RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT
- AquaVenture Holdings announces $150M debt financing from Deutsche Bank. Link
- Smart beverage platform Bevi raises $16.5M Series B round led by Trinity Ventures with participation from Horizons Ventures and Tamarisc. Link
- Recycle Track Systems raises $11.7M in funding in a round led by Volition Capital. Link
- Origin Materials receives $5M from specialty chemicals group AECI. Link
- GreenMantra Technologies raises $3M from Closed Loop Fund. Link
- Sustane Technologies secures $2.6M as a part of Canadian Government’s Innovation and Skills Plan. Link
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada provides $2.2M grant to GreenMantra Technologies. Link
- New World Angels leads Source Molecular’s $1.6M Series A round. Link
- Dropcountr, a provider of water tracking and reducing software to utilities, raises $600k from Urban Innovation Fund, Zipdragon Ventures and others. Link
- UFraction wins £5k cash prize in the Murgitroyd Innovator Launchpad competition. Link
- Sanivation, a Kenya-based social enterprise offering sanitation services, raises $4.6k from Chivas venture fund. Link
SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND
Rainbow Biosystem (2017, Sion) – Rainbow Biosystem is working on developing a fish cell-based biosensor for water monitoring and management. The impedance-based biosensor would find application in the detection of water toxicity levels.
LEADER BOARD – WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT
Waste Management – Integrated
Sepur (1965, Plaisir, $158M) – Offers integrated waste management services including collection, transportation, and processing. Backed by Fondations Capital.
Waste Management – Collection – On-demand Collection
Rubicon Global (2008, Atlanta, $163M) – On-demand waste collection and management service. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Claritas Capital, Nima Capital, Tudor Funds, Wellington Management and others.
Waste Management – Treatment – Processing – Waste-to-energy
Stormfisher (2006, London, $350M) – Builds, owns and operates facilities which use food waste, industrial and agricultural waste and convert them into clean energy like Biogas. Backed by Denham Capital.
Waste Management – Treatment – Processing – Composting
Beijing Goldenway Bio-Tech (2001, Beijing, $12M) – Develops compost and organic fertilizers from solid waste. Backed by Tsing Capital.
Waste Management – Treatment – Recycling
HYLA Mobile (2009, Farmers, $140M) – Collects, processes, recycles and redistributes used mobile phones which are used to produce new devices. Backed by Silver Lake, SJF Ventures, KPCB, RRE Ventures and others.
Waste Management – Enablers – Software
AMCS (2003, Limerick, $103M) – Offers end-to-end ERP solution for recycling and waste management industry. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Highland Capital Partners Europe, Investec and others.
Waste Management – Enablers – Hardware
Enevo (2010, Espoo, $27M) – Smart sensor network and devices for waste container monitoring. Backed by Finnish Industry Investment, Draper Associates, Lifeline Ventures, Foxconn and others.
Water & Wastewater Management – Treatment – Municipal Wastewater
Darco Water (1999, Singapore, IPO) – Develops wastewater treatment systems for municipal applications. Went Public in 2002.
Water & Wastewater Management – Treatment – Industrial Wastewater
H2O Midstream (2015, Houston, $100M) – Offers solutions for wastewater treatment in the Oil & Gas industry. Backed by EIV Capital.
Water & Wastewater Management – Drinking Water
Waterhealth (1995, Irvine, $93M) – Installs and operate drinking water treatment facilities and supplies drinking water. Backed by IFC, Tata Capital, Acumen, Coca-Cola, Vital Capital Fund and others.
Water & Wastewater Management – Testing & Measurement
RedZone (1987, Pittsburgh, $52M) – Develops inspection technology and systems for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Backed by Innovation Works, ABS Capital Partners, Four Winds Capital and others.
Water & Wastewater Management – Smart Water Management
HydroPoint (2002, Petaluma, $68M) – Develops smart water management solutions for landscape irrigation applications for residential and large-scale applications. Backed by Monitor Ventures, RockPort Capital, Firelake Capital and others.
Leaderboard includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.
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