Canadian AI solution provider ReelData named founder and former CEO of The Kingfish Company Ohad Maiman to its board of directors.
The appointment comes just over month after the company shared the news of a successful series A funding round that produced $8 million in new financing led by Buoyant Ventures.
ReelData is also part of the investment portfolio of Walton-backed S2G Ventures.
Maiman's relationship with ReelData started in November 2021, when The Kingfish Company implemented ReelAppetite, an AI-controlled automated feeding system that monitors the appetite of fish through the wasted feed released through the tank and adjusts feed real-time to limit waste while maximizing growth.
“Having experienced first hand the capabilities and challenges of building and operating a large-scale land-based operation, I am convinced that while the ability to grow fish to market size on land has been proven, significant room for improvements in operational excellence and efficiencies remains, and ReelData AI is at the forefront of developing these capabilities," Maiman said.
Last year, Maiman resigned from the CEO position at the Kingfish Company.
Earlier in April, Maiman and Thue Holm from Atlantic Sapphire established the investment firm AquaFounders Capital.
