Aqua-Spark, the Netherlands-based global investment fund focused on sustainable aquaculture, has led a $1.7 million (€1.6 million) funding round for Kenyan aquaculture technology startup Aquarech.

While Aqua-Spark led the equity investment, it also included additional funding from Acumen, Katapult and Mercy Corps Ventures.

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Aquarech, Kenya’s first fish farming platform, will use the money to hire talent, acquire more feed, and set up infrastructure to support more vertical integration of its technology.