New wave · Worldwide
New water technology startups, founded 2020 on
The new wave: 32 water technology startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $185M between them, placed in 3 segments.
Funding by segment
- Wastewater$100M18
- Treatment and purification$58M11
- Desalination$26M3
Where they are based
- United States8$68M
- United Kingdom6$29M
- Spain2$14M
- Canada2$8.0M
- Germany2$13M
- Switzerland1$16M
- Finland1$1.4M
- India1$1.2M
- Italy1$1.2M
- Chile1$537K
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
Canada
Germany
Switzerland
Finland
India
Italy
ChileFounded
Total raised
- Under $1M9
- $1M to $10M17
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
32 of 32 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States8
- United Kingdom6
- Spain2
- Canada2
- Germany2
- Switzerland1
- Finland1
- India1
- Italy1
- Chile1
- Türkiye1
- France1
Türkiye
FranceStartups by country, 17 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Wastewater
18 startups · $100M raised
WalnutWalnut is a manufacturing firm that provides wastewater system design and manufacturing services, as well as nutrient recovery surveys.United States$35M
OxyleOxyleI is a developer of a novel technology to degrade hazardous micropollutants from wastewater, such as pesticides, chemicals etc.Switzerland$16M
SeloxiumSeloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively extUnited Kingdom$16M
USA Water HoldingsUSA Water Holdings provides water and wastewater operations, infrastructure development, and maintenance services.United States$10M
cimicoCimico is a biotechnology startup based in San Sebastián, Spain, founded in 2019.Spain$7.9M
RLcoreRLCore is a deep-tech AI company based in Edmonton, Canada, specializing in industrial automation with a focus on water and wastewCanada$5.0M
Green Steel EnvironmentalGreen Steel Environmental is a wastewater treatment company located in Boulder, Colorado.United States$1.7M
NPHarvestNPHarvest is a company with expertise in organic waste management, wastewater treatment, and nutrient recovery.Finland$1.4M
Treatment and purification
11 startups · $58M raised
MaverickXMaverickX is a chemical technology company focused on developing advanced chemistries for natural resource extraction in the oil &United States$19M
blue activityBlue Activity GmbH is a CleanTech startup based in Heidelberg, Germany, founded in 2019.Germany$9.8M
Jolt ElectrodesJOLT is supplying next-generation activated electrodes & protective coating solutions for hydrogen & water treatment electrolysisSpain$6.5M
Watercycle TechnologiesWatercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems.United Kingdom$5.6M
Salinity SolutionsSalinity Solutions is an engineering technology startup based in Birmingham, UK, focused on innovative clean-tech solutions for thUnited Kingdom$5.1M
KMX TechnologiesKMX Technologies provides membrane distillation technology to separate and recover valuable chemicals and water treatment.Canada$3.0M
AnodineAnodine is a French deep-tech startup based in Grenoble, founded in 2024.France$2.9M
PorelioPorelio is a Berlin-based deeptech startup specializing in advanced materials for industrial separation, purification, and water treatment.Germany$2.7M
Desalination
3 startups · $26M raised
FloceanFLOCEAN is a Norwegian clean-tech startup based in Oslo, founded in 2024.Norway$23M
MediSun EnergyMediSun Energy is a Singapore-based company that specializes in integrated brine management and clean-energy technology.Singapore$3.2M
ChloBis WaterChloBis Water provides a desalination battery for waste water treatment.United States$256K
Norway
SingaporeHow this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in water technology, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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