Founders Fund’s outlier bet on humanely killed fish
Shinkei Systems has developed an automated robotic system called Poseidon that performs the Japanese 'ike jime' technique on fish at the point of catch. By instantly killing the fish, the technology prevents the release of stress hormones, which improves meat quality and shelf life.
Why it matters
This innovation addresses both animal welfare concerns and food quality standards in the commercial fishing industry through industrial-scale automation.
Earlier this week, at TechCrunch s newest StrictlyVC event in El Segundo, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov sat down for a conversation that kept circling back to a question that doesn t usually come up at a venture event: How do you know if a fish is stressed out?
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