Aquabyte, a startup with tools its says can dramatically optimize fish farming efficiency, on Tuesday announced a $3.5 million (€2.85 million) seed round of funding co-led by Costanoa Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Princeton University and other US and Norwegian investors.
Aquabyte said it is seeking to bring "machine learning and computer vision technologies" to the aquaculture industry.
Real-time sea lice counting, biomass monitoring, and appetite detection are just a few of the applications possible with the Aquabyte system, said the company, which has offices in San Francisco and Bergen, Norway.
