Market map · United States
Algae and seaweed market map: United States
17 algae and seaweed startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $198M; the biggest segment is food and feed.
Funding by segment
- Food and feed$75M10
- Materials and packaging$34M4
- Farming and cultivation$90M3
Where they are based
- United States17$198M
United StatesFounded
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M8
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M1
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
16 of 17 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States17
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Food and feed
10 startups · $75M raised
Blue Ocean BarnsBlue Ocean Barns is an agricultural technology company based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, founded in 2019.United States$20M
Aqua TheonAqua Theon Inc.United States$13M
Triton Algae InnovationsTriton Algae Innovations is a biotechnology startup based in San Diego, founded in 2013.United States$11M
iwi Lifeiwi life is an algae farming company focused on sustainable agricultural practices and nutrient-dense food production.United States$10M
AlgisysAlgiSys, also known as AlgiSys BioSciences, Inc., is a biotechnology and BioFoodTech company founded in 2009.United States$6.2M
SymbrosiaSymbrosia is a cleantech and biotechnology startup based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, founded in 2018.United States$5.8M
Alga BiosciencesAlga Biosciences is a climate technology startup founded in 2021, based in San Francisco, California.United States$4.0M
Macro OceansMacro Oceans is focused on building a kelp economy to support a low carbon future.United States$2.5M
Materials and packaging
4 startups · $34M raised
SwaySway Innovation Co., also known as Sway, is a California-based cleantech and materials company focused on developing sustainable pUnited States$25M
Inventure ChemicalsInventure Chemicals develops an ethanol and biodiesel conversion process by using a variety of raw materials including algae.United States$7.0M
SoarceSoarce synergizes seaweed and nanotechnology to produce high performing, protective, and low-carbon fabrics and leathers.United States$2.0M
Minus MaterialsMinus Materials grows carbon-negative, biorenewable limestone using microalgaeUnited States$275K
Farming and cultivation
3 startups · $90M raised
Solix BiofuelsSolix BioSystems provides integrated solutions and services that enable large scale cultivation of algae.United States$69M
LyxiaLyxia is a biotechnology company specializing in products derived from microalgae and cyanobacteria.United States$19M
North Sea FarmersNorth Sea Farmers is the European Seaweed Association.United States$2.3M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in algae and seaweed, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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