Value-added seafood brand LoveTheWild received a $2.5 million (€2.3 million) investment from Aqua-Spark in early February, a partnership that the brand's co-founders say is a perfect match.

"We're so excited to partner with Aqua-Spark," COO Christy Brouker told IntraFish. "Sometimes there are specific strings attached with investments, but [with Aqua-Spark], our agendas and our missions are so well-aligned."

Co-founder and CEO Jacqueline Claudia told IntraFish they'd had their eyes on Aqua-Spark for a while.

"We'd ID'd them as someone we hoped to work with to advance our aquaculture mission," she said.

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