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Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$3.2M
Founded date
2017
Investors 8
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| Cool Climate Collective | coolclimatecollective.com | |
| MassChallenge | masschallenge.org | |
| Fifth Down Capital | fifthdowncap.com | |
| Vibrant Ventures | vibrant.vc | |
| Able Partners | ablepartners.nyc | |
| Fifth Down Capital | fifthdown.vc | |
| Envest | envest.earth |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 17
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| Jul 13, 2022 | AKUA Launches Krab Cakes Made With Sustainable Kelp | AKUA, producer of the “world’s first” Kelp Burger, launches its latest NPD — Krab Cakes — on Wednesday, July 20. AKUA creates plant-based foods from locally sourced and regeneratively ocean-farmed kelp, one of the most sustainable and nutri... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166 1 167 Shares 16 Mins Read The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them... |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Host of Celebrity Investors See Future in Kelp as New York’s AKUA Secures $3.2M | After launching what it claims to be the first-ever burger made from kelp, New York-based alt-meat brand AKUA has now announced an impressive $3.2 million seed round. The kelp specialist looks set to find a prominent niche in the alt meat l... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | AKUA lands $3.2M to turn kelp into burgers | The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 billion two years ago and is expected to double by 2027, attracting startups, like alternative meat food tech company AKUA, that aim to solidify a prominent place in the up-and-coming in... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Can We Leave The Oceans Better Than We Found Them? Courtney Boyd Myers of Akua is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Kelp, algae and the state of our oceans: can we leave them better than we found them? CEO and Founder of Akua, Courtney Boyd-Myers and Elysabeth Alfano discuss all this and more on The Plantbased Business Hour. Specifically, they discuss, W... |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Beef beats top plant-based burger brands on nutrition & taste, says chef-led study | Plant-based beef burgers may beat meat from cattle in the sustainability stakes; but when it comes to taste and nutritional value, the original still wins every time. That’s the headline finding of a new study conducted by US food product c... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | AKUA’s “Game-Changing” Kelp Burger to Hit US Grocery Stores | New York-based alternative meat company AKUA has teamed up with business development firm Next In Natural (NeNa) to bring its kelp-based burger to the retail market. “Harvesting kelp from clean waters as a regenerative carbon-reducing, plan... |
| May 21, 2021 | US Company Akua Launches “World’s First” Kelp Burger | US alt-meat brand AKUA has created what it claims is the first ever burger made from kelp. As well as ocean-farmed seaweed, it contains crimini mushrooms, pea protein, black beans, quinoa, and crushed tomatoes. AKUA says the burger is a hea... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | IWD 2021: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 15 Mins Read Editor’s Note: This list is the result of hours of work, and no doubt we have missed some amazing queens. We will do our best to keep adding. On the startup side, we focused on founders, but many of these startups have incredib... |
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FAQ about AKUA PBC
When was AKUA PBC founded?
AKUA PBC was founded in 2017.
How much funding has AKUA PBC raised?
AKUA PBC has raised $3.2M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in AKUA PBC?
Parsers VC lists 8 investors of AKUA PBC, among them Cool Climate Collective, MassChallenge and Fifth Down Capital.
What has the press written about AKUA PBC?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning AKUA PBC, among them “AKUA Launches Krab Cakes Made With Sustainable Kelp” (Jul 13, 2022) and “IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food” (Mar 8, 2022).
Is AKUA PBC still active?
Yes, AKUA PBC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 27, 2023.