2023年4月11日

Aqua培养食品宣布了550万美元的种子资金,使其真实海鲜替代市场。这一轮融资是由流浪狗资本,风险资本基金专门从事替代蛋白质投资,参与与H venture Partners,阿兹特克资本管理和Amplifica资本,和后续投资从当前投资者改变资本供应,大创意企业,HPA, Aera VC,翠鸟家庭投资,和瑞士的南美大草原。资金还包括来自CJ CheilJedang的战略投资,一位来自韩国的全球食品和生物公司拥有Bibigo等知名品牌。和阿卡将使用一轮融资装备的新设备,扩大生产规模,使产品市场,增加关键人才,扩大其产品介绍的餐馆和食品服务网点。Aqua的主要价值是它的低成本扩展及其路径价格平价由于专利发酵使用相对便宜的输入的方法和设备。公司最近收购了食品级设施已经建立了近其需求——估计将节省超过一百万美元的建设成本。Aqua最近接受了伊利诺斯州办公室的业务发展的优势项目为成长型企业提供税收优惠,并将节省成千上万美元的税在接下来的10年。尽管健康光环,鱼含有塑料微粒,汞、农药、抗生素、二恶英和多氯联苯。和高胆固醇和饱和脂肪,海鲜,特别是有鳍鱼是一个很好的来源引起的食源性疾病的细菌,病毒和寄生虫。Aqua培养食品发展鱿鱼,虾,扇贝,和金枪鱼片和白鱼专有菌蛋白发酵过程不使用任何动物输入,基因改变或修改。 And unlike plant-based processed foods formulated with starches and protein isolates, Aqua Cultured Foods’ alt-seafood retains its naturally occurring fiber, protein, and other micronutrients. Plus the company also produces minced “seafood” fillings for applications such as dumplings, ravioli, and sushi rolls. Total addressable market: The global plant-based seafood market was valued at $42.1 million in 2021 and is projected to reach $1.3 billion by 2031 with a CAGR of more than 42% as wild fish stocks are further depleted. Along with depleted fish populations, commercial fishing practices result in damage to ecosystems, plastic waste, and the “bycatch” of non-target species. And as fish farming increases, so does habitat destruction, pollution, and diseases spread to wild fish and the industry’s reliance on antibiotics and wild-caught fish for feed. KEY QUOTES: “We appreciate having mission-aligned partners that offer strong strategic value for the next phase of our growth, which will involve building up the business and brand. Being good stewards of investor capital is important to us, so along with hitting milestones earlier than expected, we are benefiting from government programs, academic resources, and other advantages to get to market quickly.” — Anne Palermo, CEO of Aqua “The adage is true that early-stage funds heavily weight investment conviction in people, and less in technologies or products given the embryonic nature of companies at these stages, but Aqua already boasts strength across its team, product, and key partnerships already in place. We are interested in backing founding teams leveraging unique technologies and approaches that drive a more sustainable future; the work Aqua is doing with alt-seafood has immense potential to drive both human and planetary benefits in a massive $100B+ global market.” — Johnny Ream, Partner at Stray Dog Capital Trending on Pulse 2.0