Intelligent Aquaculture Systems

27 Companies 4 Categories

A landscape of new generation aquaculture companies using AI and advanced hardware to make farms more autonomous. The market is moving beyond analytics toward systems that can interpret conditions and act directly on production.

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Growth & Feeding Optimization

10 companies

Technology that improves how aquatic animals are grown by turning farm data into better production decisions. The focus is on systems that can continuously adapt feeding or growth management rather than simply report performance.

ReelData AI

reeldata.ai

ReelData builds AI and automation software for land based aquaculture, including smart feeding and biomass monitoring systems that help farms improve growth and cut feed waste.

small team Employees Series A Stage 2018 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Tidal

tidalx.ai

Tidal builds AI powered underwater cameras, sensors, and robotics for aquaculture, with software for biomass estimation, fish welfare monitoring, sea lice detection, and autonomous feeding.

unknown Employees Unknown Stage 2017 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Aquabyte

aquabyte.ai

Aquabyte makes AI powered camera and software systems that help fish farmers monitor fish health, growth, lice, and feeding decisions in real time.

51-200 Employees Unknown Stage 2017 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

OptoScale

optoscale.no

OptoScale builds camera and AI systems that measure fish weight, welfare, lice, and feeding conditions in real time for aquaculture farms.

87 coworkers Employees Acquired Stage 2015 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

UMITRON

umitron.com

UMITRON builds data platforms for aquaculture that use AI, IoT, and satellite remote sensing to improve feeding, farm management, and production decisions. The company’s products focus on helping fish and shrimp farms optimize feed amount and timing and manage environmental risk. ([umitron.com](https://umitron.com/company.html?utm_source=openai))

Unknown Employees Series B Stage 2016 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

CageEye

cageeye.com

CageEye is a Norwegian aquatech company that uses hydroacoustics and software to help fish farmers monitor fish behavior and optimize feeding.

11-50 employees Employees Seed Stage 2013 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

Minnowtech

minnowtech.com

Minnowtech builds sonar based aquaculture software and sensors that help shrimp farmers estimate biomass, time harvests, and optimize feeding decisions.

small team Employees Seed Stage 2018 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

GoSmart

gosmartfarming.com

GoSmart builds an AI based aquaculture management system that helps fish farmers optimize feeding, track stock, and improve farm performance using real time data.

7 Employees Unknown Stage 2020 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

Algaeba

algaeba.com

Algaeba builds AI based aquaculture tools for shrimp and fish farms. Its products focus on counting, sizing, classification, and real time feeding control to improve growth and reduce waste.

small team Employees Pre Seed Stage 2016 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

Ace Aquatec

aceaquatec.com

Ace Aquatec makes aquaculture technology that helps fish farms improve welfare and production decisions, including biomass cameras, electric stunning systems, and other monitoring tools.

about 40 Employees Series B Stage 1999 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Weak

Confidence: Low

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Health & Water Management

7 companies

Technology that helps aquaculture farms prevent or address threats to animal health and water conditions. The focus is on systems that turn biological or environmental signals into earlier intervention or treatment.

FP AQUA

fpaqua.com

FP AQUA builds underwater imaging and AI software that continuously monitors microscopic water conditions so aquaculture teams can spot biological change earlier and respond before it becomes an operational problem.

2 to 10 employees Employees Pre Seed Stage 2024 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

Hadl.ai

hadl.ai

Hadl.ai builds AI diagnostics for shrimp aquaculture. Its AquaSense products analyze plankton and shrimp health from microscope images so farms can spot water instability and animal stress earlier.

11-50 Employees Unknown Stage 2025 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

KYTOS

kytos.be

KYTOS provides microbiome management software and analysis services that help aquaculture and horticulture operators detect microbial risks early and act before water or animal health problems spread.

11-50 Employees Seed Stage 2021 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

BiOceanOr

bioceanor.com

BiOceanOr builds AI powered water quality monitoring and forecasting tools that help aquaculture operators detect environmental risks early and protect fish health and farm performance.

11-50 Employees Series A Stage 2018 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

AQUAWISE

aquawise.tech

AQUAWISE builds AI and satellite based water quality monitoring for shrimp and fish farms so farmers can detect problems early without installing sensors.

unknown Employees Unknown Stage 2024 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

Sensor Globe

sensorglobe.no

Sensor Globe builds sensor and software tools that give aquaculture operators real time visibility into fish handling, operating conditions, and welfare risks so they can act before losses occur.

small team Employees Pre Seed Stage 2020 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength

Confidence: Low

AquaNab Solutions

aquanabs.de

AquaNab develops feed delivered nanoantibody treatments for aquaculture, starting with a product aimed at preventing sea lice damage in salmon farms.

small Employees Seed Stage 2023 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Category

Farm Task Automation

4 companies

Technology that automates a defined physical workflow inside an existing aquaculture operation. The farm itself remains largely unchanged while a specific task is handled with less direct human intervention.

Remora Robotics

remorarobotics.no

Remora Robotics builds autonomous underwater robots that clean and inspect fish farming cages while collecting environmental data.

Unknown Employees Unknown Stage 2016 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

OctaPulse

tryoctapulse.com

OctaPulse builds AI vision and robotics systems that automate fish inspection and grading in aquaculture hatcheries.

