Aquabyte builds underwater camera systems and machine‑learning models that transform images and signals into real-time metrics such as lice counts, individual weights, growth, and other welfare indicators. Its product allows farms to monitor fish without handling them and take immediate actions to reduce treatments and waste. The company has deployed hundreds of systems monitoring salmon and trout and has processed over 300 million unique fish images. Aquabyte was first to receive approval by dispensation for automatic sea lice counting from the Norwegian Food Safety Authorities. The team draws on fish‑welfare biologists, computer vision/AI specialists, and engineers to deliver actionable insights to farms. With offices in San Francisco, New York, Chile, and Norway, Aquabyte plans to scale to more species and more countries. Aquabyte develops underwater stereoscopic camera systems and machine learning algorithms to measure fish health, size, and optimal feed quantities for aquaculture farms. Its products aim to reduce operational costs, decrease fish mortality, and minimize environmental impact. The company has launched general availability in Norway and is working with Norwegian salmon and trout farms. Aquabyte reports having processed more than a petabyte of fish images and scanned over 2.5 million fish; its algorithms estimate group fish weight within 0.8% of true weight 95% of the time. The company has also detected more than 100,000 sea lice and plans to expand its product line to estimate fish appetite and quality, predict sea lice outbreaks, and automate feeding. Leadership includes founder and CEO Bryton Shang and the recently added independent board member Chandran Sankaran. Aquabyte builds machine learning models and deploys underwater 3D cameras to augment the visual IQ of human-operated fish-farming systems. Installed in fish farm pens, the cameras allow the technology to measure fish size and biomass to determine optimal feed quantities. The company is developing additional applications such as automated sea-lice counting, a problem that accounts for about $1 billion in damages in Norway. Aquabyte has established pilots at local research institutions and farms around Norway through assistance from NCE Seafood Innovation. The team operates from San Francisco and Bergen, Norway, and is led by founder and CEO Bryton Shang. Aquabyte raised $3.5M in seed funding to advance its technology and pilots.

Total raised

$39M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Jul 2022