What Aganova does

Aganova is a Málaga-based water technology company founded in 2016 that specializes in leak detection and pipeline condition assessment for large-diameter municipal water networks. Its core product family consists of three connected assets: Nautilus, an intelligent acoustic sphere that travels inside large-diameter pipes to detect and locate leaks and anomalies; Jabega, a tethered CCTV and acoustic system that performs real-time visual and acoustic inspection of critical pipelines; and Nemo, an AI-driven digital platform that aggregates inspection data to support pipeline integrity and non-revenue water (NRW) decisions. The technology stack combines proprietary acoustic sensing with machine learning algorithms deployed on AWS cloud infrastructure, and is supported by Aganova Labs — a dedicated facility opened in March 2026 featuring a full-scale hydraulic test bench used to generate training data and validate models.

Aganova serves municipal and private water utilities globally, with operational offices in Spain (Málaga headquarters), the UAE (Dubai regional office), and Brazil (São Paulo regional office), and active engagements in 20+ countries across EMEA, GCC and LATAM. Revenue is generated primarily through multi-year, large-scale enterprise inspection contracts — notably 10-year partnerships with Sabesp in São Paulo (≈64 km of pipeline, targeting 210 million liters recovered annually), Uniacque in Bergamo (≈200 million liters saved annually), and ATL in Catalonia (74.83 km of transmission pipelines) — where utilities commission Nautilus and Jabega surveys whose outputs are analyzed and managed through Nemo. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales backed by technical demonstrations and supported by strategic technology partnerships, most prominently the co-development relationship with Amazon (AWS), which embeds Aganova's technology in Amazon's global water-conservation portfolio. The company has secured ENISA innovation financing in Spain, ERDF/CDTI R&D grants, and a strategic funding round in 2022 from Cimbria Capital and Emerald Technology Ventures; ownership appears founder-/management-controlled with no disclosed external PE or VC cap table beyond these named investors. The company is privately held with no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Aganova

Legal name

AGANOVA S.L.

Website

https://aganova.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aganova is a Málaga-based water technology company that builds AI-powered acoustic inspection tools — Nautilus, Jabega, and Nemo — for leak detection and pipe condition assessment in large-diameter municipal water networks across Spain, Italy, Brazil, the UAE, and other markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Infrastructure Inspection & Leak Detection

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction & Leak Detection (EUANAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

NRW Data Management & Water Balance (IWA Methodology, GIS/SCADA Integration, Digital Twins) (EUANAKAJ), Real-Time Leak Alarms & Event Management (Analytics Platforms, Workflows) (EUANAKAK), Active Leak Detection & Acoustic Surveying (Ground Mics, Correlators, Hydrophones) (EUANAKAA), Leak Localization & Condition Assessment (Inline Inspection, GPR, CCTV for Water Mains) (EUANAKAF)

Keywords

• Water leak detection
• Pipeline inspection services
• Non-revenue water management
• Acoustic sensor technology
• Pipe condition assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Málaga

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Infrastructure Inspection Services: Multi-year contracts for inspecting large-diameter pipeline networks using Nautilus acoustic inspection technology. Services include leak detection, anomaly identification, and pipe condition assessment with project timelines spanning 10 years (e.g., Sabesp partnership 2025-2035).
2. AI-Powered Monitoring Solutions: Continuous water flow monitoring using AI and machine learning algorithms deployed on cloud infrastructure, with services including leak identification, geolocation, and rapid repair coordination for water utilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aganova provides water-leak detection and pipeline condition assessment services for municipal water utilities, using proprietary in-pipe acoustic tools (Nautilus, Jabega) and the Nemo AI-powered analytics platform to identify, locate and characterise leaks in operating pressurised water networks. The company delivers both project-based inspection engagements and recurring managed-monitoring solutions that help utilities reduce non-revenue water.

Product overview

Aganova offers a unified portfolio of water inspection technologies focused on Non-Revenue Water (NRW) solutions and Pipe Condition Assessment. The core product family includes Nautilus (an in-line acoustic inspection sphere for large-diameter pipes), Jabega (a tethered CCTV and acoustic inspection system for critical pipelines), and Nemo (an AI-driven digital platform for inspection project management and decision-making). Together, these products form an integrated system where Nautilus and Jabega perform in-pipe data collection, and Nemo aggregates and analyzes the resulting data to deliver actionable insights to utility managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nautilus: Flagship in-line inspection tool for large-diameter pipes, offering unparalleled accuracy in leak detection and anomaly identification.
• Nemo
• Jabega
• Aganova Labs

