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31 tracked investments ยท listed companies and verified rows first

ACE Aquatecaceaquatec.cominโœ“ verified

Ace Aquatec builds IoT-enabled precision products for the aquaculture industry, including acoustic wildlife deterrents, sea lice treatment, biomass estimation and real-time monitoring, and humane fish-stunning solutions.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechFoodTechHardwareIoTDundee, GB

Nathan Pyne-Carter(CEO)inAlan MacLeod(Chief Finance Officer (CFO))inTara McGregor-Woodhams(Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO))inKeith Davidson(Chief Technology Officer (CTO))in

Co-investorsChroma VenturesEarth CapitalScottish Enterprise

Chicoa Fish Farmchicoa.fishโœ“ verified

Chicoa is a tilapia aquaculture farm operating in Southern Africa, providing farmed fish products.

AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodCahora Bassa, MZ

GerryDamien

Co-investorsGoodwell Investments

Matorkamatorka.isinโœ“ verified

Matorka operates a land-based, vertically integrated aquaculture business raising Arctic char in Iceland, harvesting to order with full traceability from egg to customer.

AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTech

Olav Ketilsson(Co-founder & Board Member)Christo du Plessis(CEO)inNeil Stallard(Chief Production Officer)in

Bluefinbluefin.ioin๐•Oct 2023

Bluefin is an orderbook-based decentralized derivatives exchange built for both first-time users and professional traders.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ahmad Jawaid(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltonomyAmber GroupCompoundFBG CapitalHashedLedgerPrime+11 more

CageEyebluegrove.comin

CageEye is a Norwegian aquatech company that uses hydroacoustics combined with pellet detection to monitor salmon behavior and fish welfare and improve feeding in aquaculture.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsBlue Revolution Investments G.P.

Calystacalysta.comin๐•Jun 2019

Calysta produces protein ingredients through a patented fermentation platform that does not use arable land, plants, or animal products, offering products such as FeedKind and Positive Protein for animal feed and food.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechMenlo Park, US

Alan Shaw, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Shaw(President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inLori Giver(Chief Science and Sustainability Officer)inCraig Barratt, Ph.D.(Director)David Hayes(Director)Suan Swee Tan(Director)

Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalPangaea Ventures Us Inc.SQN Venture Partners, LLCbp ventures+2 more

Chicoa

Aquaculture farm in Mozambique using fish behavior and geography to improve welfare and efficiency.

Cryoocyte

Allston, US

Mike Velings(Director)James Webb(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitry Kozachenok(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Cernavskis(Executive Officer, Director)Thad Simons(Director)

BoardDavid B. Matias(Director)in

Co-investorsVodia Ventures

Ectoecto.comOct 2021 ยท $7M

Ecto offers a mobile-first platform for managing tasks, alerts, and customizable procedures across animal production operations such as aquaculture, poultry, pork, and feed plants.

AgTechFoodTechSaaS

Co-investorsVodia VenturesCultivation CapitalSeventure PartnersYield Lab

Eniferenifer.comin

Pekilo is a mycoprotein-based ingredient that provides digestible proteins and dietary fiber as a sustainable alternative to meat products.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechImpact & Social GoodFinland, FI

Co-investorsNordic Foodtech VCVoima Ventures

Fisher Pisciculturafisherpiscicultura.com.br

Fisher Piscicultura is a Brazilian tilapia aquaculture company operating since 2011 that produces over 2,000 tons of tilapia annually and develops its own farming technology, the TRGV (large-volume net tank) system designed for Brazilian reservoirs.

AgTechFoodTechHardware

HATCHhatch.bluein๐•

Hatch Blue Investments is a venture capital firm that invests in startups across the aquaculture and seafood value chain, including farming systems, nutrition, health and genetics, and alternative seafood.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTechImpact & Social Good

Carsten Krome(Co-founder)inGeorg Baunach(Co-founder)inWayne Murphy(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsFarvatn Venture

Hofseth Biocarehofsethbiocare.com

Hofseth BioCare develops products derived from fish, using patented processes and R&D programs including research on asthma, COVID-19, and gastrointestinal health.

