Bhubaneswar-based aquaculture startup Aquapulse has secured Rs 45 crore in fresh funding in a round led by NABVENTURES through its AgriSURE Fund, with participation from IAN Alpha Fund. The investment marks a significant milestone for the young startup, which is working to bridge the gap between small shrimp farmers and global seafood markets.
Founded in 2023 by Abhishek and Abhilash Dwivedy, Aquapulse is building a technology-driven ecosystem that helps shrimp farmers improve productivity, manage disease risks, and access better market opportunities. The startup currently partners with farmers across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal through its aquapreneur-led hub-and-spoke network.
The fresh capital will be used to enhance farm-level technology and disease management systems, expand the company’s farmer procurement network across eastern India, strengthen processing and export capabilities, and support working capital requirements.
Aquapulse offers end-to-end support to shrimp farmers, including water quality monitoring, feed management, disease early-warning systems, harvesting assistance, and direct market access. By integrating farming support with processing and export logistics, the company aims to create a more transparent and traceable seafood supply chain.
The startup currently exports shrimp to key international markets such as China, Vietnam, and Japan, while also serving domestic institutional buyers and modern retail channels.
With India’s seafood exports touching $8.28 billion in 2025, and shrimp continuing to be one of the country’s most valuable export categories, Aquapulse sees a significant opportunity to address long-standing challenges faced by smallholder farmers, including fragmented market access, price volatility, limited technology adoption, and growing global demand for traceability.
Speaking on the investment, Sarika Saxena, Managing Partner at IAN Alpha Fund, highlighted that Aquapulse’s farm-to-port model is helping bring greater transparency, traceability, and efficiency to India’s aquaculture ecosystem while creating stronger market linkages for farmers.
– By Muskan Dengra
