Acuva Technologies
Acuva Technologies is a Canadian UVC LED water disinfection company offering mercury-free point-of-entry and point-of-use systems for residential, recreational, marine, and commercial users in 20+ countries; it now operates as a sub-brand under acquirer Watersprint AB.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Acuva Technologies does
Acuva Technologies Inc. is a Canadian clean technology company founded in 2014 near Vancouver, specializing in mercury-free UVC LED water disinfection systems for residential, recreational, marine, commercial, and remote/off-grid applications. The company designs and manufactures point-of-entry (POE) and point-of-use (POU) water treatment systems powered by its proprietary IntenseBeam™ Technology, which combines UVC LEDs with optical lensing to deliver focused, high-intensity UVC light for virus and bacteria inactivation. The commercial product portfolio comprises three core SKUs: the ArrowMAX™ Home 10K (whole-home residential POE), the ArrowMAX™ Explore 2 (RV and boat portable disinfection), and the Strike™ (commercial/targeted disinfection).
Acuva operates a multi-channel go-to-market model spanning a global dealer network (both POE and POU), OEM partnerships allowing embedding of its technology into third-party water treatment products, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce. End-customers are segmented across four verticals: residential homeowners, RV and marine users, commercial businesses, and off-grid/remote settings, with distribution in 20+ countries and primary market presence in North America. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company is described as non-dilutively funded in part through Canadian government clean-tech programs (Pacific Economic Development Canada, the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, Genome British Columbia, Innovate BC, and Alacrity Canada), with cumulative disclosed funding of approximately $14.7M across 2016–2022.
In autumn 2024, Sweden-based Watersprint AB acquired Acuva's full intellectual property portfolio, integrating the Acuva brand into the Watersprint product family as a retained sub-brand. Acuva now operates from Watersprint's headquarters in Lund, Sweden, with regional offices in Burnaby (Canada) and Manassas, USA. The leadership team (Founder/CEO Manoj Singh, VP Don Gayton, and VP of Engineering & Product Development Graham Duck) is retained as part of the acquirer's broader organization, with ongoing product development and customer support for Acuva-branded systems worldwide.
Acuva Technologies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Acuva Technologies
- Legal name
- Acuva Technologies Inc.
- Website
- https://acuvatech.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Acuva Technologies is a Canadian UVC LED water disinfection company offering mercury-free point-of-entry and point-of-use systems for residential, recreational, marine, and commercial users in 20+ countries; it now operates as a sub-brand under acquirer Watersprint AB.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Acuva Technologies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water Treatment Equipment
- NAICS
- Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (335139)
- SIC
- X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)
- akta.pro primary industry
- UV Water Purification Systems (Residential) (CRAJAJAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Disinfection & Oxidation (Chlorine/Chloramine, UV, Ozone, AOP) (EUANABAD), Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)
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Where Acuva Technologies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vancouver
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Acuva Technologies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels2 records
Acuva Technologies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Acuva Technologies designs and manufactures UVC LED-based water disinfection systems for residential, recreational, commercial, and remote applications, using its proprietary IntenseBeam™ Technology that combines UVC LEDs with optical lensing to deliver mercury-free, high-intensity germicidal light. The portfolio includes the ArrowMAX Home 10K whole-home point-of-entry system, the ArrowMAX Explore 2 portable system for RVs and boats, and the Strike point-of-entry commercial system, with the underlying IntenseBeam technology also available to OEM partners for integration into third-party water treatment products.
Product overview
Acuva Technologies Inc. is a global leader in UVC LED water disinfection, founded in 2014 near Vancouver, Canada. The company offers a portfolio of point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems powered by its proprietary IntenseBeam Technology, which uses UVC LEDs combined with optical lensing for virus and bacteria inactivation. The product lineup includes the ArrowMAX Home 10K for whole-home residential applications, the ArrowMAX Explore 2 for portable use in RVs and boats, and the Strike system for targeted water disinfection. In autumn 2024, Watersprint acquired Acuva's intellectual property portfolio, integrating Acuva into the Watersprint product family while continuing to develop and support existing Acuva systems worldwide.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Acuva ArrowMAX™ Home 10K: Point-of-entry water treatment system designed for whole-home residential use, utilizing IntenseBeam™ UVC LED technology for water disinfection.
- Acuva ArrowMAX™ Explore 2
- Acuva Strike™
- IntenseBeam™ Technology
Products and services
- Acuva ArrowMAX™ Home 10K Point-of-entry UVC LED water treatment system designed for whole-home residential use, providing continuous mercury-free water disinfection through the IntenseBeam Technology platform.
- Acuva ArrowMAX™ Explore 2 Portable UVC LED water disinfection system engineered for RVs, boats, and remote/explore applications, delivering on-the-go water treatment via IntenseBeam Technology.
- Acuva Strike™ UVC LED water disinfection product providing targeted, high-intensity virus and bacteria inactivation for commercial water disinfection use cases.
