AAqualvia
Aqualvia is an aquaculture company based in Ayamonte (Huelva) that farms tiger prawns and sells them live to professional customers in foodservice and gastronomy. It raises the prawns in inland ponds at the Finca Salinas de San Rafael, near the Isla Cristina marshlands, and runs the whole production and distribution cycle itself. It sells the prawns with no additives, sulphites or preservatives, year-round and at stable prices. The company began operations in June 2026, backed by BeHappy Investments, a fund focused on sustainable projects, which committed €500,000 in a mix of equity and debt.
SectorsAquaculture, Foodtech, Seafood
Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Farm production & automation
Founders
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Emilio Rodríguez
CEO
Global models 5
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Noray Seafood
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Farms prawns inland in Medina del Campo, with hatchery to harvest on one site, and sells them ultra-fresh and additive-free to foodservice, gastronomy and retail, the closest match to Aqualvia's model.
$18MComparable
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Lisaqua
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Grows its own shrimp in land-based farms near French cities and sells it fresh and local to fishmongers and professional buyers, controlling production and distribution.
$13MComparable
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Atarraya
United States · atarraya.com ↗
Runs its own inland Shrimpbox farms in the US and sells fresh, antibiotic-free shrimp to local foodservice buyers, though part of its revenue also comes from licensing the farming technology.
$9MComparable
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-10-14 | Seed (estimated) | approximately €500K | BeHappy Investments (estimated lead) |
News 1
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| 2026-10-14 |
Aqualvia Launches in Spain with the Backing of BeHappy Investments as Europe's Only Company to Complete the Full Production and Distribution Cycle for Live Tiger Prawns ↗
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2026-10-14 |