Atlantic Fish Company is a Triangle-based startup leveraging cellular agriculture to cultivate scalable, eco-friendly seafood. Its first product, the Vista Cut, is a cultivated black sea bass filet aimed at easing pressure on overfished wild stocks. Progress in product development has accelerated thanks to a clear regulatory pathway emerging for cultivated proteins. The firm has bolstered R&D with federal SBIR grants from USDA and NSF, plus matching state grants from NC IDEA and the One North Carolina Small Business Program, and a research loan from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Recent hiring, including senior scientist Dr. Khanh Vien, has strengthened its technology platform. Fresh capital will fund pilot-scale production and customer development with sustainability-minded restaurants and distributors. CEO Doug Grant currently splits time between Washington, D.C. and North Carolina but anticipates relocating as operations expand. Revenue has not been disclosed as the company remains in pre-commercial stages.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2025