Aquapulse Secures ₹45 Crore from NABVENTURES and IAN Alpha Fund to Power Global Seafood Supply Chain
What is the news?
Bhubaneswar-headquartered aquaculture and seafood export startup Aquapulse has announced a successful milestone in its growth trajectory, raising ₹45 crore in its latest funding round. The investment was led by NABVENTURES through its AgriSURE Fund, with active participation from the IAN Alpha Fund. Founded in 2023 by Abhishek Dwivedy and Abhilash Dwivedy, the company intends to deploy the newly injected capital to strengthen farm-level intelligence systems, expand its regional “aquapreneur-led” hub-and-spoke procurement network across Eastern India, and scale its international processing and export operations.
Why is it interesting?
Aquapulse addresses core systemic bottlenecks historically felt by smallholder shrimp farmers, including lack of predictable market access, processing inefficiencies, and high pricing volatility. By integrating IoT-driven infrastructure like automated water quality monitoring, predictive disease warning alerts, and strict traceability protocols, the platform bridges the gap between fragmented regional farms and highly structured global buyers.
The startup’s business framework places it firmly within the global trade ecosystem. Currently trading with institutional giants and modern trade buyers, Aquapulse primarily exports its processed seafood products across critical global corridors including China, Vietnam, and Japan. As global import standards heavily shift toward verifiable supply lines, Aquapulse’s farm-to-port platform sets a benchmark for how technological infrastructure can position regional Indian agricultural assets straight into the global knowledge and trade map.
Read more: Aquapulse raises Rs 45 Cr from NABVENTURES and IAN Alpha Fund