Wateroam

What Wateroam does

Wateroam Pte Ltd is a Singapore-incorporated for-profit social enterprise founded in 2014 that designs and manufactures portable ultrafiltration (UF) water filtration systems, primarily the ROAMfilter Plus, for humanitarian disaster relief and rural development in underserved communities. The flagship ROAMfilter Plus uses proprietary hollow-fiber UF membrane technology with 0.02µm pore size to remove 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.99% of viruses, operates via manual hand pump or gravity feed without electricity, weighs 2.5-3kg, sets up in under one minute, and produces 200-400 liters per hour serving approximately 100 people, with a replaceable cartridge lasting roughly two years. The product portfolio extends to ROAMfilter Ultra/Solo/Mini for varied deployment scales, Homefilter Plus and Homefilter Faucet for residential use, Water Test Kits under the Water Check Now brand, and an in-development ROAMsmart IoT sensor for remote monitoring of filter performance and GPS-based asset tracking.

Wateroam generates revenue through a hybrid model: one-time hardware sales via a global distributor network (minimum 50-unit orders, 1-year renewable agreements), direct sales to NGOs and humanitarian agencies, a Shopify e-commerce storefront for individual and SMB buyers, corporate sponsorship programs (Roamer Rewards, SOUPEROAMERS partnership with Souperstar), and tiered one-time and recurring public donations. Its GTM combines channel partners (distributors handling in-country sales, installation, and networking), direct enterprise sales to humanitarian agencies and governments, event-driven demand generation at conferences such as PMAC 2026, and content/SEO marketing via its blog and social channels. Its solutions target five primary use-case segments — disaster relief, rural development, distributors, home/residential, and outdoor/adventure — with disaster relief and rural development NGOs as the primary revenue drivers. As of available reporting, Wateroam has deployed across 38 countries, impacted over 100,000 lives, and partnered with more than 50 NGOs and humanitarian organizations, including notable deployments for Gaza (190+ units, 19,000+ refugees with Singapore Red Cross), Vanuatu post-Cyclone Harold (260 systems with Sea Mercy), Uganda (15,000+ villagers), Cambodia, Ukraine (with Fundacja Pok), and a Thailand school pilot with HITAP and Environmental Justice Foundation.

Name

Wateroam

Legal name

Wateroam Pte Ltd

Website

https://wateroam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wateroam is a Singapore-based social enterprise that designs portable ultrafiltration water filtration systems for humanitarian disaster relief and rural development, serving NGOs, governments, and underserved communities across 38 countries through hardware sales, a global distributor network, and corporate sponsorship programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Portable Water Filtration Systems

akta.pro primary industry

Point-of-Use (POU) Faucet-Mount Water Filters (CRAJAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Countertop Water Filtration Systems (CRAJAJAC)

Keywords

• Portable water filtration
• Disaster relief equipment
• Humanitarian water solutions
• Ultrafiltration membrane
• Clean water access

Headquarters

HQ city

Bukit Merah

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Filtration Hardware Sales: Wateroam sells its ROAMfilter product line (including ROAMfilter Plus, ROAMfilter Ultra, ROAMfilter Solo, ROAMfilter Mini, Homefilter Plus, Homefilter Faucet, and Water Test Kits) to NGOs, humanitarian organizations, distributors, governments, and disaster relief agencies. Sales occur through direct sales team, distributor network, and e-commerce Shopify store. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware purchases with distributors receiving discounted pricing at minimum order quantities of 50 units.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Donations: Wateroam generates revenue through corporate sponsorships and donations via programs like the Roamer Rewards Program and SOUPEROAMERS community partnership with Souperstar. Corporate partners can sponsor water filter deployments for communities in need, with donations going toward purchasing and deploying filtration systems. Wateroam is a social enterprise that accepts contributions to support relief efforts.
3. Distributor Network Revenue: Wateroam expands global reach through a network of distributors who purchase products at discounted rates and resell/distribute them in their territories. Distributors receive brand guidelines, marketing materials, WASH/DRR training, sales training, and product training. They must commit to minimum orders and provide regular sales progress reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Wateroam designs, manufactures, and distributes portable ultrafiltration water filtration systems — led by the ROAMfilter Plus — that remove 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.99% of viruses without electricity, using a manual hand pump at 200+ liters per hour. The portfolio extends to higher-capacity (ROAMfilter Ultra), individual-scale (ROAMfilter Solo, ROAMfilter Mini), residential (Homefilter Plus, Homefilter Faucet), and water-quality testing (Water Check Now) variants, sold to humanitarian NGOs, governments, and disaster-relief agencies via direct sales, a global distributor network, and a Shopify e-commerce store.

