What Tidal Vision does

Tidal Vision Products, Inc. ("Tidal Vision") operates a chitosan-based biomolecular platform that converts seafood byproducts — primarily crab and shrimp shells — into specialty chemicals for industrial water treatment, agriculture, and material science applications. The company runs proprietary extraction (Chitofining®) and concentration (Zale Technology®, claiming 5X concentration and 98%+ viscosity reduction) processes, supported by Precision Modification and Advanced Formulation capabilities, at what it describes as the largest liquid chitosan production capacity on Earth (~380K+ tonnes, five North American blending lines). Operations are organized into three divisions: Tidal Clear® (water-treatment coagulants and flocculants including TideForce™, SmartCoag™, StormHold™ — sold to power plants, municipalities, food and beverage processors, and airports), Tidal Grow® AgriScience (biological crop inputs including GenMAX®, Oceanic®, Seaphos®, Spectra™, and alignN®, sold to wheat and canola growers), and Tidal-Tec® (material science, including LiquidKey™ flame retardants targeting industrial manufacturers).

The company serves a diversified, blue-chip enterprise customer base reported at 1,000+ organizations — including Boeing, Duke Energy, AEP, BNSF, Republic Services, Waste Management, Evraz, SRP, APS, AECOM, American Water, Premium Brands, Entergy, and ECoop — across water, energy, aviation, rail, food and beverage, and waste services. It monetizes primarily through direct industrial B2B sales of quote-based specialty chemicals on multi-year contracts, complemented by applied-services revenue (boosted by the Clear Water Services acquisition in Aug 2023) and material-science licensing-style partnerships (e.g., Milliken & Company, Dec 2024). Its regulatory positioning — first EPA Safer Choice-certified chitosan coagulant for industrial water treatment (2024) and a USDA Fertilizer Production Expansion Grant — is a meaningful procurement moat in environmentally regulated bids.

Capital base is substantial: a $140M Series B closed in February 2025, with prior rounds totaling several rounds across SOSV, TELUS Pollinator Fund, Puget Sound Venture Club, Cambridge Companies, Convent Capital, Eni Next, IDO Investments, KIRKBI, MBX Capital, and Swen Capital Partners. Founded in 2015 in Alaska by Craig Kasberg and Zach Wilkinson, the company is now headquartered in Bellingham, WA, operates 251-500 employees, and is expanding into new production geographies (Texas, Ohio) and international markets (Northern Ireland, Western Canada) — a footprint that materially broadens TAM but also elevates execution and integration risk.

Name

Tidal Vision

Legal name

Tidal Vision Products, Inc.

Website

https://tidalvision.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Tidal Vision converts seafood byproducts into chitosan-based specialty chemicals, serving industrial water-treatment, agriculture, and material-science customers across a 1,000+ enterprise base with proprietary extraction and concentration technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Biocides & Disinfection Chemicals (Non-Agricultural) (IMAEAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Membranes, Consumables & Chemicals (Elements, Antiscalants, Cleaning) (EUANAFAJ), Compostable & Bio-Based Packaging (PLA/PHA, Starch Blends, Cellulose Films) (IMALAMAB)

Keywords

• Chitosan biopolymer solutions
• Industrial water treatment chemicals
• Agricultural crop solutions
• Biodegradable material science
• Seafood byproduct upcycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chitosan-based Product Sales: Sale of proprietary chitosan solutions for water treatment (Tidal Clear), agriculture (Tidal Grow), and material science (Tidal-Tec). Products sold directly to industrial customers, municipalities, and agricultural growers. Revenue driven by volume-based consumption with repeat purchases.
2. Strategic Licensing/Partnerships: Licensing of chitosan technologies and strategic partnerships with large industrial companies like Milliken & Company for market expansion and technology adoption.
3. M&A Integration Services: Acquisition and integration of companies (Cesco Solutions, Applied Specialties Innovations, Clear Water Services) that expand distribution and customer base for chitosan solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tidal Vision manufactures chitosan-based biomolecular products derived from seafood industry byproducts and sells them through three divisions: Tidal Clear® (industrial water treatment coagulants and automated feed systems), Tidal Grow® AgriScience (agricultural seed treatments, soil health, crop protection and plant nutrition), and Tidal-Tec® (material science solutions including biodegradable flame retardants and high-performance polymers). The company produces and sells its own manufactured chemical and biological products, supported by proprietary extraction (Chitofining®) and formulation (Zale Technology®) processes.

