Bryton Shang
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forAquabyte (Founder and CEO)
Websiteaquabyte.ai

Bryton Shang is an American entrepreneur known for his contributions to the aquaculture sector.[1] He is the founder and CEO of Aquabyte, a technology company focused on using computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve fish farming techniques.[2][3][4][5][1][6][7]

Early life and education edit

Bryton Shang received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton University, completing his studies from 2009 to 2012.[2][3][4][8]

Career edit

Shang has led ventures like HistoWiz, a biotech firm, where he was CTO, developing deep learning algorithms for cancer diagnosis.[4][1][8][9]

He co-founded Nikao Investments, an algorithmic trading firm (2012–2013), and iQ License, a brand licensing platform (2013–2015).[4][8][9]

Shang's aquatech startup has secured $48 million since its founding in 2017.[10]

Aquabyte edit

Aquabyte is a technology company established by Bryton Shang in 2017, specializing in the application of computer vision technology to the aquaculture sector.[5] The software is developed to analyze images from fish pens, providing insights into fish health and optimizing growth.[5][9]

The company operates in Silicon Valley, California, and Bergen, Norway, with a focus on the salmon and trout industry.[2][4][5][10][11][9][12]

Aquabyte has secured $3.5 million in seed funding.[13][14][12] The funding round was led by Costanoa Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from investors in both the United States and Norway, including Princeton University.[13][12]

Aquabyte has achieved a valuation of over $100 million.[1][15]

Awards and recognition edit

Bryton Shang made Forbes' 2019 '30 Under 30' list in Manufacturing & Industry and received the Shapiro Prize twice at Princeton.[2][3][4][8][9][16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Bryton Shang started with a camera in the bathtub. Now his company is valued at $100 million". IntraFish.com. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bryton Shang". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Bryton Shang | Founder and CEO - Aquabyte". Forbes Technology Council. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Bryton Shang, '12". Princeton Entrepreneurship Council. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. ^ a b c d "Startup takes Silicon Valley tech to fish farms". Aquaculture North America. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  6. ^ "Bryton Shang, '12". Princeton Entrepreneurship Council. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. ^ "Aquaculture: Q&A Bryton Shang". Stronger America Through Seafood. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. ^ a b c d "Bryton Shang Biography". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Salmofood organizÛ jornada sobre inteligencia artificial en salmonicultura junto a Bryton Shang". mundoacuicola (in Spanish). 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  10. ^ a b "Silicon Valley meets salmon fjords". The Fish Site. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  11. ^ Aadland (c_aadland), Camilla (2019-10-04). "Aquabyte ansetter ny leder og flytter til st¯rre lokaler". Fiskeribladet | Nyheter om fiskeri og havbruk. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  12. ^ a b c "Weekly Profile Wednesday: Bryton Shang '12 and Aquabyte". Princeton Entrepreneurship Council. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  13. ^ a b Ventures, Costanoa. "Aquabyte Raises $3.5 Million Seed Funding; Aims to Transform Fish Farming Through Computer Vision and Machine Learning". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  14. ^ Nikolaisen, Per-Ivar (2018-01-29). "Alliance Venture satser p Silicon Valley-gr¸nder som vil gire oppdrettsnÊringen med big data og maskinlÊring". www.shifter.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  15. ^ cramos. "Norwegian Aquaculture Startup Acquabyte Raises US$10m From Undisclosed Investors |". Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  16. ^ "82 receive prize for academic excellence". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

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