What Via Separations does

Via Separations is a U.S.-based membrane technology company that develops and commercializes graphene oxide (GO) membrane filtration systems as a mechanical alternative to energy-intensive thermal separations (evaporation and distillation) used in industrial manufacturing. The company's proprietary GO membrane material is engineered to withstand the high temperatures and corrosive process conditions of industrial separations where conventional polymer membranes fail, enabling use in harsh industrial environments such as pulp and paper mills, refineries, and chemical plants. The technology is reported to reduce separation-stage energy use by up to 90%, addressing what the company describes as a market where industrial separations consume approximately 15% of the world's energy.

The company's commercial-scale beachhead is the pulp and paper sector, anchored by Project Kodiak, a first-of-a-kind commercial-scale black liquor concentration system operating in Grande Prairie, Alberta, for which it published six months of operating data in a December 2024 white paper. Via has also completed a pilot at a major refinery and is expanding into the chemicals market via selection into Third Derivative's Industrial Innovation Cohorts accelerator. The technology originated from research in MIT Professor Jeffrey Grossman's lab, supported by MITEI's Seed Innovation Fund Program; Professor Grossman serves as Via's Chief Scientist, and the company was incubated at Greentown Labs. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, with 51–100 employees, Via has raised approximately $80 million in cumulative funding led by NGP ETP (Series B, October 2021) and Climate Investment, Aramco Ventures, and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (April 2026 round), with additional backing from Tüpraş Ventures, DOE, ARPA-E, NSF, MassCEC, and other strategic and government investors.

Via operates a high-touch, enterprise direct-sales motion, deploying engineered modular filtration systems on a quote-based, project-by-project basis with no public list pricing. Revenue is generated through hardware sales and associated engineering, integration, and lifecycle services tied to each installed system, with the company reporting a commercial pipeline of projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The customer base spans pulp and paper manufacturers (primary), oil refining and petrochemical operators (expansion), chemicals manufacturers (expansion), and international heavy-industry customers supported by strategic investors including Aramco Ventures and Tüpraş Ventures.

Name

Via Separations

Legal name

Via Separations

Website

https://viaseparations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Via Separations develops graphene oxide membrane filtration systems that replace thermal separations in industrial manufacturing, serving pulp and paper, refining, and chemicals customers with modular, commercially-proven systems that cut separation-stage energy use by up to 90%.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Membrane Filtration Systems

NAICS

Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Industrial membrane filtration
• Graphene oxide membranes
• Liquid separation systems
• Industrial decarbonization technology
• Chemical process filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Watertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Modular filtration system sales / deployment: Revenue is generated by deploying Via's proprietary membrane-based modular filtration systems to industrial customers. Commercial-scale projects (such as Project Kodiak, a first-of-a-kind black liquor concentration system in Grande Prairie, Alberta) imply a project-based hardware sale model with associated engineering, integration, and lifecycle services tied to the installed base in pulp & paper, refining, and chemicals. Multi-year, high-value commercial projects are reportedly in the pipeline.
2. Project / deployment services for industrial customers: Beyond hardware, Via supplies the engineering, integration, and ongoing operational support needed to deliver commercial-scale membrane filtration projects to industrial sites, including refinery pilots and pulp & paper installations. This supports a project-based revenue model with potential recurring service/aftermarket components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Via Separations develops and sells proprietary graphene oxide (GO) membrane-based modular filtration systems that physically separate industrial chemical mixtures, replacing energy-intensive thermal processes such as evaporation and distillation. The systems are engineered to operate under the high-temperature and corrosive conditions found in pulp & paper, refining, and chemicals manufacturing, and are delivered as engineered, project-based deployments to industrial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graphene Oxide (GO) Membrane Modular Filtration System Proprietary graphene oxide membrane-based modular filtration system that physically separates industrial chemical mixtures as an alternative to thermal evaporation or distillation. It is engineered to operate at high temperature and in corrosive process conditions where conventional polymer membranes fail, and is delivered as engineered modular units integrated into customers' manufacturing assets in pulp & paper, refining, and chemicals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces energy use in industrial separations by up to 90%
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Third DerivativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVia was selected into Third Derivative's Industrial Innovation Cohorts accelerator to accelerate its expansion into the chemicals market, where it continues to create value for customers while reducing costs and emissions.
• Greentown LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVia Separations is identified as a company incubated by Greentown Labs alongside other climate-tech startups (Form Energy, Fervo Energy, Nth Cycle) addressing core infrastructure challenges while creating economic value.
• MIT / MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) Seed Innovation Fund ProgramflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVia Separations' membrane technology originated from MIT Professor Jeffrey Grossman's research, supported by MITEI's Seed Innovation Fund Program. Prof. Jeffrey Grossman serves as Via's Chief Scientist, indicating an ongoing research and talent relationship with MIT.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compact Membrane Systems: US-based developer of membrane separation technology targeting industrial chemical and petrochemical processes. Closest direct competitor in the membrane-based industrial separations category where Via competes, with a similar focus on harsh-condition process streams.
• Membrane Technology and Research (MTR): Specialist in membrane-based gas and vapor separation systems for refineries, petrochemical plants and industrial gas processors. Highly comparable technology category (membrane separation replacing thermal separation) and overlapping refining/petchem customer base.
• Vaperma: Developer of hollow-fiber polymeric membranes for energy-efficient dehydration and separation of industrial liquids and vapors. Comparable in deploying membrane technology as a drop-in alternative to evaporation/distillation in industrial process trains.

Broad incumbents

• Pall Corporation: Large diversified industrial filtration and separations company (now part of Danaher/Cytiva) serving chemical, refining, pulp & paper and biotech customers. Overlaps broadly with Via's industrial filtration/separation use cases but is portfolio-wide rather than a single-material specialist.
• DuPont Water & Protection (FilmTec/Memcor): Global incumbent in membrane and separation products across water, industrial process and life-sciences markets. Competes with Via in industrial liquid separations but from a broad installed base rather than a novel graphene oxide material platform.
• Evonik (SEPURAN membranes): Major chemical company producing SEPURAN hollow-fiber membranes for industrial gas and liquid separations. Comparable in applying membrane technology to industrial process efficiency, but with a much larger specialty chemicals portfolio and broader customer base.
• Koch Membrane Systems: Established manufacturer of membranes and membrane systems for industrial fluid separations, including food, dairy, chemicals and refining. Competes with Via's modular filtration platform across overlapping industrial verticals.
• Toray Industries (Toray Membrane): Large diversified materials company with a major membrane business serving water treatment and industrial separations globally. Competes with Via across industrial membrane separations from a much broader specialty materials footprint.

Emerging players

• G2O Water Technologies: UK-based emerging company commercializing graphene oxide coatings for water filtration membranes. Relevant emerging peer using similar underlying GO material science, but focused on water treatment rather than the harsh industrial process streams Via targets.
• Cembrane: Danish manufacturer of ceramic silicon carbide membranes for industrial water and process filtration. Comparable as an emerging alternative membrane technology targeting industrial separations, though focused on ceramic rather than graphene oxide chemistry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds14 records

Investors19 records

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M&A

Investments

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