Pontos Aqua Holdings

What Pontos Aqua Holdings does

Pontos Aqua Holdings (legal entity: Pontos Aqua LLC) is a private US LLC headquartered in New York that was founded in 2014 by Francisco Saraiva Gomes to manage and invest sustainable capital in the aquaculture and seafood industry. The company was originally funded with a $75 million commitment from Tinicum in May 2014 and was structured as a private equity-style platform targeting sustainable aquaculture and seafood opportunities. In 2021, Pontos Aqua co-founded Ocean14 Capital and transferred all of its operational activities to that new vehicle, effectively spinning out its investment operations.

Since the 2021 transfer, Pontos Aqua Holdings has no operational or commercial activity. It functions solely as a dormant holding entity for the Saraiva Gomes Family, with no products, no customers, no pricing, no marketing channels, and no distribution channels. The company website displays an "In Construction" notice, and the only disclosed contact is a general email address. The single named individual in management is founder Francisco Saraiva Gomes, and headcount is listed at 1-10, consistent with a legacy family office role rather than an operating business.

Name

Pontos Aqua Holdings

Legal name

Pontos Aqua LLC

Website

https://pontosaqua.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pontos Aqua Holdings is a dormant US LLC serving solely as the Saraiva Gomes Family's holding entity. Originally founded in 2014 to invest sustainable capital in aquaculture and seafood, it transferred all operations to Ocean14 Capital in 2021 and now has no commercial activity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Private Equity Holding

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111), Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Finfish Farming (e.g., salmon, tilapia, catfish) (AFAEAAAA)

Keywords

• Aquaculture investment
• Seafood private equity
• Sustainable aquaculture
• Family holding company
• Seafood sector investing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Core offering

Pontos Aqua Holdings was founded in 2014 by Francisco Saraiva Gomes as a private equity platform to manage and invest sustainable capital in the aquaculture and seafood industry. In 2021, the company co-founded Ocean14 Capital and transferred all operational activities to that entity. As of the current period, Pontos Aqua Holdings has no operational or commercial activity and functions solely as the family holding entity for the Saraiva Gomes Family.

Product overview

Pontos Aqua Holdings is currently an inactive holding company with no operational or commercial activity. Founded in 2014 by Francisco Saraiva Gomes to manage and invest sustainable capital in aquaculture and seafood, the company transferred all operations to Ocean14 Capital in 2021 and now serves solely as the holding entity for the Saraiva Gomes Family.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cermaq:
• Mowi ASA: Mowi is the world's largest Atlantic salmon farming company and a publicly listed aquaculture incumbent, representing a major operating player in Pontos Aqua's targeted seafood sector.
• SalMar ASA: SalMar is a major Norwegian salmon aquaculture company and one of the largest finfish producers globally, comparable as a target investment type for an aquaculture-focused holding vehicle.
• Cooke Aquaculture: Cooke Aquaculture is one of the largest privately held aquaculture companies globally, representing the type of established operating company in the same sector that Pontos Aqua historically targeted for investment.

Direct peers

• S2G Ventures: S2G Ventures is a food and agriculture venture capital firm investing in sustainable seafood and aquaculture, making it a directly comparable thematic investor in the same asset class as Pontos Aqua.
• Aqua-Spark: Aqua-Spark is a dedicated aquaculture investment fund that invests across the sustainable seafood value chain, sharing the same investment thesis and target sector as Pontos Aqua's original mandate.
• Ocean14 Capital: Ocean14 Capital is a venture/private equity fund focused on sustainable aquaculture and ocean health, and is the direct successor entity that took over all Pontos Aqua operations in 2021, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Aqua Capital: Aqua Capital is a private equity firm focused on the global aquaculture sector, making it a directly comparable capital partner competing for similar sustainable seafood investment opportunities.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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