Sea6 Energy
Sea6 Energy envisions a future where the abundant oceans will be our biomass farms of tomorrow - to provide solutions in energy, agriculture and food.
Profile
Sea6 Energy (founded 2010, headquartered in Bangalore, India) develops mechanized tropical seaweed farming and converts cultivated seaweed biomass into carbon-negative, sustainable feedstock and products for agriculture, aquaculture, food ingredients, bioplastics, renewable chemicals, and biofuels. Core technology includes an in-house full-stack farming automation platform (SeaCombine, automated seeding/harvesting, data dashboards, weather/drone monitoring) and a biorefinery/bioprocessing approach with pilot and processing units in India and Indonesia. Key commercial products include patented seaweed-derived plant biostimulants (e.g., SPURT®; sulphated galacto-oligosaccharides) and additional patent families for bioplastics/food ingredients. Funding/investors: Series B in 2022 with BASF Venture Capital and Aqua-Spark (INR 140.2 crore / ~$18.5M total; other investor Tata Capital Innovations Fund). Scale (where stated): ~300+ employees across 7 countries, ~$30M, 25+ countries with product sales, 30+ patents, 35+ country product registrations, 5 manufacturing sites in 2 countries, and 300+ employees in 2024. Latest 2025-2026 development from provided results: none found after Jan 2026; company appears active via ongoing operations described on its site and 2026 activity in biofuels research coverage. Partners/customers: institutional sales partners are referenced but not named; HPCL partnership exists (Dec 2024) for seaweed-to-biofuels/chemicals R&D.
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- Sea6 Energy
- FOR CLIMATE IMPACT
- Our Technologies | About us - Sea6 Energy
- BASF Venture Capital and Aqua-Spark invest in Sea6 Energy — 2022-08-17
- How Indian Researchers Are Turning Seaweed into Clean Energy — 2026-01-01
- Our Story | About us - Sea6 Energy
- Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd.
- Sea6 Energy: How this ocean farming startup is attempting to make biofuels, bioplastics from seaweed — 2023-08-17
- Industry
- Biorefining, Carbon removal, Crop protection, Digital & robotics, Energy, Feed, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Fishery & aquaculture, Food ingredients, Industrial chemistry, Packaging & plastics, Veterinary, Waste & circular economy
- Topics
- Seaweed, alginate & carrageenan, Biofertilizers & biostimulants, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation, Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients
- Role
- Producer — “…ry product registrations, 5 manufacturing sites in 2 countries, and 300+ employees in 2024 [2]. Latest 2025-20…”
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Sites 5
- R&D centre, C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms), Bengaluru, India
- Seaweed processing unit, North Bali, Indonesia
- Manufacturing unit (plant biostimulants), Tuticorin, India
- Biopolymer pilot plant, North of Bengaluru, India
- Facility for manufacturing seaweed-farm equipment/devices, Bangalore, India
Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.
Subsidiaries: Fully owned subsidiary for commercial seaweed farming in Bali, Indonesia
Status
Recent news 5
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- 2026-07-22 India's ~1 Trillion R&D Fund Backs First Biotech Startups for Innovation - Rediff.com Business rediff.comSea6 Energy has been selected as part of the first cohort funded by India's Rs 1 trillion RDI Fund, with the aim to scale up its seaweed feedstock production.
- 2026-07-15 BIRAC selects first cohort of biotech startups for funding under ₹1T RDI initiative - Medical Buyer medicalbuyer.co.inSea6 Energy, Bengaluru-based, will use the funding to scale up its seaweed feedstock production as part of BIRAC’s first RDI Fund cohort. The project is among several selected for up to about ₹25 crore per startup, with Sea6 Energy’s agreement reportedly included in the …
- 2026-07-15 Who Made the Cut? Govt Selects First Biotech Startups for RDI Fund – Outlook Business outlookbusiness.comSea6 Energy is among the first biotech startups selected for India’s ₹1 trillion RDI Fund, with plans to use the funding to scale up its seaweed feedstock production. The project is part of a batch funded by BIRAC, with each selected startup averaging around ₹25 crore in support.
- 2025-04-09 Bengaluru Startup Founded By IIT Madras Alumni Is Putting Seaweed at the Heart of India’s Energy Future – The Better India thebetterindiacom.wpcomstaging.comSea6 Energy is a Bengaluru startup, founded by IIT Madras alumni, that converts seaweed into biofuel using hydrothermal liquefaction and scalable marine farming, aiming to boost India’s energy security with carbon-neutral, seaweed-based biocrude and partnerships with HPCL.
- 2025-02-15 HPCL and Sea6 Energy to convert Seaweed into Biofuels changestarted.comSea6 Energy is a Bengaluru-based startup, founded in 2010 (IIT Madras campus), that automates tropical red seaweed farming and processing to produce products like biofuels, animal feed, and bioplastics.
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 4
| investor | BASF Venture Capital GmbH |
| investor | Aqua-Spark |
| investor | Tata Capital Innovations Fund |
| subsidiary | Fully owned subsidiary for commercial seaweed farming in Bali, Indonesia |
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Company facts
Registry identifiers
- CIN: U40102KA2010PTC081073
Funding
- Latest round: Series b · 2023-07-01 · US$ 9.0 M
- Total raised: US$ 36.4 M
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