Inalve

Name

Inalve

Legal name

Inalve

Website

https://inalve.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inalve is a Nice, France-based biotech startup that produces fresh microalgae using proprietary biofilm-based rotary conveyor cultivation technology, serving industrial B2B customers in the aquaculture, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical, and bioplastics sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microalgae Biomass / Sustainable Aquaculture Ingredients

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251), Other Aquaculture (112519)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Seaweed & Algae Aquaculture (incl. microalgae) (AFAEAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Algae & Seaweed Proteins (Microalgae/Spirulina, Macroalgae) (AFAJAHAF)

Keywords

• Microalgae cultivation
• Aquaculture feed ingredients
• Biofilm bioreactor technology
• Sustainable bioplastic materials
• Nutraceutical microalgae

Headquarters

HQ city

Nice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Microalgae Product Sales: Sale of microalgae biomass and derived products to aquaculture, pharmaceutical, and bioplastics manufacturers. The company cultivates and sells microalgae as raw material or processed ingredients for various industrial applications.
2. Technology Licensing: Potential licensing of proprietary cultivation technology to other producers seeking sustainable microalgae production solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Inalve cultivates and sells fresh microalgae biomass produced via a proprietary rotary conveyor biofilm-based cultivation system that uses minimal water and reduces environmental impact. The biomass is supplied to industrial buyers in aquaculture (sustainable feed ingredients), pharmaceuticals/nutraceuticals (bioactive compounds and supplements), and bioplastics (renewable raw materials) as raw material or processed ingredient.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Microalgae Biomass (Biofilm-Cultivated) Fresh microalgae biomass cultivated via Inalve's proprietary rotary conveyor biofilm-based system, sold to aquaculture producers for sustainable feed, to pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers for bioactive compounds and supplements, and to bioplastics manufacturers as a renewable raw material. Designed for industrial buyers seeking low-impact, sustainably produced microalgae ingredients.
• Cultivation Technology Licensing Licensing of Inalve's proprietary rotary conveyor and biofilm-based microalgae cultivation technology to third-party producers seeking to deploy a low-water, low-environmental-impact microalgae production process. Targeted at industrial partners in aquaculture, pharmaceutical, and bioplastics sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduces water usage compared to traditional aquaculture and microalgae cultivation methods
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Fermentalg: French microalgae producer also targeting aquaculture, nutrition and bio-based ingredients, making it the closest geographic and product-line comparable to Inalve's biofilm-based cultivation approach.
• AlgaTechnologies (iwi): Specializes in microalgae-derived ingredients for nutraceuticals, cosmetics and food — overlapping with Inalve's pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customer segment.
• Cyanotech: Hawaii-based commercial producer of microalgae (spirulina, astaxanthin) for nutrition and aquaculture markets, providing a public-market benchmark for algae-ingredient economics.
• Allmicroalgae: European microalgae cultivation company producing Chlorella and other species for food, feed and aquaculture — a directly comparable upstream biomass producer serving the same B2B customer profile.
• Triton Algae Innovations: Develops and produces microalgae-based proteins and ingredients for food and feed applications, comparable in product positioning and target verticals to Inalve.

Broad incumbents

• Corbion (algae ingredients): Global ingredients major with an algae-derived omega-3 (DHA) business serving aquaculture and human nutrition, representing the dominant incumbent Inalve would compete against in algae-based feed.
• dsm-firmenich (Algae Ingredients / VERDHA): Large nutrition and aquaculture-feed supplier with algae-based DHA/EPA ingredients and aqua feed formulations — a key potential customer and competitor for sustainable aquaculture inputs.
• Skretting (Nutreco): World-leading aquaculture feed manufacturer that purchases microalgae and algae-derived ingredients for inclusion in fish and shrimp feed, making it a primary addressable customer for Inalve.
• BioMar: Major aquaculture feed producer with sustainability-led product lines actively seeking novel algae-based raw materials — another large-volume offtake counterpart for Inalve's biomass.

Emerging players

• Phycom: Dutch microalgae startup cultivating microalgae for food and feed applications using proprietary systems, comparable as a fellow European emerging microalgae producer targeting similar B2B customers.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inalve

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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