# Water Technology Investors Map 2026: 24 Investors Backing Water Technology Startups > The 24 investors that have backed two or more water technology startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, government funds and accelerators and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/water-technology-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 16 - [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) - [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) - [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [The Yield Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab) - [*SD* Sustainable Development Technology Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainable-development-technology-canada) - [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) - [*I* Innovacorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacorp) - [Burnt Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burnt-island-ventures) - [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) - [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerald-technology-ventures) - [*MC* Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) - [*E* EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) - [Alberta Innovates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alberta-innovates) - [Better Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-ventures) ## Government funds 5 - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) - [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) ## Accelerators 3 - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) - [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 16 investors - [**MassVentures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**DCVC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Liquid 2 Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Techstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**The Yield Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab) VC firm United States 3 backed - [*SD* **Sustainable Development Technology Canada**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainable-development-technology-canada) VC firm Canada 3 backed - [**Crowdcube**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) VC firm United Kingdom 3 backed - [*I* **Innovacorp**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacorp) VC firm Czechia 2 backed ### Government funds 5 investors - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 21 backed - [**US Department of Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government fund United States 4 backed - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 3 backed - [**Bpifrance**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government fund France 3 backed - [**British International Investment**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) Government fund United Kingdom 2 backed ### Accelerators 3 investors - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 6 backed - [**Cleantech Open**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Accelerator United States 6 backed - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 5 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Water technology market map** 137 startups · 5 segments · $1.2B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/water-technology-market-map)[New wave **New water technology startups, founded 2020 on** 32 startups · 3 segments · $185M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-water-technology-startups-market-map)[Market map · United States **Water technology market map: United States** 63 startups · 4 segments · $816M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/water-technology-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Water technology market map: Europe** 38 startups · 3 segments · $273M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/water-technology-europe-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map)[Market map **Fintech market map** 1,633 startups · 8 segments · $139B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/fintech-market-map) ## Who backs water technology? 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