The global aquaculture industry is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector, despite a range of production challenges and, at least historically, a lack of investment capital. But a 48-hour period in August might have changed everything. In a head-swirling chain of events, roughly (U.S.) $50 million was invested in aquaculture technologies like floating fish farms, a digital marketplace exchange and a potentially game-changing alternative to antibiotics.
For Amy Novogratz, co-founder of Netherlands-based venture capital firm Aqua-Spark, which focuses entirely on the aquaculture value chain, it was more than just a notable moment in the news cycle. It was a turning point, or as Novogratz said, “a moment for aquaculture.”…
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