The problem
Conventional fish handling wastes quality and shelf life, underpays fishermen, and leaves US seafood dependent on imports
What they do
Robotics and AI that humanely harvest fish on boats (automated ike jime), then sell the premium catch under its Seremoni brand
Traction Poseidon robots on vessels across 6 US regions; bought a Tacoma processing plant (Mar 2026, 10M+ lb/yr capacity); Seremoni sold at Erewhon, Whole Foods and Michelin-starred restaurants in ~10 cities; exporting US fish to Japan. Revenue not disclosed
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 17
- Ops roles
- 3
- Headcount
- ~67
LinkedIn headcount ~67, up ~116% YoY; 18 open roles, mostly on-site El Segundo engineering and manufacturing, plus Seremoni sales (Tacoma, remote US)
Hiring in
- El Segundo
- Tacoma
Latest news
Sep 2026
Seremoni (Shinkei's fish brand) expands sockeye and red snapper into Whole Foods ↗Funding
- Last round
- $22M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Jun 2025
Led by Founders Fund; Interlagos
- Hiring+1.517 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+0.5Series A · $22M, Jun 2025 (16 months ago): 12–24 months = +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: Poseidon robots on vessels across 6 US regions; bought a Tacoma processing plant (Mar 2026, 10M+ lb/yr capacity); Seremoni sold at Erewhon, Whole Foods and Michelin-starred restaurants in ~10 cities; exporting US fish to Japan. Revenue not disclosed
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.751.5 + 0.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.75 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven · edge: cheaper at size
Small Series A, revenue undisclosed, with a new plant and brand still ramping; too early to judge.
Sources: TechCrunch: Founders Fund's outlier bet on humanely killed fish (Jun 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026