Products and services

• Nautilus Free-swimming in-pipe acoustic inspection tool that travels inside operating pressurised water mains to detect and localise leaks and capture pipe-condition data. Used by water utilities to assess distribution networks without service interruption.
• Jabega Tethered CCTV and acoustic inspection system deployed for targeted pipeline condition assessment and visual confirmation of defects identified by acoustic surveys. Targeted at water utilities requiring localised, controlled inspections.
• Nemo AI-driven digital analytics platform that ingests acoustic and visual data from Nautilus and Jabega inspections and applies machine-learning models to localise leaks and characterise pipe condition. Sold to water utilities as the analytics layer for inspection programmes and continuous monitoring.
• Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Services End-to-end managed service combining Nautilus and Jabega inspections with Nemo analytics to identify, localise and prioritise leak-repair work, helping utilities reduce non-revenue water. Delivered as project-based or multi-year managed engagements.
• Pipeline Condition Assessment Services Diagnostic engagement service that evaluates the structural condition of operating water mains using acoustic and visual inspection, producing prioritised condition reports for asset-management planning. Targeted at utilities managing aging infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 210 million liters of water recovered annually in São Paulo partnership
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ATL (Aigües Ter Llobregat)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Aganova awarded strategic contract by ATL to inspect 74.83 km of critical water transmission pipelines across Catalonia. Using advanced inline inspection technology, the project detects leaks, air pockets, and structural anomalies while keeping the network fully operational.
• Amazon (AWS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Amazon (via AWS) partnered with Aganova for AI-powered acoustic leak detection projects. Amazon deploys Aganova's technology as part of its global water conservation initiatives. The partnership includes a 10-year project in Bergamo, Italy with Uniacque, and a 2025-2035 partnership with Sabesp in São Paulo. Solutions are built on AWS cloud infrastructure.
• UniacquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Bergamo water utility managing the network where Amazon and Aganova's AI-powered acoustic leak detection technology is deployed. The 10-year project continuously monitors water flow and uses machine learning to identify and geolocate leaks for rapid repair.
• Sabesp (Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202510-year partnership (2025-2035) with Amazon/AWS and Aganova to detect and repair water leaks across São Paulo's large-diameter pipeline network using AI-powered Nautilus acoustic inspection technology deployed on AWS cloud infrastructure. Project inspects approximately 64 km of pipelines, projected to recover 210 million litres of water annually.
• ERDF/CDTI (European Regional Development Fund / Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology)supportingOthers · 1 March 2024EU/regional research funding body that provided €201,910 in funding for the NAUTILUS NEXT-AI R&D project (total budget €881,604) developed in Malaga between March 2024 and May 2026 to advance AI-driven water network management.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Badger Meter: Water metering and flow instrumentation incumbent expanding into analytics and AMI for NRW reduction; adjacent incumbent competing for utility budgets alongside Aganova's services.
• Itron: Global smart water metering and analytics provider; overlaps with Aganova in utility-facing NRW analytics and AMI-deployed leak detection, but operates at broader portfolio scale.
• Kamstrup: Danish smart metering specialist offering water meters, AMI, and analytics for utilities; serves the same NRW-aware customer base as Aganova through a broader instrumentation portfolio.
• Halma plc: Listed safety and environmental technology group owning HWM Global, Sewerin, and Radiodetection — multiple brands that compete in water leak detection and pipe condition assessment, with Halma providing broader portfolio scale.

Direct peers

• Xylem: Global water technology company whose Pure Technologies unit offers SmartBall and PipeDiver inline acoustic inspection tools that directly compete with Aganova's Nautilus for large-diameter pipeline leak detection and condition assessment.
• Gutermann: Specialist manufacturer of acoustic leak detection equipment (correlators, loggers, sensors) used by utilities worldwide; comparable as a focused NRW technology vendor serving the same customer base as Aganova.
• Mueller Water Products: Owner of Echologics, which pioneered external acoustic leak detection and pipe-condition assessment for water mains; competes head-to-head with Aganova on acoustic-based NRW reduction projects for utilities.
• Syrinix: UK-based specialist in AI-driven water network monitoring (TrentAI, Hydro-Cell) targeting pipe burst prediction and leak detection; comparable emerging water-AI vendor competing for the same utility customers as Aganova.
• Fluid Conservation Systems: Specialist in acoustic leak detection loggers and correlators for water distribution networks; directly comparable niche vendor serving municipal utilities seeking NRW reduction.

Others

• Aquatic Informatics (Veolia): Water data and analytics platform (now part of Veolia) used by utilities for hydraulic modelling and operational analytics; adjacent software layer that often co-exists or competes with Nemo in utility data workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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