Aquabyte, Inc.
360-degree underwater camera system with integrated sonar and environmental sensors for real-time fish health and feeding monitoring in aquaculture pens
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $21M, Jan 2022
- Total capital
- $21M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $21M
- 1 Form D · last Jan 2022
- 58 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 18 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#10 of 57
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$21M
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Standing among 57 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Device
- Granted patents#10 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Bryton ShangResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent
- Chandran SankaranDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Greg PapadopoulosDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Greg SandsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sherman LiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 21- PendingPosition Policy Determination For Underwater Camera Positioning In An Aquaculture EnvironmentUSPTOApplication 19297635
- GrantedPosition Policy Determination For Underwater Camera Positioning In An Aquaculture EnvironmentUSPTOUS 12,418,721
- GrantedMulti-modal Aquatic Biomass EstimationUSPTOUS 12,100,201
Show all 21 patent records
- Position Policy Determination For Underwater Camera Positioning In An Aquaculture EnvironmentNov 27, 2025 · Application 19297635Pending
- Position Policy Determination For Underwater Camera Positioning In An Aquaculture EnvironmentSep 16, 2025 · US 12,418,721Granted
- Multi-modal Aquatic Biomass EstimationSep 24, 2024 · US 12,100,201Granted
- Adaptive Feeding Of Aquatic Organisms In An Aquaculture EnvironmentDec 7, 2023 · Application 17831053Pending
- Forecasting Growth Of Aquatic Organisms In An Aquaculture EnvironmentAug 24, 2023 · Application 17678440Pending
- Optical System For Capturing Digital Images In An Aquaculture Environment In SituMar 2, 2021 · US 10,935,783Granted
- Forecasting Growth Of Aquatic Organisms In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2023013121Pending
- Multi-modal Aquatic Biomass EstimationApplication PCTUS2023013151Pending
- Adaptive Feeding Of Aquatic Organisms In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2023019945Pending
- Estimating Fish Respiration Activity In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2024027860Pending
- Position Policy Determination For Underwater Camera Positioning In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2024050992Pending
- Optimal Feeding Based On Signals In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2019044296Pending
- Automatic Feed Pellet Monitoring Based On Camera Footage In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2019044298Pending
- Unique Identification Of Freely Swimming Fish In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2019042958Pending
- Biomass Estimation In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2019034709Pending
- Sea Lice Detection And Classification In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication PCTUS2019034636Pending
- Optimal Feeding Based On Signals In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication 62723067Pending
- Automatic Feed Pellet Monitoring Based On Camera Footage In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication 62723308Pending
- Unique Identification Of Free Swimming Fish In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication 62702643Pending
- Sea Lice Detection And Classification In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication 62686818Pending
- Biomass Estimation In An Aquaculture EnvironmentApplication 62679654Pending
Related companies, and why
- Hedgehog Foods, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- AquaSpy Group, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Phylos Bioscience, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Phagos, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Xylogenics, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Tortuga Agricultural TechnologiesSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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