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Aquaculture Startups

Updated November 2026

Companies in the aquaculture sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 101 recently funded aquaculture companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
101
Total Funding
$136.4M
Avg Funding
$5.5M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Aquaculture

Stockport
Boston
San Diego
Rome
Stavanger
Trondheim

Recently Funded Companies

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Stockport, United Kingdom

Seafields Solutions is experiencing an unexpected symptom of climate change.

$696K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

InnovaSea Systems, Inc. is an innovative, technology and engineering based company.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Center for Aquaculture Technologies is a research and development company using all modern genetic improvement technologies.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rome, Italy

Sustainable, high performance aquaculture feeds

$668K raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stavanger, Norway

Blue Lice is Norway's new lakselus combatants!

$1.3M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Trondheim, Norway

Seaweed Solutions is a seaweed cultivator, innovator, and business development company.

$4.7M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fredrikstad, Norway

Nordic Aquafarms is dedicated to leadership in fish welfare, quality and sustainability in land-based seafood production.

$9.1M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Moruya, Australia

Oceanfarmr is a restorative ocean farming fintech. Our mission is to "Grow farms that change the world."

$1.4M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hamilton, New Zealand

Deep Dive Division provides environmental monitoring (water, sediment and shellfish) at an ocean outfall.

$700K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Tilabras is a vertically integrated producer of white fish.

$9.7M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stavanger, Norway

Aquaticode builds an AI platform designed to predict fish characteristics and phenotypes.

$6.0M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Laksevåg, Norway

Aquabyte builds machine learning camera IOT software to directly solve the world’s food sustainability issues.

$25.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Umitron is an IT company that focuses on advancing sustainable aquaculture through technology such as IoT and satellite remote sensing.

$9.2M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Vertical Oceans produces the worlds best tasting, most sustainable shrimp in advanced technology aqua towers.

Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Protenga is an agricultural technology company for producing insect-based nutrition of aquaculture, farmed animals, pets, plants and humans.

Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Waldoboro, United States

Maine Shellfish Developers is an oyster production company.

$256K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bridge Of Weir, United Kingdom

WellFish Diagnostics is on a mission to enhance the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.

$1.6M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chattanooga, United States

Zoe Angling Group specializes in innovating and selling sport fishing products.

$1.1M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Saarbrücken, Germany

Seawater Cubes is a deeptech company manufacturing and selling containerized indoor farms for onshore farming of seafish.

$2.7M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Riverhead, United States

ReefGen produces aquacultured coral, invertebrates, fish, and sharks.

$963K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Trondheim, Norway

OptoScale sells real-time monitoring equipment for fish farms.

$4.7M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Copenhagen, Denmark

FaunaPhotonics monitor insects to ensure sustainable crop utilization and to improve tools for disease control and biodiversity.

$3.0M raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Quebec, Canada

XpertSea develops an AI-driven data management platform that delivers real-time insights making aquaculture more efficient and sustainable.

$20.0M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Portland, United States

True Fin Seafood provides professional chefs and home chefs the best seafood from the Gulf of Maine.

$1.0M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Alamos, United States

Pebble Labs is creating safe and effective biological solutions to sustainably protect yields and quality in food production.

$18.7M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Aquaculture Startup Ecosystem

The aquaculture sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Aquaculture

Aquaculture companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The aquaculture sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Aquaculture Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 101 aquaculture companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$5.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$136.4M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Aquaculture

1.Singapore
3 companies$9.2M
2.Stavanger
2 companies$7.3M
3.Trondheim
2 companies$9.4M
4.Stockport
1 companies$696K
5.Boston
1 companies$7.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the aquaculture sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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