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Water technology market map: United States

63 water technology startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 4 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $816M; the biggest segment is wastewater.

63startups on the map
4segments
$816Mraised between them
Wastewatermost funded segment

Wastewater

32

+8 more

Treatment and purification

20

Leak detection and networks

6

Desalination

5

Segment by segment

Wastewater

32 startups · $387M raised

  1. WellAwareWellAware is an industrial automation and data analytics company based in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 2012.United States$61M
  2. ZwitterCoZwitterCo is a leader in advanced membrane solutions for industrial and agricultural water treatment, founded in 2018 as a spinoutUnited States$58M
  3. Pennsylvania American WaterPennsylvania American Water provides high-quality and reliable water and wastewater services.United States$43M
  4. WalnutWalnut is a manufacturing firm that provides wastewater system design and manufacturing services, as well as nutrient recovery surveys.United States$35M
  5. RedZone RoboticsRedZone Robotics is a provider of wastewater asset management solutions.United States$33M
  6. CREW CarbonCREW Carbon is a climate technology company founded in 2022 and based in Hamden, Connecticut.United States$30M
  7. AAnAerobicsAnAerobics, a Rochester, N.Y.-based developer of anaerobic wastewater treatment systems.United States$15M
  8. Biobot AnalyticsBiobot Analytics is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in wastewater-based epidemiology.United States$13M

Treatment and purification

20 startups · $303M raised

  1. Aquaback TechnologiesAquaBack Technologies develops self-cleaning, compact, and lightweight water purification devices and systems.United States$111M
  2. 120Water120Water is a digital water platform based in Zionsville, Indiana, that provides comprehensive solutions for water quality and assUnited States$43M
  3. AHAquaVenture HoldingsAquaVenture Holdings is a water purification company that specializes in the service industry.United States$30M
  4. NALA MembranesNALA Membranes is a water technology company based in Morrisville, North Carolina, founded in 2018 by Sue Mecham and Judy Riffle.United States$22M
  5. Liquidity Nanotech CorporationLiquidity manufactures breakthrough water purification cartridges, based on revolutionary membrane nanoscience.United States$20M
  6. KETOSKETOS is a water intelligence platform founded in 2015, headquartered in Milpitas, California.United States$19M
  7. MaverickXMaverickX is a chemical technology company focused on developing advanced chemistries for natural resource extraction in the oil &United States$19M
  8. AclarityAclarity, Inc.United States$17M

Leak detection and networks

6 startups · $76M raised

  1. HydroPoint Data SystemsHydroPoint Data Systems is a leader in smart water management solutions, dedicated to reducing water waste through IoT technology,United States$40M
  2. Conservation LabsConservation Labs is a Pittsburgh-based company that specializes in AI and smart water technology.United States$9.2M
  3. DrizzleXDrizzleX is an Israeli startup specializing in smart water technology, focusing on IoT-based water submetering solutions for multiUnited States$9.1M
  4. SubecaSubeca is a smart water technology company that offers a fully wireless water management platform.United States$9.0M
  5. IN-PIPE TECHNOLOGYIn-Pipe Technology provides engineered waste-water treatment technology and services for municipalities in the United States.United States$7.1M
  6. Banyan WaterBanyan Water, based in Austin, Texas, specializes in data-driven smart water management software and services for commercial and iUnited States$1.5M

Desalination

5 startups · $51M raised

  1. GradiantGradiant is a Boston-based water treatment technology company founded in 2013 as a spinout from MIT.United States$50M
  2. DWP Energy SolutionsDWP Energy Solutions specializes in BESS sales, agri-solar solutions, and solar water desalination services.United States$270K
  3. CryoDesalinationCryoDesalination develops a desalination process that will improve people's lives around the world by providing access to clean water.United States$256K
  4. ChloBis WaterChloBis Water provides a desalination battery for waste water treatment.United States$256K
  5. SSavengySavengy Technologies develops and delivers solutions for the thermal desalination and distillation industries.United States$200K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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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