Aqua Cultured Foods raises $2.1m in pre-seed round to build ‘whole cut’ alt seafood operation

Aqua Cultured Foods is developing a Non-GMO fermentation-based production platform capable of delivering high-protein ‘whole cuts’ of fungi-based seafood. Pic credit: Aqua Cultured Food

Chicago-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods – which is carving out new territory in the seafood alternatives space with a Non-GMO fermentation-based production platform capable of delivering high-protein ‘whole cuts’ of fungi-based seafood - has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of $2.1m.