Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in water technology

24 investors have backed two or more of the 137 water technology startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 21.

24investors on the map
3kinds of investor
MassVenturesbacked the most (3)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

16

Government funds

5

Accelerators

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

16 investors

  1. MassVenturesVC firmUnited States3 backed
  2. DCVCVC firmUnited States3 backed
  3. Liquid 2 VenturesVC firmUnited States3 backed
  4. TechstarsVC firmUnited States3 backed
  5. The Yield LabVC firmUnited States3 backed
  6. SDSustainable Development Technology CanadaVC firmCanada3 backed
  7. CrowdcubeVC firmUnited Kingdom3 backed
  8. IInnovacorpVC firmCzechia2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States21 backed
  2. US Department of EnergyGovernment fundUnited States4 backed
  3. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union3 backed
  4. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance3 backed
  5. British International InvestmentGovernment fundUnited Kingdom2 backed

Accelerators

3 investors

  1. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  2. Cleantech OpenAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  3. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States5 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our water technology map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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