Driven by a Mission to Transform Aquaculture

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Korean deep-tech innovation, global impact.

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Our story

How we Started

From Manual to Momentum

In 2018, a team of aquaculture scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs gathered in Seoul with a shared frustration: traditional shrimp farming was stuck in an analog world. Manual monitoring, reactive problem-solving, environmental destruction, and low profitability. We asked ourselves: is there a better way?

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From Lab to Real Farms

Our mission & vision

What Drives Us

Our Mission

We believe the future of food production is local, intelligent, and sustainable. Our mission is to make that future real—not just possible, but profitable. A farmer doesn't have to choose between feeding their family and protecting the planet. We're proving that.

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Our Vision for 20XX

By 2030, intelligent, sustainable aquaculture will be the global standard. Manual, destructive farming will be the exception. Local production will replace 50%+ of seafood imports. And every farming community will have access to the technology that makes them successful.

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Solutions

How we Work

Innovation
Sustainability
Farmer-First
Transparency
Collaboration

Vertical, controlled environments grow 20x more shrimp per hectare – protecting ecosystems that would otherwise become farmland.

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By The Numbers

1M+ Shrimp produced sustainably

Zero antibiotics, 99% water recycled

500K+ Tons of CO2 avoided

Through local production + renewable energy

500+ Direct employment

Fair wages, skills training, community investment

3x YoY revenue growth

Consistent scaling, path to profitability clear

60+ Team members globally

Distributed across 8 countries, 1 mission

9+ Countries operating

In Asia, Middle East, expanding to Americas & Africa

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Sustainability at Our Core

We don't talk about sustainability—we live it. Every farm we build is a sustainability statement. Every technology we create is designed with environmental responsibility first.

Protect Ecosystems

  • Zero-discharge operations (99% water recycled)
  • Carbon-neutral by 2026, carbon-negative by 20XX
  • Zero antibiotics across all farms
  • Zero harmful chemicals
  • Restore 100K+ hectares of mangroves by 20XX

Strengthen Communities

  • Fair wages (20%+ above regional average)
  • Safe working conditions
  • Create 1,000+ jobs in developing regions by 20XX

Enable Prosperity

  • Help farmers achieve 3–5x profitability
  • Democratize technology (scale to smallholder farmers)
  • Build local supply chains
  • Enable food sovereignty in import-dependent countries
  • Create sustainable economic opportunities
Partners

Operating across 9+ countries

With 50+ deployments proving our repeatable model works globally. Our data-driven operations system ensures consistency regardless of location.

Foodbytes
HUB71
Euratechnologies
Skretting
1000 Ocean Startups
KODIT
Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge
Vlaanderen
Unreasonable Impact

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We're hiring talented people who want to change the world

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