What Nuvoda does

Nuvoda is a US-based wastewater treatment technology company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, that develops and commercializes the MOB Process (Mobile Organic Biofilm) for municipal and industrial wastewater facilities. Founded in 2009, the company built its core platform around BioKarrier media, a proprietary plant-derived carrier made from kenaf plant core that circulates freely through the secondary treatment train—unlike MBBR or IFAS systems where biofilm carriers are confined to a single reactor. The MOB Process combines activated sludge and biofilm treatment in a single integrated system, enabling biological nutrient removal, cold-weather nitrification below 8°C, enhanced clarifier performance, and process intensification without requiring tank modifications or treatment-train downtime. Applications are documented across cold-weather nitrification, BNR, clarifier capacity, peak-flow resilience, and rapid deployment scenarios, with deployments and pilots spanning MN, FL, NV, WA, NC, ID, and the UK.

Nuvoda's product surface extends beyond the core MOB Process into a layered services stack: containerized pilots and demonstrations (6-12 month full-flow trials), in-house Lab Services in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for biofilm microscopy and biological staining, SUMO-based process modeling for greenfield and retrofit design, aftermarket services (operations training, media replenishment, spare parts, retention-screen support), and BioKarrier media addition for rapid deployment. Supporting technology partners include Dynamita (SUMO modeling software) and CH2M Hill/Jacobs (which co-developed the underlying process starting in 2013). The company holds multiple US and global patents covering the MOB system and BioKarrier media, and the technology is featured in WEF's MOP 8 and MOP 35 industry design manuals.

Commercially, Nuvoda sells through direct enterprise field sales in the US targeting municipal wastewater utilities (its primary segment), with a UK channel partnership through ACWA Services for European distribution. Revenue streams combine hardware sales (MOB equipment and BioKarrier media, including rental units for rapid deployment), professional services (pilot programs, engineering, modeling, installation, training), and managed aftermarket services. Pricing is custom-quoted per project with no publicly disclosed price points, and contracts are typically multi-year. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures, and operates with 11-50 employees. Customers are predominantly municipal/government water utilities, including Charlotte Water, United Utilities, Thames Water, and a series of named US municipal treatment plants demonstrating cold-weather, BNR, and increased-capacity use cases.

Name

Nuvoda

Legal name

Nuvoda

Website

https://nuvodaus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nuvoda is a Raleigh, NC-based wastewater treatment technology company that sells the MOB Process—a patented hybrid activated-sludge/biofilm system using plant-derived BioKarrier media—to municipal and industrial wastewater utilities for process intensification and nutrient removal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Technology

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment technology
• Biological nutrient removal
• Mobile biofilm media
• Municipal water utilities
• Process intensification equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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. MOB Process Equipment & BioKarrier Media Sales: Direct sale of BioKarrier media and MOB Process equipment for permanent installations and retrofitting into existing wastewater treatment facilities. Equipment includes rental units available for immediate deployment.
2. Pilot & Demonstration Programs: Containerized pilot programs (6-12 month full-scale demonstrations) treating up to 100% of plant flow to validate performance. Provides operators hands-on experience and quantifies operational cost savings before permanent installation commitment.
3. Engineering & Technical Services: Process modeling, engineering design, installation, start-up support, operations training, and technical troubleshooting services. Assessment of mobile biofilms and media analysis services.
4. Aftermarket Services: Ongoing support including MOB Process operations training, mobile biofilm assessment, media analysis, spare parts, and retention screen support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nuvoda sells and deploys a patented Mobile Organic Biofilm (MOB Process) wastewater treatment intensification technology, built around its proprietary plant-derived BioKarrier Media. Customers (primarily municipal utilities and industrial generators) buy the media and equipment directly or as a rental, supported by piloting, engineering, modeling, in-house lab biofilm analysis, and aftermarket services. The system retrofits into existing treatment plants without major infrastructure changes, delivering biological nutrient removal, cold-weather nitrification, and increased clarifier capacity.

Product overview

Nuvoda offers the MOB Process® as its core technology platform—a patented, plant-derived wastewater treatment intensification system that combines activated sludge and mobile biofilm treatment. The system centers on BioKarrier™ Media, a proprietary organic carrier derived from kenaf plants that circulates freely through secondary treatment basins. Complementary services include Lab Services (in-house biofilm analytics in Wisconsin), Pilots & Demonstrations (full-scale and containerized pilot programs for site validation), Aftermarket Services (operations training, media sales, spare parts), and Modeling Capabilities (process modeling using SUMO software). The MOB Process is designed for retrofit into existing infrastructure without tank modifications or downtime, targeting applications including process intensification, biological nutrient removal, cold weather nitrification, and clarifier capacity enhancement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BioKarrier™: Plant-derived organic media used as the core of the MOB Process, providing high-surface-area mobile carrier for biofilm growth in wastewater treatment.

