# Hatch Blue Ltd

> Hatch Blue Ltd is a VC fund in Cork backing Aquaculture and AgTech. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cork, Ireland
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last fund: Sep 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatch-aquaculture-accelerator/
- Website: https://www.hatch.blue/

Hatch Blue Ltd is a VC fund in Cork focused on Aquaculture and AgTech. Hatch Blue is an aquaculture accelerator supporting start-ups in the fields of aquaculture feed, health, genetics, tech and production.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aquaculture | 8 | 30% |
| AgTech | 5 | 19% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 15% |
| Seafood | 3 | 11% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 11% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 33% |
| Series A | 7 | 26% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 5 | 19% |
| United States | 4 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caitriona Kelleher | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caitriona-kelleher-874f |
| Carsten Krome | CEO and Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carsten-krome |
| Georg Baunach | Managing Partner & Co-founder | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/georg-baunach |
| Wayne Murphy | Co-Founder & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayne-murphy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nernst Electric | Nernst Electric designs and manufactures on-site oxygen generation hardware that utilizes 3D-printed ceramic membranes to separate gas from ambient air. By generating oxygen directly at the consumer's facility, this system removes the logistical dependencies and recurring costs associated with traditional trucked liquid supplies orconventional adsorption equipment. This solid-state hardware provides a low-maintenance gas supply tailored for aquaculture, mining, and steel manufacturing operations. | $2M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Nernst Electric | Nernst Electric designs and manufactures on-site oxygen generation hardware that utilizes 3D-printed ceramic membranes to separate gas from ambient air. By generating oxygen directly at the consumer's facility, this system removes the logistical dependencies and recurring costs associated with traditional trucked liquid supplies orconventional adsorption equipment. This solid-state hardware provides a low-maintenance gas supply tailored for aquaculture, mining, and steel manufacturing operations. | $2M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Kuehnle Agrosystems | Kuehnle Agrosystems, Inc. conducts biotech research and development of plant-based systems for production of biologically active compounds. The company was formerly known as Kuehnle Agrosystems Company, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii. | $3M | Series B | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| BioSort | Biometrics provides lice, biomass, extraction, and data analysis. They offer feed, fish health, welfare, optimized harvest aquaculture, and fisheries. They provide sensor technologies, machine vision, AI, software, mechatronics. | $10.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2026 |  |
| Aviwell | Aviwell’s mission is to develop healthy, native, natural, and sustainable solutions to improve animal health and growth to better nourish the planet ... At a fraction of the cost. | $12.9M | Series A | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| reTyre | reTyre is an award-winning tyre manufacturer focusing on innovation and sustainability, and the first company in the world capable of mass-producing sustainable, pneumatic tyres. As pioneers in tyre manufacturing, we’re spearheading an ambitious and scalable production method that integrates cutting-edge technologies from multiple industries. As aresult, our tyres have significantly lower emissions compared to conventional tyres. | $8.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| Vycarb | Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based firm that enables decentralized carbon removal through real-time, autonomous, and direct detection of CO2 in water. | $5M | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Sensor Globe | Sensor Globe Norway AS offers sensor tech for aquaculture, enhancing fish welfare and data insights. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| SeaCrop | SeaCrop is an early-stage firm situated at the crossroads of food technology, ocean health, and climate. |  | Seed | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Remora Robotics | Remora Robotics is a Norwegian technology firm that specializes on aquaculture robotics. | $16.3M |  | Jul 10, 2025 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grieg Kapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grieg-kapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Omnivore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnivore-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flourish Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flourish-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ichthus Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ichthus-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Namier Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/namier-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hatch Blue Ltd invest in?

Hatch Blue Ltd invests primarily in Aquaculture, AgTech and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Hatch Blue Ltd?

The team at Hatch Blue Ltd includes Caitriona Kelleher (Managing Director), Carsten Krome (CEO and Managing Partner) and Georg Baunach (Managing Partner & Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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