What Neo Sans does

Neo Sans is a Bangalore, India-based clean-technology company that has developed the Neo-X, described as the world's first decentralized reject-waste incinerator. The device uses proprietary induction heating technology inspired by rocket-ship engines and electromagnetism, reaching temperatures above 1,200°C in under two minutes and producing emissions claimed to be 98% cleaner than government-approved alternatives and 600X cleaner than standard incinerators. The company targets organizations that generate non-recyclable reject waste at the building level, including corporates and IT parks, schools and educational institutions, healthcare facilities, apartment complexes, and municipal/government bodies across India. As of the available data, the company reports 200+ Neo-X units deployed across 86 facilities in 14 cities, with 235+ tonnes of waste processed and 500+ tonnes of CO₂ offset.

The company's commercial model is dual-track. Under an "Own It" model, customers purchase the Neo-X device outright with delivery, installation, and staff training included, backed by a five-year product guarantee. Under a "Work with Us" managed-services model, Neo Sans deploys and operates the unit, supplies consumables, and delivers monthly impact reports in exchange for a recurring fee. The company also monetizes carbon offsets generated per tonne of waste handled. GTM motion is enterprise field sales, with prospects booking demos via Calendly and Neo Sans conducting waste audits to scope a holistic waste-management plan before closing. Sales targets institutions where waste transport and landfill dependency drive cost and ESG pain points, and the company claims clients typically recoup capex in year one versus incumbent third-party waste handlers.

Neo Sans is positioned as a government-aligned infrastructure play rather than a pure commercial hardware vendor. It is a technology partner to NITI Aayog (Government of India), is deploying units across Karnataka state schools, public health centres, and municipal facilities in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka and the Greater Bengaluru Authority, and won the WEF UpLink Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge (Bengaluru being the second city globally after San Francisco to host the WEF initiative). Certifications claimed include SIL, CE, CPCB, RoHS, and IGBC compliance, with technology validation by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. The company was founded in 2022, employs 11–50 people, and raised a $1.5M seed round in June 2024 at a $7.2M post-money valuation.

Name

Neo Sans

Legal name

Neo San

Website

https://neosan.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Neo Sans builds decentralized reject-waste incinerators using proprietary induction heating, processing non-recyclable waste on-site at buildings. It sells hardware and managed services to corporates, schools, healthcare facilities, apartments, and municipalities across India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralised Waste Incineration Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Waste Incineration (Non-hazardous) (EUAAAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical / Infectious Waste Treatment & Disposal (Autoclave + Incineration + Final Disposal) (EUAIACAJ), Hazardous & Medical Waste Incineration (Specialty Thermal Treatment) (EUAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Decentralised waste incinerators
• Biomedical waste disposal
• Induction heating technology
• ESG compliance solutions
• Clean technology hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales (Own It Model): Organizations purchase the Neo-X device outright. Company handles delivery, installation, and full staff training. Customer takes ownership and manages operations independently. Device has guaranteed product life of 5 years, 6X more than industry average.
2. Managed Services (Work with Us Model): Zero operational burden model where company deploys equipment, supplies consumables, manages operations, and delivers monthly impact reports. Customer pays for service and receives cleaner facility with full compliance without operational involvement.
3. Carbon Credits: Clients can earn carbon credits to reduce ecological footprint and further drop costs. Each ton of waste handled generates carbon offsets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Neo Sans designs, manufactures and sells the Neo-X, the world's first decentralised reject-waste incinerator, which uses proprietary induction heating to process non-recyclable waste on-site at over 1,200°C with emissions up to 98% cleaner than government-approved alternatives. The company offers the hardware under an "Own It" capex purchase model and a "Work with Us" managed-service subscription, supported by real-time ESG and carbon-credit data monitoring.

Product overview

Neo Sans (Neo San) is a clean-technology company that offers a portfolio of decentralised reject-waste incineration solutions built around its proprietary induction heating technology. The core product is the Neo-X, the world's first decentralised reject-waste incinerator, which processes non-recyclable waste on-site at individual buildings at temperatures above 1,200°C. The Neo-X family includes multiple variants: the Neo-XT (building-level unit, currently deployed across 86 facilities in 14 cities), the Neo XT (larger unit for Material Recovery Facilities, large industries, and airports, arriving Q3 2026), and the Neo AX (the largest variant, arriving Q1 2027). Neo Sans offers two commercial models: a device purchase/ownership model (where the client integrates the unit into their waste management setup) and a fully managed operated model (where Neo Sans handles deployment, operations, consumables, and monthly reporting). The company also participates in the SafeDispose Bengaluru initiative, a WEF-led urban infrastructure deployment with the Greater Bengaluru Authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Neo-X: The world's first decentralized reject-waste incinerator. On-site, building-level waste processing unit deployed across facilities. Includes models Neo-X (current), Neo-XT (arriving Q3 2026), and Neo-AX (arriving Q1 2027).
• SafeDispose Bengaluru

