The startup has developed a harvesting technology platform that cultivates marine microalgae using non-potable water and non-arable land in open raceway ponds, capturing carbon dioxide to enhance growth. This process increases yield capacity and lowers production costs, providing renewable alternatives for sustainable resource management.
Funding
$330K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Conventional methods of cultivating algae for biomass production often rely on freshwater resources and arable land, contributing to environmental strain and resource competition. These methods can also be energy-intensive and costly, hindering the scalability and economic viability of algae-based products.
Solution
Seagrass Tech has developed a harvesting technology platform that cultivates marine microalgae using non-potable water, such as seawater, and non-arable land in open raceway ponds. This platform captures carbon dioxide to enhance algae growth, offering a carbon-negative approach to biomass production. The technology increases yield capacity and lowers production costs compared to traditional methods. The resulting algal biomass is used to create value-added products, including SeaCarotene, SeaLipro, and SeaProtein, which serve as ingredients for nutritional supplements, cosmetics, and animal feed.
Target Audience
The primary customers are manufacturers in the nutraceutical, cosmetics, and animal feed industries seeking sustainable and organic sources of algal biomass, as well as organizations seeking algae consultancy services, wastewater treatment solutions, and carbon sequestration projects.
Features
- Patented cultivation methods optimized for marine microalgae, including Dunaliella salina, Chlorella salina, and Spirulina subsalsa
- Carbon-negative platform that captures CO2 to enhance algae growth
- Open raceway ponds utilizing non-potable water (seawater) and non-arable land
- Greenhouse protection to maintain product quality
- Automated harvesting techniques for contaminant-free biomass
- Integrated solar technology for energy conservation
- Production using certified, quality-tested food-grade pond liners
- Algae-based wastewater treatment technology to remove total suspended solids (TSS) from industrial wastewater