Company · Healthtech & Bio

KOA Biotech

koabiotech.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

KOA Biotech develops a digital, autonomous biosensor system for fish farms that continuously monitors water quality and detects pathogens in real time, replacing lab tests that take 5-10 days. Spun off from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2021, the Barcelona-based aquaculture biotech aims to cut fish mortality and reduce testing costs by up to 50%.

Founded

2021

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsBiotechnology, Aquaculture, AgriFood-Tech, Hardware/IoT Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › R&D tools & software for life sciences

Profile updated 2 Aug 2026

Founders

Sira Mogas Díez

CEO & Founder

Global models

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Investors 3

Faber

www.faber.vc ↗

Investor Portugal

Fund F by Female Founders

www.female-founders.org ↗

Investor

Swanlaab Venture Factory

swanlaab.com

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 1

Seed · €2M

KOA Biotech, a Pompeu Fabra University spin-off with biosensors that detect waterborne infections in fish farms before they spread, raised €…

2025-02-06

News & media 5

Published	Article
2025-09-22	CDTI Innovación invests in KOA Biotech alongside Swanlaab ↗ Capital-Riesgo.es
2025-03-25	KOA Biotech: Solving a $6B Problem for Fish Farmers ↗ EIT Food
2025-02-06	KOA Biotech makes a splash with €2 million to fight fish farm infections ↗ EU-Startups
2022-10-29	La biotecnología española contra la mortalidad en piscifactorías que reduce el uso de antibióticos ↗ El Español/Invertia
2022-09-14	Evix y Koa Biotech ganadores de la semifinal de València de los eAwards España ↗ Valencia Plaza