- IntenseBeam™ Technology licensing for OEM partners OEM/embedded offering of Acuva's proprietary IntenseBeam Technology — UVC LEDs combined with optical lensing for focused, high-intensity germicidal light — supplied to water treatment manufacturers for integration into their own branded products.
Companies that use Acuva Technologies
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Acuva Technologies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Acuva Technologies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Watersprint ABcoreIn autumn 2024, Watersprint AB acquired Acuva's full intellectual property portfolio. Watersprint, a fellow innovator in UVC LED water disinfection systems, is committed to continuing to develop and support Acuva systems globally. Acuva ArrowMAX Home 10K, ArrowMAX Explore 2, and Strike products are now part of the Watersprint product portfolio.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Acuva Technologies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Pentair: Global water treatment major with broad residential, commercial, and industrial filtration and disinfection offerings. Pentair's residential water treatment business overlaps with Acuva's ArrowMAX Home 10K segment, though its portfolio spans far beyond UV disinfection.
- Culligan International: Large global water treatment company with residential, commercial, and industrial offerings including point-of-entry and point-of-use disinfection. Overlaps with Acuva's residential and light-commercial disinfection segments but operates a much broader product and service portfolio.
- Halma plc: FTSE 100 group of safety, environmental, and analysis technology companies with several water-quality and UV-related subsidiaries (e.g., Hanovia, Berson). An indirect peer via its UV water disinfection holdings, providing a public-market read on UVC LED adoption and water-treatment multiples.
- VIQUA: UV water disinfection brand serving residential and light commercial markets, integrated within Trojan Technologies. Overlaps with Acuva in point-of-use and point-of-entry residential disinfection but is primarily a mercury-lamp UV specialist rather than a UVC LED platform.
- Trojan Technologies: Long-established global leader in UV water treatment (now part of Veralto/Danaher). Competes with Acuva across residential, commercial, and municipal water disinfection, but with a broader portfolio of mercury-lamp and LED-based UV systems and far greater scale.
- Xylem: Global water technology major serving municipal, industrial, and residential markets with a broad portfolio including UV disinfection (via Wedeco). Competes with Acuva in commercial and industrial water disinfection but at significantly larger scale and across many complementary water-treatment categories.
Direct peers
- Atlantium Technologies: Israel-based provider of UV water disinfection systems for industrial, municipal, and commercial applications. Direct competitor in UV-based water treatment, with overlapping commercial and industrial use cases to Acuva's Strike product line.
- Watersprint AB: Swedish UVC LED water disinfection company that acquired Acuva's full IP portfolio in autumn 2024. Now houses the Acuva brand as a sub-line within its product portfolio and operates OEM, dealer, and consumer channels across Europe, North America, and beyond — the most direct peer by technology and go-to-market.
- AquiSense Technologies: U.S.-based specialist in UVC LED water disinfection technology for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Closest direct peer to Acuva — same core technology (UVC LEDs for water), similar OEM/channel strategy, and overlapping end markets including point-of-use and point-of-entry systems.
Emerging players
- Calgon Carbon: U.S.-based specialist in activated carbon and UV disinfection systems for water treatment (now part of Kuraray). Adjacent competitor in commercial and industrial water disinfection, overlapping with Acuva's Strike commercial use cases through its UV product line.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Acuva Technologies social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Acuva Technologies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Acuva Technologies funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds9 records
Investors9 records
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Acuva Technologies M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Acuva Technologies
What does Acuva Technologies do?
Acuva Technologies designs and manufactures UVC LED-based water disinfection systems for residential, recreational, commercial, and remote applications, using its proprietary IntenseBeam™ Technology that combines UVC LEDs with optical lensing to deliver mercury-free, high-intensity germicidal light. The portfolio includes the ArrowMAX Home 10K whole-home point-of-entry system, the ArrowMAX Explore 2 portable system for RVs and boats, and the Strike point-of-entry commercial system, with the underlying IntenseBeam technology also available to OEM partners for integration into third-party water treatment products.
Is Acuva Technologies a public or private company?
Acuva Technologies is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Acuva Technologies founded?
Acuva Technologies was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Acuva Technologies based?
Acuva Technologies is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.
Who are Acuva Technologies's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Pentair, Culligan International, Halma plc, VIQUA, Trojan Technologies and Xylem. Direct peers are Atlantium Technologies, Watersprint AB and AquiSense Technologies. Calgon Carbon is listed as an emerging player.
Does Acuva Technologies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Acuva Technologies.
What industry is Acuva Technologies in?
Acuva Technologies's product category is Water Treatment Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAJAJAJ, UV Water Purification Systems (Residential), with a secondary code of EUANABAD, Disinfection & Oxidation (Chlorine/Chloramine, UV, Ozone, AOP). Its NAICS code is 334517 and its SIC code is 3844.