AquaSpark is a company that invests in the future of aquaculture, focusing on designing sustainable food systems.

AquaSpark

Aqua-Spark is a global investment fund (Utrecht, the Netherlands) that makes investments in sustainable aquaculture businesses that generate investment returns, while creating positive social and environmental impact. The fund invests in small to medium enterprises that are working towards the production of safe, accessible aquatic life, such as fish, shellfish and plants, in a way that does not harm the health of the planet.

Aqua-Spark is building an ecosystem of sustainable aquaculture SMEs across the value chain. We invest in alternative feed solutions, farming, technology, disease battling and market access. The investments will benefit from each other and from the larger network of experts and partners. With this portfolio approach we create solid, longterm partnerships where all parties have an incentive to stay a good partner over time and help strengthen the framework for a sustainable aquaculture industry.

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Seaweed has been gaining more and more attention from investors in recent years. Why? Its many benefits have led to an increasing number of innovations and technologies in the industry, including those from Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd., one of our portfolio companies.

To learn more about seaweed and its exceptional potential, check out this video by the World Wildlife Fund.

Link: https://lnkd.in/eRGEGDPx 

#Seaweed #ImpactInvestment #SustainableInvestment #EcoEntrepreneurship #EcoInnovation

Exciting news! Yesterday afternoon, Germany became the first contributor to Aqua-Spark Africa 🌍 

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW has committed €15M ahead of Aqua-Spark Africa’s first close in early 2024. The fund will be dedicated to accelerating the development of a sustainable aquaculture industry on the African continent. In addition, a technical assistance grant of €1M will be provided.

A huge congratulations to the team at KfW and our Aqua-Spark colleagues:
Lisa K Stahl, Alexandra Albin, Stephanie Rakels, Lissy Smit, Sige Vinken, John Vogel, Hussam El Tayeb, Andrews Ansong, Fadoua Boudiba, Esther Ko, Jan Slootweg, Flavio Corsin, Amy Novogratz & Mike Velings

#aquaculture #vcfunding #africa 

"There can be no fulfillment of the Paris Agreement without the ocean. To meet the 1.5°C goal, the world must make a massive pivot towards investment in ocean science, innovation, and the development of a truly sustainable and socially responsible ocean economy." 

Read UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Ocean Peter Thomson's clarion call for COP28 leaders, published in TIME Magazine.

https://lnkd.in/d5nJ8wxK

#COP28 #BlueEconomy


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