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Levels of investment from venture capital funds may have declined substantially last year, but – as Linda Chen’s new analysis shows – some elements of aquaculture clearly remain firmly on their radar. According to Chen, the areas that landed the most investment were next generation farming systems, alternative feed ingredients and regenerative aquaculture. Given that the most popular subsectors in each of these fields were RAS, insect production and seaweed startups – three sectors dominated by struggling companies – it’s a surprising revelation. Are the current crop of aquaculture investors visionaries on the cusp of making millions, are they selflessly putting impact before earnings, or have they simply lost the plot?
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Rob Fletcher
Senior editor
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| Venture funding for aquaculture startups plummeted by 28 percent in 2024 amidst a slowdown in the VC sector, but there are still plenty of positives for some segments of the industry. |
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| One of the early advocates of the Philippines’ smallholder seaweed farming industry, Iain Neish, has launched a new project in a bid to breathe new life into the sector. |
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| After graduating from United States International University (USIU-Africa), with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Paul Murage opted to work at his family’s construction business, before… |
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| The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a special material to reduce off-flavours in farmed fish as well as limit the occurrence of w… |
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