Products and services

• MOB Process (Mobile Organic Biofilm) Patented hybrid activated sludge and biofilm wastewater treatment intensification process using fully mobile, plant-derived BioKarrier media that circulates freely through the entire secondary treatment train. Sold to municipal wastewater utilities and industrial facilities for process intensification, biological nutrient removal, cold weather nitrification, and clarifier capacity improvements without major infrastructure changes.
• BioKarrier Media Trademarked, proprietary organic mobile carrier media derived from the core of the kenaf plant, providing high surface area for biofilm growth. Sold to wastewater facilities as the physical media backbone of the MOB Process; renewable, CO2-sequestering, plastic-free, PFAS-free, and fully mobile.
• Pilots & Demonstrations Service offering in which Nuvoda provides containerized, mobile pilot units and full-scale demonstration programs (typically 6-12 months) at customer facilities to validate MOB Process performance, quantify operational cost savings, and give operators hands-on experience prior to permanent installation.
• Aftermarket Services Post-installation support services for MOB Process customers, including operations training, mobile biofilm assessment, media analysis and additional media sales, spare parts, and retention screen support.
• Lab Services Service offering from Nuvoda's in-house Wisconsin lab providing biofilm-focused microscopy with targeted biological staining, direct biofilm thickness measurement, and phase-contrast imaging for hybrid MOB Process systems, including sample collection guidance.
• Modeling Capabilities Engineering service in which Nuvoda applies SUMO by Dynamita to model greenfield and retrofit MOB Process designs, treatment capacity, biological nutrient removal, cold weather nitrification, and process optimization for prospective and existing customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full-scale demonstrations treat up to 100% of plant flow to validate project goals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACWA ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorACWA Services is Nuvoda's UK channel partner for the MOB technology. Managing Director Dominic Hurd provides thought leadership on enhanced wastewater treatment for reducing sewage overflows. Joint exhibitions at conferences including EWWM 2026 (Booth #36).
• Charlotte WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte Water partnered with Nuvoda for a pilot program at Sugar Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility. Additionally, Charlotte Water provides biosolids from their wastewater treatment facilities to grow the kenaf crops that become BioKarrier media, supporting Nuvoda's circular economy model.
• Thames WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThames Water partners with Nuvoda for growing BioKarrier media crops on farms in the Thames River Valley. The media is derived from the core of the kenaf plant and represents a sustainable, plant-based alternative to plastic media.
• United UtilitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Utilities published a press release on the MOB technology at Langdale Wastewater Treatment Works for water quality improvement in Elterwater. Project focused on reducing nutrient levels in effluent discharges.
• CH2M Hill (now Jacobs)coreTechnology or IntegrationIn 2013, Nuvoda contracted with CH2M Hill to further develop the plant-based media treatment process. Over a multi-year project with industry-leading biological process engineers, the MOB technology was developed and multiple US and global patents were secured, all owned by Nuvoda.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Veolia Water Technologies (AnoxKaldnes): Veolia's AnoxKaldnes business is the established global leader in MBBR biofilm carrier technology for municipal and industrial wastewater - the closest direct competitor to Nuvoda's MOB Process in terms of biological treatment intensification using mobile biofilm media.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems designs and manufactures biological wastewater treatment equipment (including biofilm and activated sludge systems) for municipal and industrial clients in North America, directly overlapping with Nuvoda's process intensification and BNR offerings.
• Fluence Corporation: Fluence provides modular and decentralized packaged wastewater treatment plants using MBBR/MBR technologies, serving municipal and industrial customers with similar intensification, nutrient removal, and rapid-deployment value propositions as Nuvoda.
• Headworks International: Headworks International supplies biological process technologies - including MBBR and IFAS biofilm reactor systems - for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, making it a direct technology peer in the biofilm intensification space.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson manufactures water and wastewater treatment equipment including biological treatment systems for municipal and industrial applications, competing with Nuvoda for similar biological nutrient removal and capacity expansion projects.
• WesTech Engineering (Sulzer): WesTech Engineering (now part of Sulzer) designs and supplies biological wastewater treatment processes including activated sludge and biofilm-based systems for municipal utilities, directly comparable to Nuvoda's municipal customer base and BNR use cases.
• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless manufactures packaged wastewater treatment systems and biological process equipment for municipal and industrial clients, overlapping with Nuvoda's target segments of small-to-mid utilities and industrial generators seeking turnkey treatment upgrades.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem (Evoqua Water Technologies): Xylem's acquisition of Evoqua created one of the largest water technology platforms, offering a broad portfolio of biofilm reactors, MBR, and conventional biological treatment systems to the same municipal utility and industrial customer base that Nuvoda targets.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Suez provides a comprehensive suite of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment technologies, including biofilm-based and IFAS systems, competing with Nuvoda for the same regulated-utility and process-intensification projects globally.
• Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is a major EPC and water-technology firm delivering large municipal wastewater treatment plants and process upgrades - the same consulting/specifier channel that influences Nuvoda's adoption decisions at its utility customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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