Nutramara

What Nutramara does

Nutramara Limited is an Ireland-based marine biotechnology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tralee, County Kerry. It specializes in extracting and isolating functional bioactive molecules — primarily Fucoidans, Beta-glucans, Polyphenols, Alginic acid, Marine fibres and Mannitol — from organically certified, wild-harvested Irish seaweed (notably Fucus vesiculosus) sourced along the Irish Wild Atlantic Way. The underlying technology is a low-carbon industrial biotechnology cascading extraction process that converts 100% of the seaweed biomass into multiple functional ingredients with zero waste and net-zero carbon output.

The company sells these ingredients under trademarked brands — MaraFucoidan™, PhytoMara™, AlgaFibre and Maragen™ — to B2B customers in food and beverage, sports nutrition, animal feed, nutraceuticals, personal care and therapeutics, and operates out of a production facility certified to I.S. EN 22000:2005 and PAS 220 food safety standards with Organic, Vegan, Halal and Origin Green Gold credentials.

Nutramara operates a dual go-to-market model. On the ingredient side it supplies marine bioactives directly to manufacturers; on the consumer side it runs a "Brand Lab" in which its molecules and formulations are commercialized through partner brands — SEABODY (cosmetics and nutraceuticals), Blue Pet Co (pet supplements) and SeaTheory (hair care). Pricing is negotiated privately per project or volume, no public pricing is disclosed, and the company is privately held with no funding rounds or revenue figures in the source material.

Name

Nutramara

Legal name

Nutramara Limited

Website

https://nutramara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ireland-based marine biotechnology company that extracts functional bioactive ingredients from sustainably harvested Irish seaweed using a proprietary zero-waste cascading biorefinery, supplying B2B manufacturers across food, nutraceutical, cosmetics, and personal care sectors, and operating consumer brand collaborations including SEABODY, Blue Pet Co, and SeaTheory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Bioactive Ingredients

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Agar, Carrageenan & Alginates (Seaweed Hydrocolloids) (AFAJABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Algae & Seaweed Proteins (Microalgae/Spirulina, Macroalgae) (AFAJAHAF), Seaweed Hydrocolloids (Agar, Carrageenan, Alginates) (AFAJAMAD), Nutraceuticals & Functional Ingredients for Animal Diets (Probiotics, Omega-3, Joint, GI) (HLAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Marine bioactive ingredients
• Seaweed extraction biotechnology
• Functional marine molecules
• Marine biorefinery processing
• Organic seaweed extracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Tralee

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Proprietary Brand Products: Development and sale of own consumer brands including SEABODY (cosmetics and nutraceuticals) through direct-to-consumer and retail channels.
2. Brand Collaboration and Licensing: Supply of proprietary molecules, extracts and formulations to partner brands for incorporation into their products. Revenue generated through ingredient sales, formulation licensing, and brand collaboration arrangements with companies like Blue Pet Co and SeaTheory.
3. Marine Bioactive Ingredients: B2B supply of marine molecule extracts and functional ingredients (Fucoidans, Beta-glucans, Polyphenols, Alginic acid, Marine fibres, Mannitol) to food, beverage, feed, cosmetics and therapeutic product manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nutramara is a marine biotechnology company that sustainably extracts and supplies functional marine bioactive ingredients (MaraFucoidan™, PhytoMara™, AlgaFibre) from organically certified Irish seaweed using a proprietary low-carbon cascading extraction process. The company supplies these ingredients to B2B manufacturers in food, beverage, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, personal care, feed and therapeutics, and also develops consumer brands (SEABODY, Blue Pet Co, SeaTheory) using its proprietary marine bioactives.

Product overview

Nutramara is a marine biorefinery company offering a portfolio of marine bioactive ingredient products including MaraFucoidan™, PhytoMara™, and AlgaFibre, derived from organically certified Irish seaweed species through a proprietary low-carbon cascading extraction technology platform. The company operates a Sea to Self model encompassing the full supply chain from sustainable seaweed harvesting to consumer product development, and partners with consumer brands SEABODY, Blue Pet Co, and SeaTheory for branded product collaborations. The marine molecule platform includes functional extracts such as Fucoidans, Beta-glucans, Polyphenols, Alginic acid, Marine fibres, and Mannitol serving food & beverage, sports nutrition, feed, nutraceuticals, personal care, and therapeutics sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEABODY: Marine powered cosmetics and nutraceuticals brand. Each product is designed to deliver visible benefits without harm to the planet. Uses sustainably cultivated and hand harvested seaweeds from which SEABODY's potent marine bioactive molecules are isolated.
• Blue Pet Co
• SeaTheory
• MaraFucoidan
• PhytoMara
• AlgaFibre

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% biomass converted to functional ingredients through cascading extraction - zero waste process
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SEABODYcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSEABODY is Nutramara's proprietary brand for marine powered cosmetics and nutraceuticals. The brand uses Nutramara's proprietary marine bioactives combined with key micronutrients to support cellular pathways of health and beauty. SEABODY represents Nutramara's direct-to-consumer GTM motion.
• Blue Pet CocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBlue Pet Co is a brand collaboration creating clean, marine powered nutritional supplements for dogs using Nutramara's organic seaweed complexes and micronutrients. Products are enriched with marine ingredients tailored to canine nutritional needs.
• SeaTheorycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSeaTheory creates sustainable, high-efficacy ecological hair care supplements and topicals using Nutramara's Maragen™ proprietary marine bioactive with potent hair rejuvenation properties for luxury hair care products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill (Seaweed & Marine Ingredients): Global ingredient major with seaweed-derived offerings in food and nutrition; competes broadly with Nutramara in B2B functional ingredients, but as part of a far larger portfolio across many categories.
• DuPont (IFF Health & Biosciences): Large ingredients conglomerate offering marine-derived hydrocolloids, probiotics, and bioactives across food, beverage, and personal care — competing on scale and formulation services rather than specialised seaweed extracts.

Direct peers

• BioAtlantis: Ireland-based marine biotech developing seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for animal health, crop science, and human nutrition — direct geographic and technological peer with overlapping B2B applications.
• Acadian Seaplants: Canadian marine plant processor producing seaweed extracts for crop inputs, animal nutrition, and human food — comparable as a vertically integrated seaweed biorefinery targeting multiple B2B verticals.
• Gelymar: Specialist alginate and seaweed extract producer serving food, pharmaceutical, and personal care customers; directly comparable in hydrocolloid extraction from macroalgae.
• Ocean Harvest Technology: Ireland-based producer of seaweed-based functional ingredients for animal feed and pet nutrition — comparable Irish origin, marine feedstock, and B2B ingredient focus, including the animal nutrition segment that Blue Pet Co serves.
• Algaia: French supplier of seaweed-derived hydrocolloids and bioactive extracts (alginates, fucoidans, phlorotannins) for food, personal care, and nutraceutical markets — closely comparable ingredient portfolio and European base.
• Marinova: Australian specialist in high-purity fucoidan and seaweed polyphenol extracts for nutraceutical, cosmetic, and animal health applications — directly overlapping Nutramara's MaraFucoidan™ and marine bioactive portfolio.
• CEAMSA: Spanish manufacturer of carrageenan, alginate, and other seaweed-derived hydrocolloids for food and personal care — comparable in raw material (macroalgae) and downstream applications.

Emerging players

• Ingredients by Nature (formerly Ingredients Solutions Inc.): Supplier of branded botanical and natural ingredients (including marine-sourced) for food, beverage, and supplement applications — partial overlap with Nutramara's ingredient distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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