We are a team of chefs, food scientists, and ocean farmers creating the world’s best tasting and healthiest products made from regenerative seagreens and ocean vegetables.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $3.2M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Pegasus Ca... | pcalp.com |
| - | Cool Clima... | coolclimat... |
| - | MassChalle... | masschalle... |
| - | Fifth Down... | fifthdownc... |
| - | Able Partn... | ablepartne... |
| - | Fifth Down... | fifthdown.... |
| - | Envest | envest.ear... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.11.2021 | - | $3.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 27.06.2023 | Akua Partners with Nickelodeon to Launch Kid-Friendly Sponge... | Akua, maker of the “world’s first” kelp burger, announces a new partnership with Nickelodeon’s Spong... | vegconomis... |
| 13.07.2022 | AKUA Launches Krab Cakes Made With Sustainable Kelp | AKUA, producer of the “world’s first” Kelp Burger, launches its latest NPD — Krab Cakes — on Wednesd... | vegconomis... |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forg... | 166 1 167 Shares 16 Mins Read The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run... | greenqueen... |
| 09.11.2021 | Host of Celebrity Investors See Future in Kelp as New York’s... | After launching what it claims to be the first-ever burger made from kelp, New York-based alt-meat b... | vegconomis... |
| 05.11.2021 | 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 doubl... | techcrunch... |
| 20.10.2021 | Can We Leave The Oceans Better Than We Found Them? Courtney ... | Kelp, algae and the state of our oceans: can we leave them better than we found them? CEO and Founde... | vegconomis... |
| 15.10.2021 | Beef beats top plant-based burger brands on nutrition & ... | Plant-based beef burgers may beat meat from cattle in the sustainability stakes; but when it comes t... | agfunderne... |
| 09.07.2021 | 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 Na... | vegconomis... |
| 21.05.2021 | 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 a... | vegconomis... |
| 08.03.2021 | IWD 2021: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forg... | 15 Mins Read Editor’s Note: This list is the result of hours of work, and no doubt we have missed s... | greenqueen... |
Show more