Products and services

• Neo-X Decentralised Reject-Waste Incinerator The world's first decentralised reject-waste incinerator. It uses proprietary induction heating to process non-recyclable waste on-site at buildings, reaching over 1,200°C in under two minutes with emissions up to 98% cleaner than government-approved alternatives. Sold to enterprises, schools, healthcare facilities, apartments, and municipalities via an "Own It" capex purchase model with delivery, installation, and staff training.
• Neo San Managed Service (Work with Us) Full-service operated model where Neo Sans deploys the Neo-X, supplies consumables, manages operations, and delivers monthly impact reports. Customers pay a recurring fee and achieve zero-waste-to-landfill without any operational involvement. Covers corporates, schools, apartments, healthcare facilities, and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emissions 98% cleaner than government-approved alternatives and 600X cleaner than industry standard incinerators
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• World Economic Forum (WEF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBacked by WEF as part of their urban innovation initiative. Neo San won the WEF UpLink Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge. The 'SafeDispose Bengaluru' initiative is a WEF-led project in collaboration with Greater Bengaluru Authority, deploying smart waste-processing units across city institutions.
• Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeployment partner for the 'SafeDispose Bengaluru' WEF-led initiative. Collaborating to deploy Neo-X smart waste-processing units across city institutions targeting more than 5,000 women with on-site sanitary and biomedical waste processing.
• NITI AayogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner to the Government of India, helping scale decentralized reject-waste treatment across India. Company is also deploying technology across Bengaluru and Karnataka state as urban infrastructure.
• IIM Bangalore NSRCEL (Circular Bharat Accelerator)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinner of Circular Bharat Accelerator program focused on sustainably managing reject-waste and end-of-life plastics. Program provides mentorship and network access.
• AWS, Cisco, Deloitte, Salesforce, SAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsors supporting the WEF UpLink Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge. These technology and consulting firms support the urban innovation initiative that Neo San won.
• Government of KarnatakacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for deploying Neo-X technology across government schools, public health centres, waste management facilities and public spaces as part of urban infrastructure.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Saahas Zero Waste: India-based waste management company providing on-site and decentralized waste solutions for corporates, institutions, and municipalities. Directly comparable as a domestic competitor targeting similar B2B and municipal segments with alternative decentralized waste handling approaches.
• Nepra Resource Management: Indian waste management startup operating material recovery facilities and waste collection networks across cities. Comparable as a domestic waste-management peer serving similar enterprise and municipal customers, though focused on recycling/MRF rather than incineration.
• Laxmi En-Fab: Indian manufacturer of waste incinerators, including medical and industrial incineration systems. Directly comparable as a domestic hardware peer building incineration equipment for similar end markets (hospitals, municipalities, industry).
• Addfield Environmental Systems: UK-based manufacturer of small-to-medium scale incinerators for medical, veterinary, and industrial waste. Comparable as a specialized incinerator manufacturer targeting institutional and industrial customers with similar product category.
• Inciner8: Ireland/UK-based designer and manufacturer of small-scale incinerators for medical, agricultural, and general waste. Comparable as a decentralized incineration hardware specialist serving institutional and commercial customers worldwide.

Emerging players

• Hasiru Dala: Bengaluru-based social enterprise working on decentralized waste management with informal worker integration. Operates in the same geography and customer segments as Neo San, providing alternative waste-handling solutions to apartments and institutions.
• Kabadiwalla Connect: India-based waste management technology startup focused on improving recycling value chains through data and informal-sector integration. Comparable as an emerging Indian waste-tech player targeting enterprise and institutional customers with technology-enabled solutions.
• BURN Manufacturing: Kenya-based clean-tech hardware manufacturer producing efficient cookstoves and clean cooking solutions for emerging markets. Comparable as a similarly structured deep-tech hardware company deploying mission-driven products across emerging-market institutions and households, with analogous unit economics and carbon-credit narratives.

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: US-listed regulated waste management company specializing in medical waste, secure information destruction, and compliance services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in healthcare/biomedical waste — a vertical Neo San serves — but at centralized, larger scale rather than decentralized.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental services, and industrial cleaning. Comparable as a broad incumbent in hazardous and industrial waste handling, serving enterprise customers that overlap with Neo San's healthcare and industrial segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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