Frank Van Roest

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📍 The Randstad, Netherlands, Netherlands🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2024
Angel investor🌍 Netherlands
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Mar 2024
Molofeed AS is a Norwegian producer of innovative and high-quality larval diets for marine finfish and shrimp. Based on years of research, the company has developed a microencapsulation technology that allows us to produce the smallest sized particles needed to feed the earliest stage larvae and replace live feeds from the diets. The company brings nutritional solutions to the aquaculture hatchery industry in EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
Member of the Board
Mar 2019
BioFishency Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets disruptive electro-chemical and biological aquaculture water treatment solutions for Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS). BioFishency offers a full conceptual replacement for traditional RAS systems, to overcome the existing challenges of RAS, by delivering fully-controlled water treatment solutions. Based on Big Data analysis and independent of water temperature, the company’s patented technologies enable the production of healthier seafood products, while lowering the carbon footprint, yielding cost and resource savings for its customers around the globe. We have been working on aquaculture projects around the world for nearly 20 years. Our extensive experience in growing fish and in aquaculture led us to understand the market’s needs, challenges, and potential. During our long years in the field of aquaculture in Israel and around the world, we came to the conclusion that technology was the key to leveraging the potential growth of aquaculture production and identified what we term as a “technology gap”. On the one hand, the extensive and intensive aquaculture methods which produce relatively low yields, use water and land resources inefficiently, and have had almost no technological innovation during the past decades. On the other hand, the RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) growing method which gives very high yields and uses small land and water resources due to very advanced, sophisticated but expensive technology. For most of the aquaculture in the world which occurs in developing countries, the expensive RAS growing method is irrelevant. Extensive and intensive aquaculture need new technological solutions to make fish farmers more profitable and productive.
late stageFisheries
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Oct 2018
CageEye has developed today’s most advanced monitoring and feeding control system, using sound-based sensor equipment and machine learning to translate fish behavior into knowledge. Or as we like to say: to “speak Fish”. Speaking fish means we can better match the feeding to the fish’s natural behavior and appetite than ever before. The result: sustainable food production in a world with increasing demand
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Oct 2018
Driving salmon farmers productivity by optimal feeding and increased fish welfare in a healthy and sustainable way.
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Aug 2016
Matorka produces the worlds finest Arctic char in the worlds most magical place - Iceland. Our mission is to responsibly raise the world’s finest Arctic char in harmony with Icelands natural ecosystem. We responsibly raise the finest Arctic char, from the world’s most magical place - Iceland. Our farm is powered by 100% green geothermal electricity and uses pristine lava-filtered waters. Matorka’s founders had the vision to work within Iceland’s natural ecosystem to establish the most sustainable aquaculture in the world. Here, in our unique Grindavik location, they found the ideal setting to engineer a groundbreaking land-based aquaculture facility, creating what is truly the lowest impact, most responsible way to raise strong, thriving fish, with stewardship of the fish foremost. We are proud to be compliant with multiple leading global certifications spanning environmental sustainability, best labour practices, aquaculture and animal welfare. We are a dedicated and hands-on team who act with integrity, practicality and a genuine passion for raising this exceptional fish in Iceland’s beautiful and sometimes brutal environment. Iceland is known for producing the best Arctic char. And – by dedicating ourselves solely to raising this single extraordinary fish in this single magical location – we at Matorka are proud to supply the best tasting, healthiest Arctic char in Iceland, and the world. Our prized fish is available 52 weeks per year in the USA, Canada, Northern- and Western Europe.
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Oct 2024
Tepbac started as an information website for the aquaculture industry and have since grown to become the largest of its kind in Vietnam. Our current vision is to innovate and transform Vietnams aquaculture activities. The extensive suite of software and hardware solutions we are developing provides a platform that can make aquaculture farming easier and more transparent. Our mission is to push for and contribute to a future of sustainable fisheries, traceable seafood, and ultimately leave a positive lasting impact on our global environment.
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Sep 2024
A Fisher Piscicultura SA foi criada em agosto de 2011 com foco na realização de investimentos em piscicultura, tendo em vista a experiência dos membros da equipe tanto na concepção, implantação e operação de Unidade Integrada de Produção, quanto em técnicas de administração e gestão de projetos. No segundo semestre de 2012, a Fisher iniciou os estudos para desenvolvimento do projeto do TRGV – Tanque Rede de Grande Volume, visando o ganho de escala na atividade de piscicultura e a correção das deficiências dos equipamentos importados para a realidade brasileira. O TRGV, inovação criada pela Fisher, teve seu projeto básico finalizado em abril 2013 e o pedido de patente foi protocolado em julho 2013 sob o número BR 10 2013 018094. Em outubro de 2013, o projeto executivo foi finalizado e em dezembro iniciou-se a construção do protótipo, finalizada em julho de 2014. Todo o desenvolvimento de P, D & I relativo ao TRGV foi custeado com recursos próprios. Nossa missão é produzir e comercializar produtos de peixe com elevado padrão de qualidade, de maneira rentável e segura, com responsabilidade social e ambiental gerando desenvolvimento nos mercados onde atua. A Fisher acredita que o caminho para atingir sua missão é através da profissionalização da gestão da piscicultura e do desenvolvimento tecnológico. Por este motivo a empresa já nasceu de maneira organizada e investindo em inovação A Fisher é parte do portfolio da Aqua Spark – Fundo de investimento focado em aquacultura sustentável ao redor do mundo.
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Sep 2024
Sea6 Energy envisions a future where the abundant oceans will be our biomass farms of tomorrow - to provide solutions in energy, agriculture and food.
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Sep 2024
Ace Aquatec is an award-winning aquaculture technology company specialising in in-water electric stunners; marine mammal protection devices, biomass cameras and sea Lice removal systems. We help customers thrive by making their operations efficient, ethical and sustainable.
Board Member
Mar 2024
Molofeed AS is a Norwegian producer of innovative and high-quality larval diets for marine finfish and shrimp. Based on years of research, the company has developed a microencapsulation technology that allows us to produce the smallest sized particles needed to feed the earliest stage larvae and replace live feeds from the diets. The company brings nutritional solutions to the aquaculture hatchery industry in EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
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