Organica Water

What Organica Water does

Organica Water is a private wastewater-treatment technology company founded in 1998 (with current website references to 25 years of history anchored around 2001) and headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, with additional operations in Gurugram (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), and Shanghai (China). The company is the sole inventor and provider of the Food Chain Reactor (FCR), a proprietary biological wastewater-treatment system built on Fixed Bed-biofilm Activated Sludge (FBAS) technology that integrates natural plant roots and engineered polypropylene textile support media inside frame-mounted Organica Bio-modules to create a diverse, resilient biofilm for nutrient removal in a compact, odor-free, botanical-garden-style facility. FCR is configurable as fully aerobic, with anoxic zones, or as an Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) hybrid for plant retrofits, and is managed by an intelligent process-control software layer; capacity ranges from 1,000 to 200,000 m³/day across municipal, industrial-park, real-estate, and tourism use cases. The company reports over 120 facilities operating or under construction across 18 countries on 4 continents.

Organica operates a dual business model. As a technology provider, it delivers full treatment-plant design, key technology components (Bio-modules, aeration panels, plant racks, discfilters, Control & Instrumentation packages), and commissioning supervision to EPC contractors and developers building new Organica facilities, generating licensing/royalty, hardware, and professional-services revenue. As an operational services provider, it offers technology-agnostic Digital O&M Services and Aeration Upgrade Services to operators of existing plants (regardless of underlying technology), creating a recurring-services revenue stream that extends the addressable market beyond new-build projects. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales to utilities, EPCs, industrial-park developers, and real-estate developers with a regional channel-partner architecture (PJLEnviro in Indonesia, Hidroinženiring in Croatia, Vinaconex in Vietnam) and a joint venture with Adani Enterprises in India. Cumulative disclosed funding exceeds USD 47 million across rounds from IFC, Idinvest, CITIC Capital, Electranova, Gamma Capital Partners, XPV Water Partners, and WaterEquity; the most recent USD 5 million round in January 2026 from WaterEquity's Water & Climate Resilience Fund targets expansion in South and Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. Microsoft has publicly validated Organica's Azure/Power BI integration for energy optimization in a customer case study.

Name

Organica Water

Legal name

Organica Water PTE. LTD.

Website

https://organicawater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Organica Water is a private Budapest-headquartered wastewater-treatment technology firm that designs, supplies, and operates its proprietary Food Chain Reactor (FCR) fixed-film biological systems — combining natural plant roots and engineered media in Bio-modules — for municipalities, EPC contractors, industrial-park developers, and real-estate developers across 18 countries on 4 continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Engineering Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized/Package Wastewater Systems (Small/Remote) (EUANADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Biological wastewater treatment
• Fixed-film biofilm technology
• Water treatment engineering
• Municipal water infrastructure
• Decentralized water reuse

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering, Design & Technology Licensing: Organica provides full treatment plant design, engineering support, and technology licensing to clients who want to build Organica facilities. Engineering covers process design, detailed mechanical engineering, control and instrumentation, and civil & architectural design. Design/engineering software and specialized engineers generate engineering documents in short timeframes.
2. Equipment & Component Supply: Supply of key technology components including Organica Bio-modules (engineered media blocks), plant racks (natural biological media supports), aeration panels, discfilters, and Control & Instrumentation packages.
3. Commissioning Supervision & Process Guarantee: Commissioning supervision to ensure process performance and secure process guarantee delivery for newly built Organica facilities.
4. Operational Support Services: Technology-agnostic operational services to operators of existing wastewater treatment plants to improve operational efficiency and reliability. Includes Digital Operation and Maintenance Services and Aeration Upgrade Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Organica Water develops and delivers the Food Chain Reactor (FCR), a proprietary biological wastewater treatment system based on Fixed Bed-biofilm Activated Sludge (FBAS) technology. The company supplies full treatment plant design, key technology components (Bio-modules, aeration panels, discfilters, Control & Instrumentation packages), and commissioning supervision to clients building Organica facilities. It also provides technology-agnostic operational support and digital services to operators of existing wastewater treatment plants seeking improved efficiency.

Product overview

Organica Water offers a unified product-service portfolio centered on its proprietary Food Chain Reactor (FCR) technology, an innovative biological wastewater treatment solution based on fixed-film technology. The core FCR system combines natural plant roots with engineered polypropylene support media housed in Organica Bio-modules to create highly efficient wastewater treatment within a botanical garden-like appearance. The product portfolio includes essential components (Aeration Panels, Plant Racks, Discfilters, Control & Instrumentation Package) and is delivered through two service channels: Facility Delivery (full plant design, components, commissioning) for new construction, and Operational Support Services (technology-agnostic efficiency improvements) for existing facilities. Digital Services utilizing Azure and Power BI complement the offering. Organica operates from Budapest (Hungary), Gurgaon (India), and Jakarta (Indonesia), with over 120 facilities across 18 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Food Chain Reactor (FCR): Innovative biological wastewater treatment solution based on fixed-film technology using combination of natural plant roots and engineered polypropylene media
• Water Resource Gardens

