Seadling
Seadling is a Borneo-based seaweed biotech company that develops proprietary fermented seaweed functional ingredients — including PhycoBio for pet food, a plant biostimulant, and fermented dried seaweed — for B2B customers in the pet food, animal feed, plant care, and nutrition industries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Seadling does
Seadling is a seaweed biotechnology company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), with the corporate entity registered in Singapore. It develops fermented seaweed-derived functional ingredients — primarily PhycoBio (pet food ingredient), a liquid plant biostimulant, and fermented dried seaweed (nutritional supplement and clean-label binder) — for B2B customers in the pet food, animal feed, plant biostimulant, and food/nutrition industries. The company's underlying technology is a patent-pending fermentation process applied to Kappaphycus sp. (Elkhorn Seamoss) cultivated through a network of partner farmers in Borneo and propagated from a proprietary land-based hatchery, which converts hard-to-digest fibers into prebiotic oligosaccharides and enhances bioavailability of minerals and vitamins.
Seadling sells its ingredients through direct B2B field sales and strategic distribution partnerships, with named enterprise partners including Scoular (North American pet food distribution), Toyo Seikan Group (Japan channel), Thai Union Group PCL and i-Tail Corporation PCL (Thailand), and engagement with Nippon Pet, Inaba, and Doggyman in Japan. Pricing is quote-based under multi-year contracts and not publicly disclosed. The company holds HACCP certification — the only seaweed company in Malaysia to do so — and maintains full seed-to-feed traceability across its supply chain.
The company has approximately 11–50 employees, was founded by Simon Davis, and has raised $1 million in seed funding in 2024 from a consortium including AgFunder, Toyo Seikan Group, The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, Katapult Ocean, and KUL LOESNINGAR 3 PTE. LTD. A second processing facility in Sabah was launched in 2025 to scale production. Operational signals include training of 370 farmers and empowerment of 310 women in 2024, alongside 452 kg of plastic waste diverted from landfills and oceans.
Seadling firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Seadling
- Legal name
- Seadling
- Website
- https://seadling.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Seadling is a Borneo-based seaweed biotech company that develops proprietary fermented seaweed functional ingredients — including PhycoBio for pet food, a plant biostimulant, and fermented dried seaweed — for B2B customers in the pet food, animal feed, plant care, and nutrition industries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Seadling industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Seaweed-based Functional Ingredients
- NAICS
- Aquaculture (1125), Aquaculture (11251), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710)
- SIC
- Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Seaweed & Algae Aquaculture (incl. microalgae) (AFAEAAAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Offshore & Open-Ocean Aquaculture (AFAEAAAH), Seaweed & Dried Vegetable Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAI)
Keywords
Where Seadling is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kota Kinabalu
- HQ country
- Malaysia
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
Seadling business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- B2B Seaweed Ingredients: Sale of fermented seaweed functional ingredients to manufacturers of pet food, animal feed, plant biostimulants, and food/nutrition products. Products include PhycoBio (pet food ingredient), liquid biostimulant, and fermented dried seaweed.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | B2B ingredient pricing for manufacturers |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Seadling product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Seadling is a seaweed biotech company that cultivates tropical seaweed (Kappaphycus sp.) in Borneo and converts it via a proprietary fermentation process into functional ingredients for sale to B2B manufacturers. Its commercial offerings include PhycoBio (fermented seaweed ingredient for pet food), a seaweed-based liquid biostimulant for plants, and fermented dried seaweed for pet nutrition and clean-label binding applications.
Product overview
Seadling operates as a seaweed biotech company developing functional ingredients for animals, plants, and humans. The product portfolio centers on three main offerings: (1) PhycoBio — a fermented seaweed functional ingredient for pet food applications with health benefits for skin, coat, and dental health; (2) Fermented Seaweed Liquid Biostimulant — a potassium-rich plant biostimulant for agriculture and hydroponics; and (3) Fermented Dried Seaweed — a nutritional supplement and clean-label binder for pet food formulations. All products leverage Seadling's proprietary fermentation technology applied to seaweed cultivated through their partner farming network in Borneo.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PhycoBio: Premium functional ingredient for pet food, containing fermented seaweed with high concentration of oligosaccharides for skin, coat, and dental health benefits.
- Seadling Plant Health
Products and services
- PhycoBio Fermented seaweed functional ingredient for pet food and treat manufacturers that enriches formulations with natural binding, anti-inflammatory, and nutritional benefits, including variants targeting skin/coat health and dental health via Vitamin K2 and prebiotic oligosaccharides.
- Fermented Seaweed Liquid Biostimulant Seaweed-based liquid biostimulant produced using Seadling's proprietary fermentation technology, rich in potassium and oligosaccharides, designed to enhance plant growth, optimize nutrient uptake, and bolster plant resilience against stress and disease for agricultural and hydroponic applications.
- Fermented Dried Seaweed Premium fermented dried seaweed nutritional supplement for pets, rich in Vitamin K2, that functions as a clean-label binder to naturally thicken, texturize, and stabilize pet food formulations without artificial additives.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 80% reduction in enteric methane emissions in cattle when supplementing 0.5% of diet with Asparagopsis seaweed
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Seadling
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Seadling technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Seadling partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- ScoularcoreDistribution partnership bringing SEADLING's fermented seaweed ingredients to pet food formulations across North America.
