Despite its size, the $24bn U.S. wholesale seafood industry still lacks the technology, traceability, and standards that have become table stakes in poultry and beef. Case in point: there is no equivalent of “pasture-raised” or “grass-fed” labeling in seafood. Enter Shinkei Systems, a vertically integrated seafood company that has raised $30 million from VCs to scale the Japanese harvesting technique of ike jime using software, automation, and robotics. This process is more humane than traditional harvesting, unlocking up to 3x the normal shelf life while preserving quality by eliminating the stress response that degrades 70% of fish quality. This week, HNGRY sat down with Co-Founder & CEO Saif Khawaja to discuss how the startup aims to democratize high-quality seafood, scaling from 40+ high-end restaurants today to the masses tomorrow.