Company
Aquabyte
Aquabyte is an American aquaculture technology company founded in 2017 by Bryton Shang, using AI and computer vision to monitor fish farms.
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 6 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
Aquabyte is an American aquaculture technology company founded in 2017 by Bryton Shang, using AI and computer vision to monitor fish farms. The company raised $46M total including $25M Series B from SoftBank Ventures Asia, and developed underwater camera systems for fish health and growth monitoring.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Bryton Shang Founder & Executive Chairmansecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Bryton Shangsole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Aquabyte.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Aquabyte?
- Aquabyte is an American aquaculture technology company founded in 2017 by Bryton Shang, using AI and computer vision to monitor fish farms. The company raised $46M total including $25M Series B from SoftBank Ventures Asia, and developed underwater camera systems for fish health and growth monitoring.
- Where is Aquabyte based?
- Aquabyte is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.
- When was Aquabyte founded?
- Aquabyte was founded in 2017.
- What does Aquabyte make?
- Aquabyte has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Aquabyte Smart Camera (Aquabyte builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Aquabyte operate robots?
- Aquabyte is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Aquabyte safe?
- Aquabyte has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Aquabyte.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/aquabyte.md
- RSS feed: /companies/aquabyte/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/535cc84a-dbcb-4da2-b7c9-31794f057f67
- Revision history: /companies/aquabyte/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer