The Seaweed Company

What The Seaweed Company does

The Seaweed Company B.V. is an Amsterdam-headquartered seaweed operator founded in 2018 that participates in the European seaweed value chain at three integrated levels: upstream cultivation, midstream processing services, and downstream branded consumer products. The company cultivates seaweed at its Mulroy Bay site in Ireland, which is certified organic and located in Class A waters — designations that qualify output for food-grade and higher-value applications. Beyond its own biomass, the company runs a contract processing operation with stated throughput of 300-600 kg per hour, serving other European seaweed growers with drying, milling, and related services. In 2025 it added a downstream B2C leg through the Nomet consumer food brand, extending its reach into retail and foodservice channels across the Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium.

The company's core technology and operations are anchored in seaweed biology and post-harvest processing rather than software or digital systems; no AI/ML, proprietary software platform, or data-driven product is described in the available material. Revenue is generated through three mechanisms: sales of cultivated seaweed biomass, recurring contract processing fees paid by European growers, and — following the Nomet acquisition — branded consumer food sales. The capital structure includes a 2022 investment from Belgian retail group Colruyt, which also provides a potential European retail distribution pathway.

Customer concentration, headcount growth rates, and revenue figures are not disclosed in the input. The company operates with an 11-50 person team, with approximately ten named individuals across cultivation, processing, R&D, and commercial functions. In 2025 it ended its Zeewaar R&D partnership, suggesting an operational consolidation around the Irish cultivation site and the Nomet consumer brand. Overall the company sits as a small, vertically integrated European seaweed specialist in an early-stage industry, with regulatory certifications and processing capacity as its primary defensible assets.

Name

The Seaweed Company

Legal name

The Seaweed Company B.V.

Website

https://theseaweedcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amsterdam-based seaweed company founded in 2018, cultivating seaweed at Mulroy Bay, Ireland; providing contract processing services to European growers at 300-600 kg/hour; and selling consumer food products through the Nomet brand across the Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seaweed cultivation and food ingredients

NAICS

Other Aquaculture (112519), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Seaweed & Dried Vegetable Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAI), Offshore & Open-Ocean Aquaculture (AFAEAAAH)

Keywords

• Seaweed cultivation
• Seaweed processing services
• Food-grade seaweed ingredients
• Plant-based food products
• Sustainable aquaculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiedam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Processing Services: The company operates a state-of-the-art processing facility in Mulroy Bay, Ireland offering processing services to partners across the seaweed sector. Services include drying, chopping, blending, and packaging of fresh, preserved, or stabilised seaweed. The facility has capacity for 300-600 kg/hour of wet seaweed processing.
2. Nomet Food Products: Sale of consumer food products under the Nomet brand, including seaweed croquettes. Products are sold directly to consumers as finished food items - crunchy, creamy seaweed croquettes ready for oven, air fryer, or deep fryer preparation.
3. Food-Grade Seaweed Ingredients: Sale of premium, food-grade seaweed ingredients (Alaria esculenta) grown in certified Class A waters following strict organic standards. The seaweed is harvested at peak season for maximum quality and taste.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Seaweed Company cultivates seaweed (primarily Alaria esculenta) in the open ocean at Mulroy Bay, Ireland, and operates a state-of-the-art processing facility that transforms fresh, preserved, or stabilised seaweed into food-grade ingredients for partners. It also sells its own consumer food products under the Nomet brand, including seaweed croquettes marketed across Europe.

Product overview

The Seaweed Company operates as an integrated seaweed business with three interconnected service/product lines: (1) Seaweed Cultivation - growing Alaria esculenta (Atlantic wakame) in Mulroy Bay, Ireland using sustainable ocean farming methods without land, fresh water, or fertilizers; (2) Processing Services - a state-of-the-art, organic-certified, food-grade processing facility in Mulroy Bay with capacity of 300-600 kg/hour for transforming fresh seaweed into high-quality ingredients; and (3) Nomet - a consumer food brand acquired in 2025, offering seaweed-based food products like croquettes made with seaweed as the primary ingredient. The company serves both B2B partners (processing services) and B2C consumers (food products).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nomet: Food brand on a mission to bring seaweed to European plates, starting with seaweed croquettes. Born in Belgium and powered by bold ideas and umami, Nomet turns seaweed into food that's exciting, delicious, and easy to love.

