LONDON, UK -- Seafood industry tech startups still attract plenty of interest from investors judging by the good attendance at the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London this week.

During networking lunches and coffee breaks between presentations on market trends at the inaugural event, executives from startup accelerators, funds, banks and private equity eagerly rubbed shoulders with founders hunting for cash-rich partners to fund their latest idea. 

In a panel discussion on investing in seafood startups, Amy Novogratz, managing director of startup investor Aqua-Spark, commented on the sharp distinction from just 10 years earlier, when "rooms like this didn't exist" [...]