Product overview

Wateroam is a social enterprise offering a portfolio of portable and residential water filtration products. The core offering centers on the ROAMfilter family (Plus, Ultra, Solo, Mini) — lightweight, manually-operated ultrafiltration systems for disaster relief and rural development. The Homefilter line (Plus, Faucet) extends the portfolio to residential urban markets. Supporting products include Water Test Kits (Water Check Now) for water quality assessment and the ROAMsmart Sensor for IoT-enabled remote monitoring. The ROAMfilter Plus uses hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane technology with 0.02μm pores, operates via hand pump without electricity, and provides flow rates exceeding 200 liters per hour, serving approximately 100 people per unit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROAMfilter: Portable water filter product line including ROAMfilter Plus, ROAMfilter Ultra, ROAMfilter Solo, and ROAMfilter Mini for disaster relief and rural development.
• Homefilter
• Water Check Now
• ROAMsmart

Products and services

• ROAMfilter Plus Flagship portable ultrafiltration water filter designed for humanitarian and emergency response. Uses 0.02µm hollow-fiber UF membrane to remove 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.99% of viruses. Operates without electricity via a manual hand pump (or gravity feed) at over 200 L/hr, weighs 2.5-3kg, sets up in under 1 minute, has a 2-year replaceable cartridge, and serves roughly 100 people per unit. Sold to NGOs, humanitarian agencies, governments, and distributors, with direct e-commerce availability.
• ROAMfilter Ultra High-capacity water filtration system in the ROAMfilter family, designed for larger community deployments. Features enhanced flow rates compared to the Plus model while maintaining portability and manual, electricity-free operation. Targets humanitarian and rural development deployments needing higher throughput.
• ROAMfilter Solo Compact, individual-focused portable water filter designed for personal use or small group deployments in emergency or outdoor settings. Sold via the Shopify e-commerce storefront as a standalone product.
• ROAMfilter Mini Smaller, lightweight variant of the ROAMfilter series, designed for individual or small-group portability in emergency and outdoor adventure scenarios. Available via the Shopify e-commerce store.
• Homefilter Plus Household water filtration system designed for permanent residential installation, providing clean drinking water for homes in areas with unreliable or contaminated water supplies. Part of the Homefilter consumer line.
• Homefilter Faucet Faucet-mounted water filter for urban homes that removes impurities from tap water, designed for easy installation on standard kitchen faucets. Targets urban consumers seeking stylish, effective home filtration.
• Water Test Kits (Water Check Now) Water quality testing kits available in Basic, Advanced, and Bacteria variants. Tests cover 13 factors including pH, chlorine, nitrate, iron, copper, lead, total coliforms, and E. coli, used to assess water safety before and after filtration deployment. Sold as a standalone product line under the Water Check Now brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33% health improvement across all age groups following filter deployment in Vanuatu
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Singapore Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2023Singapore Red Cross partnered with Wateroam to provide water filters for Gaza humanitarian crisis response. Wateroam supplied over 190 ROAMfilter Plus units providing safe drinking water to 19,000+ refugees. Collaboration included dispatch of USD 200,000 worth of relief supplies through Egyptian Red Crescent via Rafah Border Crossing. Also partnered for Ukraine relief efforts.
• New Life FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Life Foundation partnered with Wateroam for the Sustainable Water Project in Cambodia's Takeo Province. Installed ROAMfilter Plus with water tank and piping providing clean water to 40 children and families. NLF trained locals as micro-entrepreneurs for water production, packaging, distribution and sales. Villagers earned average $70/month from water business.
• SouperstarcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSingapore restaurant chain Souperstar sponsors water filter deployments through the SOUPEROAMERS rewards program. Customers can donate 'Hearts' (earned from purchases) to provide clean water - every 14 hearts helps 1 person. Over 5 years of sponsorship, deployed 4+ filters benefiting 1,000+ lives. Souperstar also participated in Cambodia deployment trips.
• Sea MercycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSea Mercy partnered with Wateroam for Vanuatu Cyclone Harold response in April 2020. 260 ROAMfilter Plus systems were deployed across islands of Ambrae, Ambrym, Malekula, Pentecost and Santo. The decentralized system was ideal for remote villages accessible only by foot.
• WAH FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWAH Foundation, a Cambodian NGO, partnered with Wateroam to install ROAMfilter Plus systems in health centres throughout Kampong Chhnang province. Systems installed at Kampong Chhnang Health Centre, Prey Mou Health Centre, and Akphiwatt Health Centre providing clean water for patients and visitors.
• OceaNUS (NUS Project OceaNUS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNUS student project OceaNUS raised funds for 4 ROAMfilter Plus systems for Chhnok Tru floating village in Cambodia. Student volunteers from Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia participated in WASH education program in 3 schools and deployment activities.
• Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPUC students volunteered alongside Wateroam and OceaNUS for the Chhnok Tru floating village project, participating in WASH education programs in 3 schools and assisting with filter deployments.
• Salvation Church of Christ UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalvation Church of Christ partnered with Wateroam in Uganda to provide clean water access to remote Kakiri Subcounty, Wakiso District. Wateroam visited 4 villages (Kakiri, Ziranubu, Masaka, Nakawoka) helping 15,000+ villagers. Church volunteers like Pastor Paul served as distributors.
• Fundacja PokcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish NGO Fundacja Pok partnered with Wateroam to provide clean water access in Ukraine's Donietsk, Donetsk, and Kherson regions severely affected by conflict. Partnership included Singapore Red Cross coordination and grassroot community engagement.
• Liger Leadership AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambodian educational institution using ROAMfilter Plus as an educational tool to teach students about water issues in rural areas during school excursions to villages.
• HITAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHITAP (Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program) partnered with Wateroam for Thai-Singaporean pilot collaboration at PMAC 2026 in Bangkok. Installed water filtration systems at rural schools in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces combining filtration technology with cost-effectiveness research and community feedback.
• Environmental Justice FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental Justice Foundation collaborated with Wateroam for PMAC 2026 pilot in Thailand addressing structural water security challenges in remote areas alongside Thailand's Ministry of Public Health.
• Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Cross certified trainers provide exclusive WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) training to Wateroam distributors as part of the distributor support program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MSR (Mountain Safety Research): MSR designs portable water filtration and treatment products (e.g., Guardian, Trail Shot) primarily for outdoor adventure, with crossover into humanitarian use. Operates in the same lightweight, manual-operation portable-filter category as Wateroam.
• Katadyn: Katadyn (Katadyn Group) produces portable water filters and desalination products for outdoor, marine, and humanitarian use. Comparable to Wateroam on portable point-of-use filtration targeting expedition and emergency relief buyers, with established global distribution.
• Sawyer Products: Sawyer manufactures portable hollow-fiber membrane filters (e.g., Sawyer S2, Mini) deployed across humanitarian, outdoor, and consumer markets. Directly competes with Wateroam on portable electricity-free filtration technology and NGOs/outdoor retail distribution.
• Lifestraw: Lifestraw (Vestergaard) is the most direct comparable: portable hollow-fiber and gravity water filters distributed globally through humanitarian aid, NGOs, and outdoor channels. Overlaps with Wateroam on membrane-based portable filtration targeting the same disaster relief and rural development customer base.

Emerging players

• Grayl: Grayl makes press-style personal water filter cups for outdoor and travel use. Comparable to Wateroam on portable consumer-grade filtration but focused on individual outdoor/adventure buyers rather than the NGO/humanitarian channel.

Broad incumbents

• Pureit (Hindustan Unilever): Pureit is a large household water purifier brand (gravity-based and electric units) across South Asia and emerging markets. Compares to Wateroam's Homefilter product line on home/residential filtration, with materially larger scale and consumer reach.
• Brita (The Clorox Company): Brita is the largest consumer water filtration brand (pitchers, faucet-mount, dispensers). Overlaps with Wateroam's Homefilter line (Homefilter Faucet) and competes indirectly in residential tap water treatment via significantly greater brand and distribution scale.
• P&G Purifier of Water: P&G's Purifier of Water program distributes water-purification sachets at scale through NGO partners and emergency response, directly overlapping with Wateroam's humanitarian mission. Operates as a much broader incumbent using chemical coagulation rather than membrane filtration.

Others

• WaterAid: WaterAid is a major international WASH NGO operating in many of the same geographies as Wateroam (Bangladesh, Cambodia, etc.). Not a direct product competitor, but a key ecosystem participant that procures and deploys filtration solutions in its program countries.
• SODIS Foundation: SODIS promotes solar disinfection (UV + heat) as a low-cost household water treatment method, distributed via WASH and humanitarian partnerships. Provides an alternative, non-membrane treatment approach often deployed alongside or instead of filters in the same development/humanitarian programs as Wateroam.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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