Draft:Bryton Shang

Bryton Shang is an American entrepreneur known for his contributions to the aquaculture sector. 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.

Early life and education
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.

Career
Shang has led ventures like HistoWiz, a biotech firm, where he was CTO, developing deep learning algorithms for cancer diagnosis.

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

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

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

The company operates in Silicon Valley, California, and Bergen, Norway, with a focus on the salmon and trout industry.

Aquabyte has secured $3.5 million in seed funding. 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.

Aquabyte has achieved a valuation of over $100 million.

Awards and recognition
Bryton Shang made Forbes' 2019 '30 Under 30' list in Manufacturing & Industry and received the Shapiro Prize twice at Princeton.