BiotechFoodTechWellness & Fitness

Roger Hofseth(Founder and anchor shareholder)in

Indian Ocean Trepang

Sea cucumber farming with smallholders in Madagascar.

Indian Ocean Trepang (IOT)iotrepang.com
KAS

Uses micro algae to produce natural astaxanthin for salmonids and shrimp (United States).

Kuehnle AgroSystemskuehnleagro.com

Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS) is a biotech company that uses a patented "dark fermentation" process and proprietary non-GMO microalgae strains to produce natural high-value products such as astaxanthin.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechHonolulu, US

Adelheid Kuehnle(Executive Officer, Director)inClaude Kaplan(CEO)Gordon Wallace(Executive Officer)

BoardLarsen Mettler(Director)inKonrad Mueller Auffermann(Director)Carsten Krome(Director)in

Co-investorsBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Cavallo VenturesIVCS2G Investments

Lake Harvest

Established African tilapia producer in sub-Saharan Africa.

Lake Harvest Grouplakeharvest.com
Oceano Frescooceano-fresco.ptinOct 2024

Oceano Fresco farms shellfish, including clams and the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis), using open-sea nurseries in the Atlantic Ocean with a regenerative aquaculture approach.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTech

Co-investorsBlueCrow CapitalSemapa NextIndico Capital Partners

Proteon

Bacteriophage solution reducing antibiotic use in aquaculture (Poland).

Proteon Pharmaceuticalsproteonpharma.com

Co-investorsMontis CapitalMontis VC

PROTIXprotix.euin๐•

Protix produces insect-derived protein, lipid, and puree ingredients for pet food, aquaculture feed, and livestock feed, as well as frass and larvae-based products for plant care and breeding.

AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTech

Kees Aarts(Founder)in

Co-investorsBOMEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundInvest-NLSHIFT Invest

SAF

Extracts nutrients from wastewater to produce high value algae products (Sweden).

Sea6

Cultivates and harvests seaweed at scale, engineering innovative byproducts (India).

Sea6 Energysea6energy.comin๐•Jul 2021 ยท $9M

Sea6 Energy develops seaweed-derived biotechnology products and biomaterials for agriculture, animal health, food ingredients, and bioplastics, leveraging ocean farming and bioprocessing technologies.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsBangalore, IN

Co-investorsSilverstrand CapitalBASF Venture Capital GmbHPETRONAS Ventures

Swedish Algae Factoryswedishalgaefactory.comin๐•

Swedish Algae Factory cultivates diatoms and extracts their silica shells, marketed as Algicaยฎ, a material used in high-end oceanic beauty care products and applications such as solar panel efficiency enhancement.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsKungshamn, SE

Co-investorsChalmers Ventures ABMindshift Capital

Tepbactepbac.vn

Tepbac operates in the aquaculture sector with a focus on shrimp farming, referencing global shrimp market growth and Vietnam's position as the world's second-largest shrimp exporter.

AgTechFoodTech

Lam Nguyen(Founder)in

Co-investorsAgFunder

Umami Bioworksumamibioworks.comin

Umami Bioworks develops cultivated seafood using cell biology and bioprocess engineering technologies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech

Mihir Pershad(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAera VCBetter Bite VenturesBrincMindshift CapitalSustainable Food VenturesThe Yield Lab Asia Pacific+2 more

Wanda Fishwandafish.comOct 2023 ยท $7M

Wanda Fish develops cell-cultivated seafood, with a flagship cultivated toro bluefin tuna product grown using cell culture and biotechnology methods.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Co-investorsMoreVCCPT CapitalPeregrine VenturesPICO Venture Partners

Xpert Seaxpertsea.comin

KAMPI is an app and platform that uses machine learning and AI to turn shrimp farmers' daily records into recommendations for managing biomass, biological and environmental parameters, feeding, and profitability across the harvest cycle.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Co-investorsDesigner FundFounderFuel

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