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Tidal Vision

Chitosan producer from crustacean shells

President

Full-TimePosted on 10/20/2026
$240k - $280k/yr
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Lake Forest, CA, USA+6 moreMore locations: Rodeo, CA, USA | Rancho Cordova, CA, USA | Signal Hill, CA, USA | Tukwila, WA, USA | Everett, WA, USA | Berkeley, CA, USA
HybridMust be located in or willing to relocate to California near the listed operations or near Everett, Washington. Site visits are routine; travel may be up to 50% or more.
Business & Strategy

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience in leadership roles involving strategy and operations of complex businesses with integrated offerings, resulting in measurable company growth while building capabilities that expand customer value.
  • Experience and enthusiasm for creating growth and change and confronting the challenges and opportunities those processes present.
  • Ability to manage teams successfully onsite and remotely.
  • Existing recognition, network, and relationships within the environmental water industry, or the willingness and ability to develop them quickly.
  • Must be located in or willing to relocate to one of the company's California operations or near Everett, Washington.
  • Preferred executive-level leadership experience, preferably in water treatment, environmental remediation, or related natural resource fields, with a demonstrated history of leading revenue growth and expanding and evolving business offerings.
  • Demonstrated history of leading companies through growth by delivering value to customers first, followed by revenue and margin expansion.
  • Must complete a background check.
  • Must follow safety standards and wear required personal protective equipment in designated areas and while onsite.
Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic leadership to advance the company's mission to deliver stormwater treatment and environmental remediation solutions.
  • Serve as the company's primary ambassador by championing its mission, values, and customer-focused approach, communicating the impact of its solutions, and inspiring employees, customers, and stakeholders.
  • Guide the organization's continued growth through strategic decision-making, strong customer relationships, and commitment to innovation.
  • Operate in accordance with the company's mission-driven culture, core values, and principles, and empower the team to do the same.
  • Inspire the team with a clear vision, create alignment, share context, and enable teams to make informed decisions quickly.
  • Translate strategy into focused operational excellence.
  • Develop or improve essential business functions and teams within the division, including Sales, Manufacturing, Field Operations, IT, Services, Logistics, Administration, and Finance.
  • Seek and communicate context, and receive and provide feedback.
  • Communicate effectively with executive leadership, the Board of Directors, management, operations, customers, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
  • Travel up to 50% or more and routinely visit company sites.
  • Manage operations successfully from a remote setting when not physically onsite.

About the company

Tidal Vision extracts chitosan from crustacean shells, a seafood byproduct, and sells it as a versatile biopolymer across industries. It processes shells to produce chitosan and formulates it into products for water treatment, textiles, and agriculture, including flocculants, anti-odor fabrics, and biopesticides. The company is vertically integrated in the United States, owning the full supply chain from sourcing to final product, enabling a stable, high-quality supply. Its goal is to provide sustainable biopolymer solutions that reduce waste and enable safer, more eco-friendly products across water, fabric, and farming sectors, while expanding the use of chitosan in sustainable chemistry.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$218.3M

Headquarters

Bellingham, Washington

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • The $140 million Series B funds new facilities and expanded R&D through 2025.
  • Tidal Vision reported 287 employees and a nearly 60,000-square-foot Bellingham footprint in 2025.
  • Acquiring Clear Water Services expands installed water-treatment reach across Seattle, California, Michigan, and Florida.

What critics are saying

  • Lucchesi v. Tidal Vision Products filed December 2025 signals active labor friction in California.
  • Former VP Mark Dodd trade-secret litigation threatens customer relationships and exposes internal controls.
  • Heavy expansion into Texas, Ohio, and Europe risks execution failure before 2027 IPO ambitions.

What makes Tidal Vision unique

  • Tidal Vision is the only U.S. commercial-scale chitosan producer, controlling extraction through formulation.
  • Its proprietary zero-waste process converts seafood shells into water-treatment, agriculture, and textile inputs.
  • The 2025 Series B drew Eni Next, Milliken, and Oman Investment Authority.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Professional Development Budget

Company News

IntraFish
Sep 9th, 2025
Tidal Vision raises $140M for seafood waste

Tidal Vision, a startup based in Bellingham, Washington, has rapidly expanded to nearly a dozen locations and hired hundreds of employees in under 10 years. The company recently secured $140 million (€120 million) in funding from investors including the Oman Investment Authority, Eni, Milliken & Company, and SWEN Capital Partners. Founded by Craig Kasberg, Tidal Vision is innovatively transforming seafood byproducts into profitable ventures.

PR Newswire
Feb 5th, 2025
Tidal Vision secures $140M for expansion

Tidal Vision, a biotechnology company, has closed a $140 million Series B financing round, exceeding its original target due to high demand from investors like Cambridge Companies SPG and Eni Next. The funding will support global expansion with new facilities in Europe, Texas, and Ohio, enhancing chitosan-based solutions' production and R&D. CEO Craig Kasberg emphasized the importance of these investments in serving critical industries like clean water and agriculture.

The Business Journals
Feb 4th, 2025
Bellingham startup raises over $140 million with plans for new facilities

The eco-friendly startup has quietly raised impressive funding in recent years.

FinSMEs
Nov 25th, 2024
Tidal Vision Gains Milliken Investment

Tidal Vision, a biomolecular technologies company based in Bellingham, WA, received an undisclosed investment from Milliken & Company. This strategic partnership aims to accelerate the introduction of biodegradable chemistries across Milliken's markets. The investment is part of Milliken's ventures program. Tidal Vision, led by CEO Craig Kasberg, specializes in chitosan-based technologies for water treatment, agriculture, and material science industries.

GeekWire
May 17th, 2024
Tidal Vision, A Startup Turning Crab Shells Into A Green Industrial Chemical, Is Raising Fresh Cash

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MOREAfter crabs like these caught in the Bering Sea have been processed, seafood companies are stuck with the problem of disposing of the shells. Tidal Vision has developed a green chemistry technology for turning the discarded shells into a useful, sustainable industrial chemical. (Tidal Vision Photo)Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, is raising more investment to fuel growth.A new SEC filing reveals $46.7 million in fresh cash. We reached out to the company for comment on the filing.Tidal Vision uses an environmentally friendly, zero-waste process to turn discarded crab shells into a valuable industrial chemical called chitosan. The material is something of a wonder ingredient and can be used in water purification, to preserve produce, to promote plant growth, as a flame retardant in fabrics, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics