Dewpoint Innovations

What Dewpoint Innovations does

Dewpoint Innovations is an Australian deep-tech startup spun out of the University of Sydney in 2022, developing a single nano-engineered polymer coating that delivers two passive functions simultaneously: sub-ambient radiative cooling of coated surfaces and atmospheric water harvesting. The porous polymer structure reflects up to 97% of sunlight and radiates heat through the atmospheric window, keeping coated surfaces more than 25°C cooler than dark-coloured roofs and up to 6°C cooler than surrounding air, while harvesting up to 390 millilitres of water per square metre per day without requiring rain. The technology is compatible with existing rooftop rainwater collection systems and is targeted at building owners, property managers, and construction partners in regions facing extreme heat and water stress.

The company remains in the testing and development stage with no commercial launch date announced and no disclosed revenue or priced equity round. Its core IP and ongoing R&D are anchored in a deep partnership with the University of Sydney's School of Chemistry, where co-founder Prof. Chiara Neto is a physical chemist and co-founder/CTO Dr. Ming Chiu conducted his PhD work on structured polymeric surfaces for atmospheric water capture. The leadership team has been expanded with commercialisation expertise — including a Head of Commercialization, an engineering and manufacturing lead, an operations manager, and directors with track records in spin-out commercialisation (Prof. Cather Simpson, formerly CSO of Engender Technologies) and capital markets (Tibor Schwartz, formerly HMC Capital and QIC).

The planned business model is B2B sales of the coating product to building owners, property managers, and commercial real-estate operators, with potential distribution through partnerships with paint manufacturers, construction firms, or roofing contractors. Pricing has not been publicly disclosed. To date, the company has progressed through a sequenced non-dilutive funding cadence — Pacific Channel (May 2023), EnergyLab (August 2024), and AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities (June 2025) — and has secured significant earned-media coverage in outlets including The Guardian Australia, The Independent UK, the University of Sydney, New Atlas, Australian Manufacturing, Springwise, The Engineer, ZME Science, and Cooling Post, building awareness ahead of commercial launch.

Name

Dewpoint Innovations

Legal name

Dewpoint Innovations

Website

https://dewpointinnov.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dewpoint Innovations is an Australian University of Sydney spin-out developing a nano-engineered polymer coating that passively cools building surfaces below ambient air temperature and harvests up to 390 mL of water per square metre per day, targeting building owners and construction partners in heat- and water-stressed regions. The product is pre-commercial.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cool Roof Coatings

NAICS

Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Paint, Stain & Finishes Retail (Coatings, Sundries) (CRAIADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Flashing, Edge Metal & Roof Accessories (IMADAFAJ)

Keywords

• Radiative cooling coatings
• Atmospheric water harvesting
• Cool roof coatings
• Nano-engineered paint coatings
• Sustainable building materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Smart Coating Product Sales: The company plans to commercialize its nano-engineered paint coating technology for cool roof applications. The technology is still in testing and development stage with no commercial launch date announced. Revenue will be generated from selling the coating product to building owners, construction companies, and potentially through distribution partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dewpoint Innovations is developing a single nano-engineered polymer paint coating designed for cool roof applications on buildings. The coating provides two passive functions in one product: it reflects up to 97% of sunlight and emits heat through the atmospheric window to cool surfaces more than 6°C below surrounding air, and it harvests atmospheric moisture at up to 390 millilitres per square metre per day without requiring rain. The product is intended for building owners, property managers, and construction companies to reduce cooling costs and improve water security.

Product overview

Dewpoint Innovations offers a single unified product: a nano-engineered smart paint coating designed for cool roof applications. The coating provides dual functionality by reflecting solar heat to cool buildings passively below ambient temperature and by harvesting water from atmospheric moisture. The product is compatible with existing rooftop rainwater collection systems and can be applied to any outdoor surface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Paint / Cool Roof Coating

Quantifiable outcome

• Reflects up to 97% of sunlight
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of SydneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers at the University of Sydney, working with startup Dewpoint Innovations, have developed the nano-engineered coating technology. The company was borne out of advanced research in the field of water capture and surfaces at the University of Sydney. Professor Chiara Neto, a physical chemist and Professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, serves as Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, supporting the company's ongoing R&D as an advisor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SkyCool Systems: SkyCool Systems develops radiative-cooling surfaces and coatings designed to passively cool buildings below ambient temperature. It is the closest direct peer to Dewpoint's passive daytime radiative cooling paint technology, targeting the same built-environment cooling use case.
• Source Global: Source Global (formerly Zero Mass Water) produces hydropanels that harvest atmospheric moisture for drinking water. It directly overlaps with Dewpoint's atmospheric water-harvesting value proposition, even though the delivery mechanism (panels vs. roof coating) differs.
• Cool Roof Coatings Inc: Cool Roof Coatings Inc. manufactures and applies reflective roof coatings aimed at reducing building cooling loads. It is a direct comparable in cool-roof coating commercialization, although it focuses on conventional reflective coatings rather than Dewpoint's dual-function cooling-plus-water system.

Emerging players

• SolCold: SolCold is an emerging materials startup developing coatings that use passive radiative cooling to lower surface temperatures. It is a comparable early-stage player pursuing building and infrastructure cooling via applied coatings, similar to Dewpoint's go-to-market surface.

Broad incumbents

• Sherwin-Williams: Sherwin-Williams is a global coatings giant with established cool-roof and reflective coating product lines serving commercial and residential roofing. It is a broad incumbent peer given Dewpoint's planned entry into the building coatings market.
• PPG Industries: PPG Industries is a major global paint and coatings manufacturer with industrial and architectural product portfolios including cool-roof solutions. It is a broad incumbent peer whose scale and distribution Dewpoint would compete against for commercial roofing customers.
• BASF: BASF is a large diversified chemical and coatings producer with research-driven specialty construction and industrial coatings. It is a broad incumbent that could enter the dual-purpose cool-roof+water niche via internal R&D or partnership, posing a competitive threat to Dewpoint.
• 3M: 3M offers reflective and weather-resistant building products, including roofing granules and films with cooling properties. As a broad incumbent, 3M is a relevant comparable in advanced building-surface technologies that compete for the same customer budget lines as Dewpoint's coating.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dewpoint-innovations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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