# Olaisen Blue

> Olaisen Blue is a VC fund backing AgTech, Aquaculture and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Olaisen Blue is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Aquaculture. Early stage aquaculture investment firm

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Aquaculture | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Marine Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MariHealth Solutions (RF) (PTY) LTD | MariHealth Solutions is a marine biotech startup from South Africa, operating in the aquaculture healthcare sector. Currently, more than half the seafood we consume comes from aquaculture, and it is predicted that by 2030, 60% of the growing demand for high protein content foods will be met by aquaculture. However, aquaculture is not immune tounsustainable practices and high costs. For example, animal feeds for farmed fish account for up to 60% of the total production costs in commercial farming, while intensive farming is the main driver of animal stress, with disease outbreaks being responsible for 30-80% of losses. To solve this, MariHealth Solutions is leveraging biotechnology by developing a diagnostic molecular screening tool for effectively and proactively monitoring the impact of farming operations on farmed fish and shellfish. This will ultimately enable vets, farmers, and fish feed companies in optimizing farming operations and nutrition to reduce animal stress and disease outbreaks. In the long-term, this seeks to ensure a more sustainable approach to farming seafood by enabling the reduction of production costs and mitigating feed waste. | $483.7K | Seed | Oct 21, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [maze impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maze-b4a7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University of Cape Town](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-cape-town) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Olaisen Blue invest in?

Olaisen Blue invests primarily in AgTech, Aquaculture and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Olaisen Blue last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Olaisen Blue closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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