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Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’

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Marica Quarsingh calls her startup Sea-Stematic the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how she believes seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right global benchmarks and market insights. Quarsingh talked to AFN about her goal and journey to putting Africa on the map for cellular seafood.

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How Forsea is avoiding the “scaffolding challenge” of cultivated meat and seafood

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Global demand for aquatic foods — that’s fish and seafood — is expected to double by 2050, according to estimates that base the rise mostly on population growth. Forsea claims that eels have become an endangered species, after demand for the delicacy surged in Asia and Europe in particular. Saving the eel.

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

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billion and were split across North America, Asia and Oceana. The California-based startup also acquired Cultured Decadence , a seed-stage cultivated seafood startup from Wisconsin. AgFunder data shows that three of the top five 2022 deals for agrifoodtech were in these food delivery sectors. Collectively the top 2022 deals totaled $2.79