Product overview

Tidal Vision is a biomolecular technology company that manufactures chitosan-based solutions for water treatment, agriculture, and material science industries. The company operates through three main divisions: Tidal Clear® (water science with TideForce™ coagulants and SmartCoag™ feed systems), Tidal Grow® AgriScience (agriculture with seed treatment, soil health, crop protection, and plant nutrition products), and Tidal-Tec® (material science for industrial applications). The platform is built on proprietary technologies including Chitofining® (zero-waste extraction) and Zale Technology® (high-concentration formulation delivery), enabling scalable and repeatable chitosan solutions for industrial-scale applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TideForce™: Coagulant products for industrial water treatment including TF-308, TF-316, TF-360, TF-395 models
• StormHold™
• Zale Technology®
• GenMAX®
• Oceanic®
• Seaphos®
• Spectra™
• alignN®
• Chitofining®
• SmartCoag™
• LiquidKey™

Products and services

• Tidal Clear® Water Treatment Tidal Clear is the water treatment division of Tidal Vision, providing biomolecular chitosan solutions for industrial and municipal water treatment. It integrates coagulant chemistry with SmartCoag automated feed systems, delivering dramatic chemical use reduction, safer operations, and integration for power, municipal, food & beverage, and industrial customers.
• TideForce™ Coagulants TideForce coagulants (TF-308, TF-316, TF-360, TF-395) are chitosan-based coagulant products for industrial water treatment that achieve up to 90% reduction in chemical use compared to traditional chemistries and hold the first EPA Safer Choice certification for industrial water treatment.
• SmartCoag™ Automated Feed Systems SmartCoag is an automated and remotely monitored feed system providing 24/7 monitoring, proactive data-based treatment, and seamless integration with Tidal Clear water treatment solutions.
• StormHold™ Stormwater Coagulants StormHold coagulant products (SH-408, SH-416) provide stormwater treatment for environmental compliance with automated and remotely monitored treatment solutions, serving construction, environmental remediation, and stormwater management markets.
• Tidal Grow® AgriScience Tidal Grow AgriScience is the agricultural division of Tidal Vision, offering comprehensive crop solutions including seed treatment, soil health, crop protection, and plant nutrition products using chitosan-based technologies for wheat, canola, row crops, and specialty crop growers.
• GenMAX® Seed Treatment GenMAX is a chitosan-based seed treatment product designed to improve germination, seedling emergence, and early root growth.
• Oceanic® Soil Health Oceanic is a chitosan-based soil health product that feeds beneficial soil fungi and bacteria to support plant performance.
• Seaphos® Phosphorus Product Seaphos is a chitosan-based soil health product providing phosphorus to kickstart plant performance.
• Spectra™ Crop Protection Spectra is a combination fungicide, bactericide, and nematicide crop protection product that shuts down threats to crops using chitosan technology.
• alignN® 18-0-0 Foliar Nitrogen Fertilizer alignN is an 18-0-0 foliar-applied nitrogen fertilizer that delivers nitrogen directly to plant leaves using electrostatic bonding technology, reducing losses from volatilization, leaching, and runoff. Demonstrated yield improvements of up to 7% in wheat and 10% in canola, with net returns of C$10-25 per acre for wheat and C$15-35 per acre under drought conditions.
• Tidal-Tec® Material Science Solutions Tidal-Tec is the material science division of Tidal Vision, providing chitosan-based solutions for industrial applications including performance materials, flame retardants, and advanced formulations delivered via LiquidKey precision formulations.
• Tidal-Tec® FR Flame Retardant Tidal-Tec FR provides chitosan-based flame retardant solutions for the textile industry. Formulations are stable, biodegradable, and non-toxic, designed to replace hazardous synthetic flame retardant chemistries.
• LiquidKey™ Precision Liquid Chitosan LiquidKey is a ready-to-use precision liquid chitosan formulation enabled by Zale Technology, delivered at 5X+ concentrations previously possible with 98%+ viscosity reduction for scalable industrial applications.
• Tidal Clear® Hybrid Coagulant Tidal Clear Hybrid is a hybrid chitosan-based coagulant product for water treatment applications combining chitosan with complementary chemistries for specific treatment scenarios.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in chemical use for water treatment
