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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, we speak to John Diener, CEO of regenerative aquaculture startup Vertical Oceans.
Vertical Ocean aims to grow sustainable shrimp in huge aqua towers inside cities. Their first zero discharge, fully recirculating facility is up and running in Downtown Singapore. But John's ambitions don't stop there: He dreams of having a Vertical Ocean in every major city around the globe.
And people are taking notice. In 2021, Vertical Oceans raised a $3.5mn Seed Round led by Khosla Ventures and is expanding to the US.
We talk about:
How John's journey uniquely positioned him to found Vertical Oceans
How aquaculture harms the environment
Vertical Oceans' tech to create a fully recirculating facility
What innovations are most exciting in sustainable blue food
Vertical Oceans' next steps and US expansion
More on John and Vertical Oceans:
Vertical Oceans' website (you can also order their shrimp there)
Vertical Oceans's presentation at the IndieBio Demo Day
Vertical Oceans' funding announcement in TechCrunch
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Vertical Ocean aims to grow sustainable shrimp in huge aqua towers inside cities. Their first zero discharge, fully recirculating facility is up and running in Downtown Singapore. But John's ambitions don't stop there: He dreams of having a Vertical Ocean in every major city around the globe.
And people are taking notice. In 2021, Vertical Oceans raised a $3.5mn Seed Round led by Khosla Ventures and is expanding to the US.
We talk about:
How John's journey uniquely positioned him to found Vertical Oceans
How aquaculture harms the environment
Vertical Oceans' tech to create a fully recirculating facility
What innovations are most exciting in sustainable blue food
Vertical Oceans' next steps and US expansion
More on John and Vertical Oceans:
Vertical Oceans' website (you can also order their shrimp there)
Vertical Oceans's presentation at the IndieBio Demo Day
Vertical Oceans' funding announcement in TechCrunch
Contact and feedback:
Follow us on LinkedIn
Subscribe on Substack
Email us
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