Products and services

• Food Chain Reactor (FCR) System Proprietary biological wastewater treatment solution based on Fixed Bed-biofilm Activated Sludge (FBAS) technology. Uses Organica Bio-modules housing natural plant roots and engineered polypropylene textile media to create a diverse biofilm for superior nutrient removal, enhanced energy efficiency, and 60% smaller footprint. Applicable for capacities from 1,000 to 200,000 m³/day. Targets municipalities, utilities, real estate developers, and industrial parks globally.
• Organica Facility Delivery (Projects) Full treatment plant design, key technology components supply (Bio-modules, aeration panels, discfilters, Control & Instrumentation packages), and commissioning supervision for clients building new Organica facilities. Targets EPC contractors, utilities, and developers undertaking wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Operational Support Services Technology-agnostic operational efficiency services for operators of existing wastewater treatment plants, regardless of underlying treatment technology. Includes Aeration Upgrade Services and digital monitoring. Delivered to plant operators seeking to improve operational efficiency and reliability of legacy facilities.
• Digital Services Digital Operation and Maintenance Services and process optimization services using cloud-based tools (Microsoft Azure, Power BI) for operational supervision and energy optimization. Provides remote monitoring and analytics for wastewater treatment plant operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% smaller physical footprint vs. activated sludge design
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Vinaconex CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2024Organica Water signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Vinaconex Corporation on September 23rd. Vinaconex is one of the largest construction companies in Vietnam, listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, consistently ranked among Top 3 construction companies and among Top 10 ESG companies in Vietnam. The partnership aims to advance Organica's market presence in Vietnam.
• PJLEnvirocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganica implements the Food Chain Reactor (FCR) solution in Indonesia through its local partner PJLEnviro, including the greenfield wastewater treatment plant for Kendal Industrial Park in Central Java (Phase 1: 4,000 m³/day, ultimate 18,000 m³/day). This partnership enables execution capability in the Indonesian industrial park market.
• HidroinženiringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganica works through its local partner Hidroinženiring for the implementation of the FCR solution in Croatia. Won EU-funded public tenders for Umag and Novigrad WWTPs with combined capacity of 18,500 m³/d.
• MicrosoftmoderateOthersMicrosoft featured Organica Water as a prime example of high-level integration of Azure and Power BI for optimizing energy usage in wastewater treatment plants. Microsoft judged Organica's integration of Microsoft tools as quite impressive and produced a case study video and article. This is a technology endorsement from a major technology company validating Organica's digital capabilities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water and wastewater treatment major offering MBBR, MBR, SBR and biological treatment systems for municipal and industrial clients. Directly competes with Organica for municipal tenders worldwide and employs several of Organica's senior leaders (CEO Barar, CTO Palomino previously at Veolia).
• Xylem Inc. Global water technology company with Sanitaire (biological treatment), Wedeco, and Flygt brands serving municipal wastewater customers. Competes head-to-head with Organica on municipal and industrial WWTP projects, particularly in emerging markets where Xylem has strong EPC presence.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water services and technology company providing biological wastewater treatment, MBR, and process optimization for municipal and industrial markets. Competes broadly with Organica on municipal tenders and digital O&M service opportunities.
• Hitachi Industrial (Water & Environment): Through acquisitions and joint ventures, Hitachi supplies large-scale municipal and industrial water/wastewater infrastructure, including biological treatment. Competes with Organica on large municipal WWTP tenders, particularly in Asia.

Direct peers

• Fluence Corporation: Provider of decentralized packaged wastewater treatment (Aspiral MABR and NIROBOX) for municipal and industrial clients in emerging markets. Directly competes with Organica's FCR in compact, modular, urban-deployable wastewater applications across Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia.
• Anaergia Inc. Company specializing in organic waste-to-energy and wastewater treatment with anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, and resource recovery. Overlaps with Organica in biological treatment, organics processing, and biogas/CHP integration in municipal-scale projects.
• Ovivo Inc. Supplier of water and wastewater treatment equipment and process solutions including biological treatment, filtration, and MBR systems. Competes with Organica's equipment supply business (Bio-modules, discfilters, aeration panels) and on EPC-level WWTP designs.
• Kubota Membrane USA: Manufacturer of submerged membrane units for MBR-based wastewater treatment, widely used in decentralized and packaged municipal plants. Competes with Organica's compact FCR for small-footprint biological treatment deployments.
• ADI Systems: Provider of anaerobic and aerobic biological treatment systems for industrial and municipal wastewater, including AD, MBR, and SBR technologies. Competes with Organica in industrial park and food/beverage wastewater projects.

Emerging players

• BioMicrobics: US-based manufacturer of decentralized and packaged wastewater treatment systems for residential, commercial, and small municipal applications. Overlaps with Organica in distributed/decentralized WWTP use cases but focuses on smaller flows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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