2-10 Employees Seed Stage 2025 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Aquaticode

aquaticode.com

Aquaticode builds AI and automated sorting systems for aquaculture hatcheries, helping farms sort fish by traits like gender, health, and viability with less manual handling.

unknown Employees Series A Stage 2018 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

BioSort AS

biosort.no

BioSort develops aquaculture technology that identifies and tracks individual farmed fish and uses that data to support early lice control, fish health, and welfare.

small team Employees Unknown Stage 2010 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Aquaculture Infrastructure

6 companies

Technology that provides new physical systems or core equipment for aquaculture operations. These companies change the infrastructure the farm runs on rather than automating one existing task.

Oceanloop

oceanloop.com

Oceanloop builds modular recirculating aquaculture systems for land based seafood farming, with a focus on premium shrimp and other marine species.

small team Employees Unknown Stage 2023 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Nernst Electric

nernstelectric.com

Nernst Electric builds on site oxygen generation hardware for aquaculture and other heavy industrial users. Its system uses ceramic membrane technology to produce high purity oxygen directly where it is needed. ([nernstelectric.com](https://www.nernstelectric.com/?utm_source=openai))

Unknown Employees Seed Stage 2023 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

nanobOx

nanobox.ie

nanobOx builds patented nanobubble systems that improve oxygen stability and water quality in aquaculture and other water intensive bioprocesses. ([nanobox.ie](https://www.nanobox.ie/aquaculture?utm_source=openai))

unknown Employees Seed Stage 2022 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Weak

Confidence: Low

Vertical Oceans

verticaloceans.com

Vertical Oceans builds an automated vertical aquaculture system that raises prawns in controlled, recirculating environments and sells the resulting seafood to chefs, retailers, and home cooks.

unknown Employees Series B Stage 2020 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Weak

Confidence: Low

Atarraya

atarraya.ai

Atarraya builds Shrimpbox systems that combine biotech, software, and modular hardware to farm shrimp in controlled indoor and urban settings.

11 to 50 employees Employees Series B Stage 2019 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Poseidon Ocean Systems

poseidonos.com

Poseidon Ocean Systems builds aquaculture life support equipment, including oxygen systems, compressors, diffusers, and fish life support barges for salmon farms.

unknown Employees Series B Stage 2015 Founded
Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Low

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Funding & Exits

Aug 2026

Oceanloop

equity financing

EUR 6.5M • Investors: Hatch Blue's Blue Revolution Fund, Stolt Ventures

YPOG
Jul 2026

Vertical Oceans

early VC

$3M • Investors: Twynam Investments, VU Venture Partners

Dealroom
May 2026
Feb 2026

BioSort AS

equity financing

NOK 100M • Investors: Grieg Kapital, Hatch Blue, IVC, Farvatn, Futurum Ventures, existing owners

BioSort updates
Jan 2026

OctaPulse

Y Combinator standard deal

$500K • Investors: Y Combinator

Y Combinator
Dec 2025

Aquabyte

Acquisition

Acquirer: Vitruvian Partners • Status: Announced

Aquabyte
Sep 2025
Aug 2025

Atarraya

Series B

$5M • Investors: Animo Ventures, other strategic investors

The Fish Site
Jul 2025
May 2025

Ace Aquatec

investment round

GBP 10M • Investors: Stolt Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Aqua-Spark

Official company news
Feb 2025
Jan 2025
Nov 2024
Sep 2024

Remora Robotics

equity financing

NOK 80M • Investors: Frøy Kapital, Grieg Kapital, Momentum, Singularity

New investors
Aug 2024
Jul 2024
Jun 2024
Mar 2024
Feb 2024

Minnowtech

Series A

Investors: Propel Baltimore Fund, USM Momentum Fund, Abell Foundation, TEDCO Seed Funds

Series A financing
Jan 2024
Oct 2023

nanobOx

venture funding

EUR 900K • Investors: The Yield Lab, DeepIE Ventures, Growing Capital

SeafoodSource
Aug 2023
Jun 2023
May 2023

Atarraya

Series A

$3.9M • Investors: Jeffrey Horing, Mark Gormley, Geoffrey Kalish, Robert Stavis, Robert Goodman

SeafoodSource
Mar 2023
Jan 2023
Sep 2022
Jul 2022

Aquabyte

Series B

$25M • Investors: SoftBank Ventures Asia

EIN Presswire
Jun 2022
Oct 2021

OptoScale

venture growth round

$4.1M • Investors: SWEN Capital Partners, The Blue Ocean Fund, Blue Ocean Fund

SWEN Capital Partners
Jul 2021
Jun 2021
May 2021
Jan 2021

KYTOS

convertible note

Investors: EIT Food Accelerator Network

CB Insights
Aug 2020
Jun 2020
Feb 2020
Nov 2019
Oct 2019
Aug 2019
Jun 2019

Aquabyte

Series A

$10M • Investors: Costanoa Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Alaya Capital Partners, Alliance Venture, Struck Capital, other angel investors

PR Newswire
Oct 2018
Sep 2018
Jul 2018
Jun 2018
Jan 2018

Aquabyte

Seed

Investors: NEA, Costanoa Ventures

NEA blog

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