Aquacopia Venture Partners

Aquacopia Venture Partners, LLC is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investments in private equity/buyouts, loan, and venture capital. It seeks to make investments in incubation, seed/start up, early stage, mid venture, and bridge. The firm primarily invests in the cleantech and ocean aquaculture sector with a focus on seafood farms, animal and plant aquaculture; animal shelters, containment and habitats; packaged food and meat; farming technologies; and supply, service, distribution, and marketing that adds value at the farm. It also focuses on in-shore and offshore food production: cobia, black cod, mussels, and other finfish and shellfish; ocean agronomy: seaweed for feeds, biofuel, and food; site selection and permitting; hatchery and selective breeding; containment, cleaning, and anti-fouling; remote feeding, monitoring, and control; platforms and specialized boats; stocking, grading, and harvesting, pumps, pumping equipment; animal health; feed formulation; evolution of global seafood markets; other services and marketing; and other enabling technologies. The firm primarily invests in the United States and international areas. It seeks to invest between $0.5 million and $4 million in the form of equity or debt in companies with a maximum enterprise value of $10 million. The firm seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. Aquacopia Venture Partners, LLC was founded in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.

David Tze

Co-Founder

3 past transactions

Nutrinsic

Debt Financing in 2010
Nutrinsic (formerly Oberon FMR) is a pioneer in providing commercial nutrition solutions through the upcycling of unused nutrients. By recovering nutrients, we help food and beverage processors deliver clean water to the environment and eliminate the need to dispose of waste. This process creates an economically and environmentally sustainable source of premium protein for animal nutrition. We are committed to creating win-win sustainability solutions through smart thinking and technology.

Nutrinsic

Debt Financing in 2010
Nutrinsic (formerly Oberon FMR) is a pioneer in providing commercial nutrition solutions through the upcycling of unused nutrients. By recovering nutrients, we help food and beverage processors deliver clean water to the environment and eliminate the need to dispose of waste. This process creates an economically and environmentally sustainable source of premium protein for animal nutrition. We are committed to creating win-win sustainability solutions through smart thinking and technology.

Nutrinsic

Series A in 2007
Nutrinsic (formerly Oberon FMR) is a pioneer in providing commercial nutrition solutions through the upcycling of unused nutrients. By recovering nutrients, we help food and beverage processors deliver clean water to the environment and eliminate the need to dispose of waste. This process creates an economically and environmentally sustainable source of premium protein for animal nutrition. We are committed to creating win-win sustainability solutions through smart thinking and technology.