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Amy Novogratz and Mike Velings | Photo by Aqua-Spark.
Dealflow | December 5, 2022
Aqua-Spark secures €15 million from Silverstrand Capital for sustainable aquaculture
ImpactAlpha, December 5 — Utrecht-based impact fund Aqua-Spark has secured a €15 million ($15.8 million) investment from Singapore-based family office Silverstrand Capital. The …
aqua-spark | January 12, 2022
Aqua-Spark backs Lake Harvest to expand sustainable aquaculture in Africa
ImpactAlpha, January 12 — Aqua-Spark is launching a subsidiary to help build out local and regional aquaculture supply chains in Africa. The investment …
Photo credit: Oceano Fresco.
aqua-spark | November 18, 2021
Aqua-Spark backs sustainable seafood Portuguese company Oceano Fresco
ImpactAlpha, November 18 — Oceano Fresco’s open-sea aqua farm in Portugal grows clams, particularly those at risk of extinction. Aqua-Spark, a sustainable aquaculture …
aqua-spark | April 26, 2017
Sustainable aquaculture is a $100 billion opportunity for feed producers
Farm-raised fish every year devour 30 million tons of wild-caught fish worldwide. With seafood consumption hitting record levels in recent years — more than 20 …
aqua-spark | March 13, 2017
Leonardo DiCaprio Loves the Wild, and the oceans
This is not a question in The Brief Quiz (though no guarantees it won’t show up next week): Which leading actor is investing …
aqua-spark | February 23, 2017
Year of the Oceans: No Time Like the Present to Reverse the Degradation of the Seas
Suddenly, oceans are everywhere. The run-up to the big United Nations Ocean Conference in June began with last week’s preparatory conference and the …
aqua-spark | February 16, 2017
Is the Netherlands the new UK in European impact investing?
Britain has been the undeniable leader of the movement on the continent, providing a regulatory model, institutions such as Big Society Capital, and …
aqua-spark | February 2, 2017
Aqua-Spark investors Love the Wild seafood meal kits
The Dutch sustainable aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark invested $2.5 million in LoveTheWild, a Boulder, Colo., startup that sells six (mostly) sustainably-farmed fish and sauce …
Beats | September 6, 2016
Aqua-Spark: Investing in aquaculture for a protein-hungry planet
Mike Velings and Amy Novogratz are on a global quest for the perpetual protein machine. The husband-and-wife impact investors will soon get a glimpse …
aqua-spark | February 13, 2016
ImpactAlpha’s #DealFlow for Feb. 12, 2016: Weekly Roundup of Impact Investments
This week in impact investing: A new fund from the makers of Sesame Street backs childhood health and education ventures; alternative fish feed …