Aquabyte
Aquabyte sells AI-powered camera systems that monitor fish health and growth for aquaculture farms. The company has raised $49M, most recently in a Series B in July 2022, and employs 102 people.
The growth story
Aquabyte grew from 42 to 102 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $49M along the way, most recently a Series B in July 2022.
About
Aquabyte builds underwater camera systems that use AI to track fish weight, skin health, lice counts, and swimming behavior for fish farms. The system reduces the need for physical handling of fish while providing real-time data to help farmers optimize feeding and disease treatment.
The company has raised $49M from investors including Costanoa Ventures and ArcTern Ventures, with its latest Series B closing in mid-2022. Its 102 employees are primarily engineers, reflecting the technical nature of its AI-powered monitoring systems.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Aquabyte's largest function, with 16 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting steady turnover alongside its growth.
The Aquabyte org chart
Steve Tucker (Chief Executive Officer) leads 36 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 24 (+14% YoY), Operations 18 (+6% YoY), Research 12 (+20% YoY), Sales 7 (+17% YoY), Quality Assurance 6 (+20% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Aquabyte recruits heavily from local institutions, with the University of Bergen and Norway's Institute of Marine Research being top talent sources. Alumni have gone on to roles at Tidal, Stanford University, and Deloitte.
Most common previous employers of Aquabyte staff: University of Bergen (UiB) (5), Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway (4), Mowi (3), Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces (3), Bergen kommune (3), Cruise (2). Former Aquabyte employees most often moved to Tidal (4), Stanford University (2), Deloitte (2), skowr networks (1), Alameda County Probation Department (1), Nirmata (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Aquabyte mafia
Five Aquabyte alumni have founded companies, including Sekkingstad AS, which employs 46 people, and Vert AI, a 3-person startup.
5Andreas Mikalsen, was Director of Customer Experience until 2024Princeton Kwong, was Engineering Manager, Founding Engineer - Deep Learning Infrastructure & Platform until 2020Kyle McClenahan, was Operations Associate until 2017Megan Folsom, was Principal Product Manager until 2022Sandra (Sandy) Wrobel, was VP Finance & Business Operations until 2020Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Aquabyte: Microsoft Office (23), Python (Programming Language) (21), Research Skills (17), Microsoft Excel (17), Communication (16), English (15), Management (14), Teamwork (13).
Where the team actually sits
Aquabyte people are concentrated in Vestland, Norway (18), California, United States (12), Norway (9), Greater Bergen Region (5). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Aquabyte attracts about 232 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Aquabyte has 102 employees as of September 2026.
Aquabyte has raised $49M in total, most recently a Series B round in July 2022.
Steve Tucker (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Aquabyte's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Aquabyte staff are University of Bergen (UiB) (5 people), Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway (4 people), Mowi (3 people).
Former Aquabyte employees most often move to Tidal (4), Stanford University (2), Deloitte (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Aquabyte, including Sekkingstad AS, Vert AI, Arctic Coliving.
Aquabyte attracts about 232 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Aquabyte staff are Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Research Skills, Microsoft Excel, Communication.
Aquabyte staff are concentrated in Vestland, Norway (18), California, United States (12), Norway (9).
Aquabyte has about 24 people in Engineering, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Aquabyte has about 18 people in Operations, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 69 current and 98 former Aquabyte profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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