Products and services

• Seaweed Processing Services B2B service offering at the Mulroy Bay, Ireland facility that transforms freshly harvested seaweed — fresh, preserved, or stabilised — into high-quality, food-grade ingredients. Includes drying, chopping, blending, and packaging with a capacity of 300-600 kg/hour of wet seaweed, organic certification, and cold room storage. Target customers are seaweed farmers and food/biomaterials businesses across Europe.
• Seaweed Cultivation (Alaria esculenta / Atlantic wakame) Open-ocean seaweed cultivation service producing Alaria esculenta (Atlantic wakame) grown on ropes in certified Class A waters using only sunlight, seawater, and time, requiring no land, fresh water, or fertilisers. Supplies raw material to the company's processing facility and to ingredient customers.
• Nomet Seaweed Croquettes Consumer food product brand from Belgium, sold under the Nomet name. Crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, made with seaweed as the star ingredient, ready for oven, air fryer, or deep fryer preparation. Targeted at European consumers interested in sustainable, nutrient-dense plant-based foods.
• Food-Grade Seaweed Ingredients (Alaria esculenta) Premium wholesale supply of food-grade Alaria esculenta (Atlantic wakame) seaweed ingredients for the food industry and biomaterials sector. Grown in certified Class A waters under strict organic standards and harvested at peak season.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero land, fresh water, or fertilisers required for seaweed cultivation
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZeewaarminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Zeewaar was a Dutch seaweed farm in Zeeland that joined The Seaweed Company family in 2022. For three years (2022-2025), it served as a hub for R&D and collaborations with universities. The partnership has concluded as of 2025 when the company focused its mission fully on seaweed-based food innovation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atlantic Sea Farms: US-based kelp aquaculture company that cultivates seaweed and processes it into branded food ingredients and consumer products. Directly comparable in its cultivation-plus-processing-plus-consumer-product integration model and in targeting food-grade seaweed for the North American market.
• Oceanium: UK-based company that processes sustainably cultivated seaweed into food ingredients, nutraceuticals, and biomaterials. Comparable in European geography, focus on food-grade processing, and targeting B2B food/biomaterials customers.
• Acadian Seaplants: Canadian marine plant company harvesting and processing seaweed into extracts for food, agriculture, and animal feed. Closely comparable in vertical integration from cultivation/wild harvest to value-added ingredients across food and ag/biostimulant end markets.
• Cascadia Seaweed: British Columbia-based seaweed cultivator and processor producing food-grade kelp and seaweed ingredients. Comparable in cultivation-plus-processing model, focus on North American/European food markets, and partnership-driven growth strategy.
• Seaweed Solutions: Norwegian company providing seaweed cultivation technology, hatchery services, and processing for the European market. Directly comparable as a European-based partner/cultivation-services provider with overlapping customer base of European seaweed farmers.

Broad incumbents

• AlgaEnergy: Spanish microalgae biotech producing biostimulants and algae-based ingredients for agriculture and food. Comparable in adjacent biostimulant/ingredient applications where The Seaweed Company also sells inputs (e.g., to food/biomaterials sectors), though focused on microalgae rather than macroalgae.
• Symborg: Spanish agricultural biotechnology company developing biostimulants and microbial inputs. Comparable as a competitor in the biostimulant/agricultural-input segment that The Seaweed Company's seaweed-derived products can address.
• CP Kelco: Global ingredient company producing hydrocolloids and other seaweed-derived ingredients (including alginates, carrageenan) for food applications. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent in the seaweed-derived food ingredient category The Seaweed Company supplies.
• Kerry Group: Irish-headquartered global taste and nutrition ingredients company. Comparable as a large incumbent operating in Ireland (same geography as the Mulroy Bay facility) that buys and sells seaweed-derived and adjacent functional food ingredients at scale.

Others

• Colruyt Group: Belgian retail and food group that is the disclosed investor in The Seaweed Company. Relevant as the strategic partner backing Nomet and as a potential retail distribution channel for the company's consumer products in Belgium and broader EU.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

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