What Oneka Technologies does

Oneka Technologies, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, develops wave-powered seawater desalination systems that convert ocean wave kinetic energy directly into freshwater. The company's core product, branded as Glacier, pairs modular wave energy converters with desalination membranes to produce potable water without grid electricity or fossil-fuel inputs. R&D testing was conducted primarily in Nova Scotia, and field validation has been completed in Algarrobo, Chile. The company is layering AI-driven acoustic and IoT monitoring onto the platform through a CA$4.1 million Ocean Supercluster project (announced March 2026) with Ocean Sonics, Innovobot Labs, and Lengkeek Vessel Engineering, positioning the initiative as the world's first commercial-scale, long-term AI-monitored wave-powered desalination demonstration.

Oneka sells directly to end customers through an enterprise field-sales motion on a project-by-project basis, targeting three use-case segments: resorts and hospitality properties in coastal or island locations, coastal communities facing freshwater scarcity, and private island owners requiring autonomous water supply. The company's go-to-market is highly site-specific because wave energy availability dictates feasible deployment locations, and Oneka has established a wholly-owned Chilean subsidiary (opened April 2023) to support Latin American commercial activity. Active or planned projects span Chile, Canada, and the United States. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and revenue is generated through hardware sales of the desalination systems.

The company has been funded primarily through a mix of venture capital and non-dilutive public capital: a CA$5.5 million Series A in June 2021 led by Innovacorp and Baruch Future Ventures with participation from MANN+HUMMEL, a CA$4.9 million SDTC grant and CA$4.9 million Chilean government investment in April 2023, an intermediate funding round in 2023, and cumulative disclosed funding of approximately CA$12.5 million as of March 2026. The company has 51-100 employees and was awarded the Innovation Award at the 2022 International Desalination Association Conference in Sydney, providing third-party validation within the global desalination industry.

Name

Oneka Technologies

Legal name

Oneka Technologies

Website

https://OnekaWater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oneka Technologies develops wave-powered seawater desalination systems that convert ocean wave energy directly into freshwater, targeting resorts, coastal communities, and private island owners across Chile, Canada, and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Desalination Systems

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Desalination Energy Systems (Energy Recovery Devices, Power Integration, Renewables) (EUANAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Power Generation (EUACAJAC)

Keywords

• Wave energy desalination
• Seawater desalination systems
• Sustainable water treatment
• Ocean energy technology
• Modular water infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherbrooke

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wave-Powered Desalination Technology Sales: Oneka Technologies sells its proprietary wave-powered desalination systems to end customers including resorts, coastal communities, and private island owners. Revenue is generated through the sale and deployment of hardware systems, likely on a project-by-project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Oneka Technologies designs, manufactures, and deploys wave-powered seawater desalination systems, with the Glacier platform as its flagship product. The systems harness ocean wave energy to convert seawater into freshwater, targeting coastal communities, resorts, and private island owners facing water scarcity in regions including Chile, Canada, and the United States.

Product overview

Oneka Technologies offers wave-powered seawater desalination technology as a single unified product line. The core offering consists of the Glacier system, which harnesses ocean wave energy to convert seawater into fresh water. The company targets markets including resorts, coastal communities, private island owners, and regions facing water scarcity. R&D testing has been conducted primarily in Nova Scotia, Canada, with commercial projects planned for the US and Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glacier Wave-Powered Desalination System Flagship wave-powered seawater desalination system that harnesses ocean wave energy to convert seawater into freshwater, designed to address water shortages in coastal regions for resorts, coastal communities, private island owners, and government clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful wave-powered desalination test conducted in Algarrobo, Chile
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ocean SonicscoreTechnology or Integration · 5 March 2026Ocean Sonics is partnered with Oneka Technologies in a $4.1 million Ocean Supercluster project to develop AI-powered monitoring for wave-powered desalination. Ocean Sonics provides acoustic monitoring technology integrated with Oneka's desalination systems.
• Innovobot LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Innovobot Labs is a project partner in the Ocean Supercluster initiative to develop AI-powered monitoring for sustainable wave-powered desalination technology. The project is valued at $4.1 million with $1.6 million from the Supercluster.
• Lengkeek Vessel EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Lengkeek Vessel Engineering is partnered with Oneka Technologies in the Ocean Supercluster project to develop AI-powered monitoring for wave-powered desalination, contributing vessel engineering expertise to the initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Energy Recovery Inc. Energy Recovery manufactures energy recovery devices (PX Pressure Exchanger) used in seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants. It is the most direct commercial analogue to Oneka's desalination-energy integration thesis, operating in the same value chain (desalination efficiency via energy technology) and serving overlapping utility/industrial customers.

Emerging players

• EcoWave Power: EcoWave Power is an early-stage wave energy company deploying floaters near shore to generate electricity. It shares Oneka's wave-energy technology core and commercialization stage but focuses on grid power generation rather than direct desalination integration.
• Ocean Power Technologies: Ocean Power Technologies builds wave-energy buoy systems (PB3 PowerBuoy) for autonomous offshore power. It overlaps with Oneka on wave energy conversion architecture and on targeting remote offshore/island customers, though it sells power rather than integrated desalination.
• CorPower Ocean: CorPower Ocean is a Swedish wave energy developer commercializing compact WEC devices for utility-scale power. It is comparable to Oneka on the wave-energy conversion technology base but targets electricity production rather than desalination.
• Bombora Wave Power: Bombora Wave Power develops an integrated wave energy converter (mWave) for nearshore power generation. Comparable to Oneka on wave energy technology and on targeting coastal/island customers, but focused on electricity rather than desalination.
• Waterise: Waterise (Norway) develops subsea desalination plants that operate without grid power. It is a close emerging analogue to Oneka on the "decentralized, off-grid desalination" thesis for offshore and remote customers.

Broad incumbents

• Simec Atlantis Energy: Simec Atlantis Energy is a publicly listed developer of tidal stream and wave energy projects with diversified renewable generation assets. It overlaps with Oneka on marine renewable energy technology and on remote/island use cases, though it is a larger, publicly traded incumbent.
• IDE Technologies: IDE Technologies is a leading global desalination plant EPC and technology provider (incl. SWRO). It overlaps with Oneka on desalination customers and end-use applications, and serves as the conventional competitive baseline Oneka must outperform on cost or sustainability.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: SUEZ operates large-scale desalination and water treatment plants globally. It is comparable to Oneka on the desalination end market and on serving coastal/island municipal customers, though it is a major incumbent with conventional grid-powered architectures.

Others

• Caribbean Desalination Association / Culligan (industrial): Culligan operates decentralized bottled-water and point-of-use desalination systems for remote coastal, island, and resort customers. Comparable to Oneka on the decentralized desalination use case and the resort/island customer segment, though it uses conventional energy inputs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OnekaWater
• Facebookfacebook.com/onekatech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors17 records

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M&A

Investments

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