Our Story
Seven years ago, our journey began with a simple question asked in casual conversation: ‘How can we feed the world more affordably?’ What followed was a relentless pursuit of solutions that could change the way the world thinks about nutrition at scale.
Co-founder Itai Katz, a PhD physicist at Technion University in Israel, began experimenting after hours in his own kitchen. He wanted to understand whether the ocean's smallest organisms,phytoplankton, could hold the key to feeding billions sustainably. What he discovered challenged conventional thinking.
Phytoplankton naturally carry a negative electric charge. Instead of relying on heavy, energy-intensive methods to harvest them, Itai devised a curtain of positively charged electrostatic fibres, allowing these microscopic powerhouses to adhere gently without damaging the surrounding ecosystem.
This approach opened up the possibility of farming plankton efficiently, at scale, and in harmony with the ocean's natural systems.
Recognising the potential of Itai's work, Shahar joined as a co-founder, taking on the practical execution of these early experiments. His ability to translate technical concepts into working systems became the bridge between breakthrough science and functional application. Together, Itai and Shahar built the first steps of what would become SeaCrop.
When Arik Pinto came on board, bringing the operational expertise to match Itai's technical vision and Shahar's executional drive, SeaCrop truly began to take shape.
Our technology doesn't just aim to create sustainable nutrition. By deploying our fibre curtains in eutrophic waters - areas suffering from nutrient overload and oxygen depletion - we also help restore balance to marine ecosystems, reducing oceanic dead zones while creating a scalable, ocean-friendly feed source.
At SeaCrop, we know that real change takes time. We are building solutions not just for today, but for generations to come: farming the smallest life in the ocean so that billions of people can thrive in the future.
This is more than technology. It's a promise to the ocean, to the planet, and to every life it nourishes: a future where food security and environmental balance go hand in hand.