In this episode, we speak to John Diener, CEO of regenerative aquaculture startup Vertical Oceans.

Vertical Ocean aims to grow sustainable shrimp in huge aqua towers inside cities. Their first zero discharge, fully recirculating facility is up and running in Downtown Singapore. But John's ambitions don't stop there: He dreams of having a Vertical Ocean in every major city around the globe.

And people are taking notice. In 2021, Vertical Oceans raised a $3.5mn Seed Round led by Khosla Ventures and is expanding to the US.

We talk about:

How John's journey uniquely positioned him to found Vertical Oceans

How aquaculture harms the environment

Vertical Oceans' tech to create a fully recirculating facility

What innovations are most exciting in sustainable blue food

Vertical Oceans' next steps and US expansion

More on John and Vertical Oceans:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vertical Oceans' website (you can also order their shrimp there)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Vertical Oceans's presentation at the IndieBio Demo Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Vertical Oceans' funding announcement in TechCrunch⁠⁠

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