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Atlantic Fish Co, a North Carolina–based cultivated seafood startup, has raised $1.2 million in a seed round to advance its lab-grown white fish fillets.
The company’s platform produces high-value whitefish, such as black sea bass, from fish cells in bioreactors, targeting premium fillet markets with cleaner, sustainable seafood.
The new capital will be used to refine product texture and flavour, prepare regulatory submissions with the FDA, and form chef and distributor partnerships ahead of commercial launch.
Founded in 2022 by Doug Grant and Trevor Ham, Atlantic Fish Co has now raised a total of approximately $2.3 million to date.
Investors include Katapult Ocean, Alwyn Capital, DMV Capital and the Georgetown Angel Investment Network, with additional non-dilutive support from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
The startup’s approach aims to offer seafood without overfishing or ocean depletion, aligning with global concerns that over 90% of wild fish stocks are fully or overexploited.
Atlantic Fish Co will use the funding to commercialise its cultivated seafood fillets in the United States and start planning for broader distribution and regulatory approvals.
The raise signals continued investor interest in the cultivated seafood sector despite a broader slowdown in alternative protein funding in recent years.