Dadi Palsson, Founder of LAXEY

About Dadi Palsson

Daði Pálsson is the Chief Executive Officer of LAXEY, an Icelandic land-based salmon farming company. The company focuses on developing a 35,000-tonne land-based salmon farm in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. LAXEY has raised approximately 200 million EUR in equity since its inception and secured an additional 47 million EUR equity raise and a committed term sheet for an international syndicated loan to support its expansion and further development.

Dadi Palsson at a glance

• Company: LAXEY
• Total raised: $213M
• Latest round: Growth
• Investors: Ós family, Farvatn Venture, Kontrari, LIVE - the Pension Fund of Commerce, LSR - The Pension Fund for State Employees in Iceland, Gildi Pension Fund
• Location: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

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