34 Best Water Startups To Keep An Eye On In 2020

November 30, 2020

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Water startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Water industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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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. Zen Beverage

The idea behind this startup: Zen Beverage offers Zenwtr, a vapor distilled alkaline water bottled in recyclable ocean-bound plastic.

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Lance Collins

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5. 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: Brian Pinkard, Chris Woodruff, Jonathan Kamler, Nigel Sharp

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6. 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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7. Central Element Geosciences Ltd.

The idea behind this startup: Remote sensing Co, applying a unique NMR tech for fully distant exploration of natural resources and materials without access to sites

Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

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

Founders: Unknown

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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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: Auke de Vries & Sander Wapperom

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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. 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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18. G2G Algae Solutions

The idea behind this startup: G2G Algae Solutions is a biotech company that focuses on the cultivation of microalgae to improve soil and its fertility.

Headquarters: Seville, Andalucia, Spain

Industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Farming, Organic, Water

Founders: Unknown

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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. Aya Nederland

The idea behind this startup: Aya Nederland is a water purification systems provider company.

Headquarters: Haarlem, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Environmental Engineering, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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26. 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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27. Waterpistool-Kopen.nl

The idea behind this startup: Waterpistool-Kopen.nlis an online shop that provides water pistols and accessories.

Headquarters: Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

Industries: Children, E-Commerce, Toys, Water

Founders: Unknown

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28. 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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29. 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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30. EV WATERONTHARDERS

The idea behind this startup: EV WATERONTHARDERS is a supplier of water softeners for home.

Headquarters: Rijssen, Overijssel, The Netherlands

Industries: Customer Service, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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31. 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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32. 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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33. 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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34. 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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