Finnish company SuperGround, which is transforming undervalued fish side streams and chicken bones into high-quality, sustainable food products, has successfully closed a EUR 2.5 million investment round. The funding round was led by the Blue Revolution Fund (BRF), a leading investor in sustainable blue food.
SuperGround’s food processing technology enables the full utilisation of fish and poultry side streams, creating nutritious products that can be directly consumed or incorporated into fish balls, pastes, patties, fingers, chicken nuggets and other processed foods.
The company said that by valorising by-products, reducing food waste and enhancing resource efficiency, it is contributing to a more sustainable future in food production.
“We are thrilled to have the support of Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund, whose strategic investment will be instrumental as we move from innovation to commercialisation. This partnership not only validates the potential of our technology but also accelerates our vision to become a leading global innovator in upcycled protein-based consumer products. With BRF backing, we’re poised to bring our solutions to market and create meaningful change in the food and fish industry,” SuperGround CEO Jaakko Kaminen said.
The EUR 2.5 million investment will facilitate SuperGround’s transition from pilot operations to full-scale commercial production. It will also support efforts to secure commercial partnerships, integrating SuperGround’s innovative technology into the fish and poultry markets.
“If the world will in fact run into a shortage of low-cost fish and livestock-based protein, which will depend heavily on how governments are going to subsidize mass animal production in the future and how vegetarian/vegan/cell-based alternatives will catch up, then SuperGround’s technology is perfectly placed to become a global standard in fish and livestock downstream processing.” Hatch Blue Managing Partner Carsten Krome said.