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Milliken & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2024Strategic investment and partnership where Milliken & Company will leverage Tidal Vision's technology to develop sustainable, high-performance materials at scale. Aims to promote adoption of biodegradable chemistries across Milliken's markets.
• Cesco SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired specialty chemical company providing advanced chemistries and application technologies for food & beverage wastewater. Karl Larsen leads as President. 40 years of industry experience in Northwest regional expansion.
• Applied Specialties InnovationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired company specializing in power plant chemistry and municipal water treatment. Darrell Coker leads as President with 30 years of power plant chemistry experience including nuclear power expertise.
• Clear Water ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired company providing stormwater and environmental compliance solutions with focus on construction stormwater and remediation markets. JJ Barton leads as President.
• Canadian GrowerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership with Canadian wheat and canola growers for alignN foliar-applied nitrogen fertilizer. First encapsulated urea nitrogen product of its kind available to Canadian growers.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Solenis: Solenis is a global specialty chemical company focused on water treatment and process chemistries for industrial customers, including pulp & paper, food & beverage, and power generation — directly overlapping with Tidal Vision's Tidal Clear water-treatment customer base and product categories such as coagulants and boiler/cooling chemistry.
• Kemira: Kemira is a Finnish global specialty chemicals company with a major water-treatment segment serving municipal and industrial customers with coagulants, flocculants, and process chemicals — a directly comparable chemistry and customer base to Tidal Clear, and a much larger scale incumbent.
• SNF Floerger: SNF is the world's largest producer of water-soluble polymers (polyacrylamides and flocculants) used in water and wastewater treatment — a head-to-head incumbent in industrial and municipal water treatment chemistry where Tidal Clear is competing with chitosan-based alternatives.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions with a large industrial water-treatment business serving food & beverage, power, and manufacturing customers — overlapping significantly with Tidal Vision's enterprise customer list and chemistry portfolio.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia operates one of the world's largest water-treatment technology and chemicals businesses, serving industrial and municipal customers with coagulants, biocides, and process chemistry — directly comparable to Tidal Clear's product categories and customer verticals.
• Yara International: Yara is one of the world's largest fertilizer and crop nutrition companies producing nitrogen fertilizers and specialty plant nutrition products — directly comparable to Tidal Grow's plant nutrition and alignN foliar nitrogen product category.

Direct peers

• Novozymes (Novonesis): Novonesis (formerly Novozymes) is a global biotech company that produces enzyme and microbial solutions for agriculture, water, and industrial applications — closely comparable to Tidal Vision's use of biologically derived molecules (chitosan) to displace synthetic chemicals across multiple verticals.
• Corbion: Corbion is a Dutch biobased specialty ingredients company producing lactic acid, alginates, and sustainable biopolymers from natural feedstocks for food, agriculture, and industrial markets — a directly comparable model of upcycling biological feedstocks into industrial chemistry at scale.

Emerging players

• Itaconix: Itaconix is a smaller specialty chemical company that produces bio-based polymers from itaconic acid for detergents, personal care, and industrial applications — directly comparable in concept to Tidal-Tec's mission of replacing synthetic chemistries with bio-derived performance polymers.
• Mango Materials: Mango Materials produces biodegradable PHA biopolymers from methane for packaging and materials applications — an emerging biobased materials peer to Tidal-Tec's chitosan-based materials, with a comparable 'natural polymer replacing petrochemical plastic' value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors14 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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