30 Awesome Startups Taking on the Water Market to Follow

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3 years ago

Secure access to clean, affordable drinking water should be a given for everyone on Earth. It was particularly concerning, therefore, to hear the World Health Organisation announcement last year that 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and more than 4.5bn lack robust sanitation.

But water is also being recognised as the key to development in newly industrialising economies. Access to water services will be critical for growing populations to access opportunities such as education and employment. The new World Bank Water Strategy recognises that “access to water is a key pillar of sustainable development”.

Across the globe, companies and investors have responded to the resulting $600bn per year water industry opportunity.

Although they face many challenges, startups have at times the opportunity to find solutions to problems that the mainstream water market is not addressing – from technological innovation to helping the poorest, the most vulnerable in some of the world’s poorest nations and communities.


1. NEER

The idea behind this startup: Redefining Water Infrastructure Modeling and Asset Management through Machine Learning

Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Industries: Asset Management, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Smart Cities, Software, Water

Founders: Elango Thevar

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2. Nama Water

The idea behind this startup: Ethically sourced, sustainably packaged premium drinking water

Headquarters: New York, New York, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Sustainability, Water

Founders: Deepika Phakke

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3. Antelope Water Management

The idea behind this startup: Antelope Water Management partners with the oil & gas and mining industries to deliver water infrastructure, sourcing and disposal services.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Chris Kelley, Dustin Brownlow, Zachary Sadow

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4. Three Good

The idea behind this startup: Three Good is a workplace wellness SaaS platform that offers insights and analytics on team mental health and wellbeing

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Braven Greenelsh

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5. Waterhound Futures Limited

The idea behind this startup: Cloud-based SaaS forecasting modelling tool for performance optimisation of water and wastewater treatment systems and processes.

Headquarters: Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom

Industries: Environmental Engineering, Industrial, SaaS, Software, Waste Management, Water

Founders: Unknown

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6. Aquagga

The idea behind this startup: We offers end-of-life destruction of PFAS and other environmental contaminants with less energy and safe end-products.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: CleanTech, Energy, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Nigel Sharp

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7. RanMarine USA

The idea behind this startup: autonomous drones, marine waste removal, water quality

Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Industries: Environmental Engineering, GovTech, Marine Technology, Smart Cities, Water

Founders: Doug Shumway

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8. AMTR Scientific

The idea behind this startup: AMTR Scientific provides an integrated method for treating a wide range of industrial waste waters.

Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Industries: Industrial, Manufacturing, Waste Management, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Edward Brook-Levinson

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9. Enbiorganic Technologies

The idea behind this startup: End-to-end natural and sustainable solution for Wastewater.

Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Industries: Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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10. Mirsae

The idea behind this startup: We bring technical advancements in water conservation. Featuring Mirsae Showerhead, an experience-first shower head with 70% water savings

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Industries: CleanTech, Environmental Engineering, Water

Founders: Unknown

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11. Tankless Review

The idea behind this startup: Tankless Review is a product review website about tankless water heaters. Reviews and product recommendations, consumer guide, and more

Headquarters: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Industries: Home Improvement, Home Services, Water

Founders: Rex Cauldwell, Rex Cauldwell

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12. FIC Healthcare Solutions LLP

The idea behind this startup: Alkaline Water Ionizer Manufacturer

Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Industries: Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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13. Central Element Ltd.

The idea behind this startup: Unique Nuclear Magnetic Resonance technology application for remote sensing

Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Industries: Consulting, Environmental Consulting, Marine Technology, Military, Mineral, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Water

Founders: Unknown

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14. DeWarmte

The idea behind this startup: DeWarmte specializes in recovering heat from domestic wastewater and it is used to make hot tap water.

Headquarters: Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Water

Founders: Unknown

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15. Blubrim Systems

The idea behind this startup: Blubrim Systems specializes in the development of automated water quality testers in the field of aquariums and aquaculture.

Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Industries: Aquaculture, Test and Measurement, Water, Wireless

Founders: Alexandru Marin, François D’Amours-Lavoie

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16. Flowless

The idea behind this startup: Smart Solutions for Comprehensive & Sustainable Water Resources Management

Headquarters: Ramallah, West Bank, Palestinian Territory

Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Asset Management, Infrastructure, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Water

Founders: Baker Bozeyeh

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17. nanoFreaks

The idea behind this startup: nanoFreaks builds a rescue system on the sea, creating an environment where everyone can live with peace of mind.

Headquarters: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Industries: Public Safety, Water

Founders: Unknown

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18. Aqualumos

The idea behind this startup: Clean Tech, Water Purification, Environmental

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Advanced Materials, Chemical Engineering, CleanTech, Environmental Engineering, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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19. Aquasafi

The idea behind this startup: Aquasafi is a startup company that monitors water quality.

Headquarters: Kigali, Butare, Rwanda

Industries: Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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20. Clear Air Energy

The idea behind this startup: Founded by research scientists and engineers formerly of Sandia Laboratories, and similar advanced research organizations, the company

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Agriculture, Energy, Water

Founders: Unknown

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21. Cascade Water Solutions

The idea behind this startup: Cascade Water Solutions provides economical technology in the global water treatment field.

Headquarters: Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Industries: Energy, Renewable Energy, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Mark Holtzapple, Mickey Fouts

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22. The Green Stop

The idea behind this startup: The Green Stop developed water refill stations for outdoor spaces, in order to reduce plastic pollution.

Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Industries: Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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23. Blu

The idea behind this startup: IoT-connected water purification and refill stations

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Internet of Things, Water

Founders: Unknown

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24. Parity Water

The idea behind this startup: Parity Water Provides continuous water monitoring to optimize farming practices.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Water

Founders: Unknown

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25. Wallaby Water

The idea behind this startup: Wallaby Water is Australia’s recyclable packaged water alternative.

Headquarters: Buninyong, Victoria, Australia

Industries: Food and Beverage, Water

Founders: Unknown

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26. RENEW.

The idea behind this startup: RENEW. offers natural mineral and packaged drinking water.

Headquarters: Delhi, Delhi, India

Industries: Service Industry, Water

Founders: Unknown

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27. Nirgandh

The idea behind this startup: Nirgandh provides bio-tech solution to covert human feces into water and methane gas.

Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Industries: Biotechnology, Water

Founders: Unknown

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28. Nirvana Water Sciences

The idea behind this startup: Nirvana Water Sciences develops life-enhancing beverages by combining pure water, innovations of science, and care for the environment.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Biotechnology, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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29. S&W InfraTech

The idea behind this startup: S&W InfraTech is a solid waste management, air pollution mitigation, and water treatment company.

Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Industries: Pollution Control, Waste Management, Water

Founders: Unknown

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30. AngelH2O

The idea behind this startup: AngelH2O develops a cost-effective B2B cloud-based managed solution to detect leaks before they become floods.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Cloud Data Services, Water

Founders: Unknown

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