OCEAN ERA INC

Agritech · Private

Automated onshore macroalgae (seaweed) cultivation system for high-yield production of bioactive compounds

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Sector
Agritech
Total capital
$3.3M
Federal grants
$2.8M
11 awards · 2013–2025
Rank in peer group#6 of 199
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$520K
2 awards · Commerce
Rank in Agritech#48 of 882
Granted patents
0
2 pending

Capital timeline

2013201520172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $3.3M$599K$400K$600K$589K$175K$175K
2013201720212025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $3.3M$599K$400K$600K$589K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · Growing Demand For Macroalgae (seaweed) Fuels A Global Industry Comprising More Than Half Oftotal Global Aquaculture Production, Exceeding $15B At First Sale, With Billions Of Dollars Ofadditional Value Created From Downstream Uses, Ranging From Food To Phycocolloids Andfertilizers. Processing Advances Are Driving Interest In Seaweeds As Low-carbon Sources Of Food,feeds, Fuels, And Pharmaceuticals Without Freshwater Or Arable Land Requirements. Tropicalspecies Hold Particular Interest Due To The$174K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Most Marine Fish Farming For So-called 'CARNIVOROUS' Fish - I.e. Fish That Eat Other Fish, Or Other Animals - Relies On More Expensive Diets, Limiting Growth Of Marine Aquaculture And Increasing The Cost Of Products To US Consumers. However, There Is Tremendous Potential For Farming Herbivorous Marine Fish - I.e. Those That Eat Plants, Or Seaweeds - As These Diets Would Be More Affordable, With Benefits For Fish Farmers, US Crop Farmers And US Consumers.this Research Tests A Range Of Pla$175K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Farmed Marine Macroalgae Present A Carbon Negative Opportunity For Feedstuff Production, As Theydo Not Require Land Conversion, Fertilizers, Or Freshwater. Macroalgae Are Already Used In Smallquantities In Some Animal Diets, But The Complex Polysaccharides Are Largely Indigestible. Trials Atocean Era Have Shown That The Microbes Fr$175K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Precocious Puberty In Seriola Rivoliana: Induction Of Early Maturation To Accelerate Selective Breeding Outcomes In High-value Finfish$589K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Mahimahi Have Tremendous Aquaculture Potential, With Incredible Growth Rates, Well-established Broodstock And Hatchery Procedures, And Ready Acceptance By U.S. Consumers. However, Two Constraints Currently Prevent Commercial Mahimahi Culture: Male Aggression, And Reduced Growth Performance In Sexually Mature Females. We Intend To Resolve These Two Impediments Through Applying Technologies Already Developed In Other Fish To Produce Sterile, All-female Mahimahi. Hormonal Manipulation Of First-gene$600K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Precocious Puberty In Seriola Rivoliana: Induction Of Early Maturation To Accelerate Selective Breeding Outcomes In High-value Finfish$100K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II For FY2016'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 16-2-025 Entitled "tofu-tolerant Mariculture: Genomics-assisted Breeding Of A High-quality Marine Finfish For Enhanced Performance On Sustainable, Scalable Soy-based Aquafeeds."$400K
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  • Federal grantAgriculture · Formulated Sardines: A High-moisture, Sustainable Diet For Fastidious Feeding High-value Marine Fish$599K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Cracking Kyphosids: Developing Culture Of High-value Herbivores For Sustainable Seafood$100K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2016'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 16-1-025 A Project Titled "tofu-tolerant Mariculture: Genomics-assisted Breeding Of A High-quality Marine Finfish For Enhanced Performance On Sustainable, Scalable Soy-based Aquafeeds."$120K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Enabling Mahimahi Aquafarming Through The Development Of Male Mono-sex Culture$100K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Formulated Sardines: A High Moisture, Sustainable Diet For Fastidious-feeding High-value Marine Fish$100K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · Can The "blaster" Improve The Profitability, Environmental Health And Expansion Opportunties For Marine Aquaculture?$100K

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Standing among 199 peers

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Agritech · System

  • Federal grants#6 · top 3%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 2
  • PendingDesigned Macroalgae Feed ProductsUSPTOApplication 18843564
  • PendingDesigned Macroalgae Feed ProductsUSPTOApplication 63315332

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