air Liquide's venture fund ALIAD

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Founded the company under the name Green2Chem
- **2017** — Finalized proprietary Biomimetic Indoor Farming technology
- **2019** — Launched commercial Korean ginseng ingredient
- **2022** — Closed Series B funding round
- **2023** — Opened a US subsidiary
- **2024** — Launched Fjord Rhodiola product

## Achievements

- Founded and grew Botalys from a startup (Green2Chem, 2011) into an internationally active agtech and biotech company
- Developed a proprietary biomimetic indoor farming technology to cultivate rare medicinal plants without pesticides, fungicides or solvents
- Raised over 7.8 million euros in total funding, including a Series B round led by Air Liquide's venture fund ALIAD
- Commercialized Korean ginseng and Nordic/Fjord Rhodiola rosea ingredients for global nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical customers
- Expanded Botalys internationally with a US subsidiary opened in 2023
- Secured European (H2020 Rhizomia) research funding to develop hydroponic technology for high-value plant roots

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Botalys launched its Fjord Rhodiola ingredient, expanding beyond Korean ginseng
- **2022-10** — Botalys closed its Series B financing round

## Links

- Website: https://botalys.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariage-pierre-antoine
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9o-eKteIz8

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Last updated: 2026-07-13