- Department of Fisheries SabahcoreMoU and lease renewal for R&D, training, and upskilling of seaweed industry stakeholders to enhance quality and quantity of seaweed in Sabah.
- University of Malaysia SabahcoreResearch agreement with Biotechnology Research Institute to develop innovations in seaweed cultivation.
- Thai Union Group PCLcoreMajor Thai seafood and pet food company for collaboration on seaweed product application.
- i-Tail Corporation PCLcoreThai pet food company partnership for seaweed product application.
- Cargill ThailandminorMet during SPACE-F accelerator program to explore collaboration in seaweed product applications.
- Mahidol University ThailandminorCollaborative research on pet product trials and scientific validation of seaweed benefits.
- Oceans 2050minorSeaweed carbon sequestration research collaboration contributing to global climate restoration study.
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)minorNon-invasive product testing with UPM to obtain scientific data on efficacy of SEADLING Pet for cats and dogs.
- SPACE-F Accelerator by RISEminorCorporate innovation program supporting SEADLING's market exploration and expansion in Thailand.
- Yayasan HasanahminorFoundation partnership supporting community-led conservation and sustainable seaweed farming initiatives.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Seadling competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Acadian Seaplants: The global leader in seaweed-derived agricultural, animal feed, and functional food ingredients, headquartered in Canada. Directly comparable because Seadling's Head of R&D, Melania Cornish, spent 30+ years there and Seadling competes in the same functional seaweed ingredient category with a differentiated fermentation process.
- Cargill (Animal Nutrition & Health): Global agribusiness giant with a large animal nutrition and pet food ingredient portfolio. Comparable because Cargill is an enterprise buyer Seadling already engaged (Cargill Thailand) and competes broadly in the same input supply chains, though it is not seaweed-specialized.
Direct peers
- BioAtlantis: Ireland-based developer of seaweed-based biostimulants and functional ingredients for agriculture and animal health. Comparable because BioAtlantis and Seadling both sell fermented seaweed extracts into plant biostimulant and animal nutrition markets with similar B2B ingredient commercial models.
- Kelpak: South African producer of seaweed-derived biostimulants and crop inputs extracted from Ecklonia maxima. Comparable as a B2B seaweed ingredient company targeting the same plant biostimulant and agricultural input buyers, with established global distribution.
- Ocean Harvest Technology: Ireland-based supplier of seaweed-based functional ingredients for animal feed and pet food. Comparable because it sells multi-species seaweed ingredients into pet food and livestock feed manufacturers — directly overlapping with Seadling's PhycoBio and fermented seaweed offerings.
- Algaia: France-based specialist in seaweed extracts and hydrocolloids serving food, pet food, agriculture, and personal care markets. Comparable because Algaia targets the same B2B ingredient customer profile across pet food, plant biostimulants, and food ingredients.
- Symborg: Spain-based developer of agricultural biostimulants and biofertilizers, including microbial and natural-origin products. Comparable as a B2B agricultural input supplier targeting similar plant health and stress resilience use cases where Seadling's biostimulant competes.
Others
- Toyo Seikan Group: Japanese packaging and food company that is both an investor in Seadling and a strategic partner for Japan market entry. Comparable as an adjacent strategic corporate in the functional food/ingredient ecosystem and as a shareholder with direct exposure to Seadling's Japan commercialization.
- Scoular: US-based agricultural commodity and ingredient distributor that serves as Seadling's North American pet food distribution partner. Comparable as a channel partner/ecosystem enabler whose relationship is a critical go-to-market vehicle for Seadling in its largest target market.
Emerging players
- Mara Renewables: Canada-based producer of algae-derived ingredients for nutrition, food, and personal care markets. Comparable as a biotechnology company applying fermentation and processing expertise to algae/seaweed biomass for functional ingredient applications.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Seadling social profiles
Digital presenceSeadling compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Seadling financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Seadling leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Seadling subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Seadling funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors7 records
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Seadling M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Seadling
What does Seadling do?
Seadling is a seaweed biotech company that cultivates tropical seaweed (Kappaphycus sp.) in Borneo and converts it via a proprietary fermentation process into functional ingredients for sale to B2B manufacturers. Its commercial offerings include PhycoBio (fermented seaweed ingredient for pet food), a seaweed-based liquid biostimulant for plants, and fermented dried seaweed for pet nutrition and clean-label binding applications.
Is Seadling a public or private company?
Seadling is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Seadling founded?
Seadling was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Seadling based?
Seadling is headquartered in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, in the Asia region.
How does Seadling make money?
One revenue line is on record: B2B Seaweed Ingredients.
Who are Seadling's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Acadian Seaplants and Cargill (Animal Nutrition & Health). Direct peers are BioAtlantis, Kelpak, Ocean Harvest Technology, Algaia and Symborg. Others are Toyo Seikan Group and Scoular. Mara Renewables is listed as an emerging player.
Does Seadling have an API?
No public API is recorded for Seadling.
What industry is Seadling in?
Seadling's product category is Seaweed-based Functional Ingredients. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAEAAAE, Seaweed & Algae Aquaculture (incl. microalgae), with a secondary code of AFAEAAAH, Offshore & Open-Ocean Aquaculture. Its NAICS code is 1125 and its SIC code is 900.