What is the BlueInvest Project Pipeline?
See our showcase of innovative projects and entrepreneurs who are shaping the Blue Economy.
Projects consist of innovative, scalable and sustainable business ventures from traditional and emerging sectors of the maritime economy.
The graphs below provide an overview of the country distribution, sector, and TRL of projects currently listed in the BlueInvest Project Pipeline.
Selection Criteria:
Your company is EU-based or from an eligible sea basin region (Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Mauritania, United Kingdom, or Norway)
Your project TRL is 4 or higher
Your project sector is in one of the 10 blue economy sectors identified for this initiative
Your solution has a clear sustainable impact on the blue economy
Your project is looking for investment
Project Country
Country in which the project is being developed and / or implemented.
Project Sector
Main blue economy sector the project relates to.
Project TRL
Current technology readiness level of the project.
Aquapurna GmbH
Florian Gsling: mechanical engineer, background in automatization and robotics Gerrit Quantz: marine biologist, extensive track record in designing and setting up RAS operations David Gebhard: lawyer, background in private equity and venture capital Marcus Thon (early hire): marine biologist and background as RAS plant manager in multiple European farms
We have developed an atomized RAS suitable especially for large-scale, cost-efficient indoor shrimp production tailored for local production in western markets (the SmartReef). Offering local and sustainable premium shrimp to the broad market. Luxury made affordable because our technology can produce at scale and a price level that is suitable for large scale production. Operating on this price-level is very new in Europe as our competitors can only produce for small niche markets as their production costs are very high. The SmartReef is low in energy and water consumption as well as eradicates a lot of manual work. It is low in Capex, because as we developed new approaches for the farm setup.
Shrimp are the ideal species to grow in Europe, as the European market is far away from the producing continents and does not have a Made in Europe label yet.
Affordable, no antibiotics/additives, no environmental destruction, no landscapes occupied for organic shrimp production, minimal carbon footprint, never frozen, farm to fork, short transport distances, local production, sashimi quality, unique crystal-blue color, authentic crunchy and sweet-nutty taste, animal friendly (best water parameters, crystal clear water, reduction of stress);