Jibu H2O

What Jibu H2O does

Jibu H2O is a Barcelona-based startup (founded 2020, 1-10 employees) that provides drinking water through sensor-equipped refilling and water fountain stations positioned around sustainability and single-use plastic elimination. The company's core offering combines contactless dispensing hardware with IoT sensors and a real-time telereading system that generates per-installation consumption data and automated sustainability indicators for ESG reporting. According to associated source material, the service is delivered through a three-tier commercial model: an annual Renting subscription (design, vinyl, delivery, maintenance, sustainability report), a one-time Compra (purchase) option with a 1-year warranty, and an Eventos model for temporary installations at large gatherings with on-site technical support.

The go-to-market is enterprise and institution-led, targeting event organizers (driven by Spanish Royal Decree 1055/202 compliance), corporate offices seeking branded hydration points and ESG metrics, municipalities modernizing public plazas as part of Smart City initiatives, and high-footfall venues such as shopping centers, sports facilities, and theme parks. Distribution is direct via a consultative website-led sales motion, with hardware manufactured locally in Barcelona to reduce transport emissions and enable rapid deployment. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are issued on a custom basis after expert consultation, with Renting positioned as the recommended option. At this stage the company has no public funding history, no named enterprise customers, and no disclosed revenue, making it an early commercial-stage venture whose momentum will depend on installed-base traction in event and corporate channels.

Name

Jibu H2O

Legal name

Veolia

Website

https://jibuh2o.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jibu H2O is a Barcelona-based startup that provides sensor-equipped drinking water refilling stations, offering contactless smart fountains with real-time consumption tracking and automated ESG sustainability reporting to event organizers, corporates, municipalities, and high-footfall venues in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Water Dispensers

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Self-Service & Customer Portals (web/mobile, e-bill, notifications, consumption dashboards) (EUANAIAI)

Keywords

• Smart water dispensers
• Water refill stations
• IoT hydration systems
• Sustainable drinking water
• Contactless water fountains

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Renting Model: Flexible contracting model with annual subscription including design, vinyl placement, delivery, and annual maintenance. Includes annual sustainability study report.
2. Direct Purchase: One-time purchase option with 1-year warranty and maintenance included, design and vinyl placement, delivery, and first-year sustainability study report.
3. Event Services: Temporary installation service for events including technical support during the event, delivery and installation, and post-event sustainability impact report.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jibu H2O provides smart drinking water through a new concept of refill stations equipped with IoT sensors and sustainability tracking. The offering centers on proximity water fountains that dispense refrigerated, contactless potable water while capturing real-time consumption and sustainability metrics for ESG reporting. Service is delivered through three contracting models: Renting (annual flexible subscription with maintenance and sustainability reports), Compra (one-time purchase with 1-year warranty), and Eventos (temporary installations for large-scale events).

Product overview

Jibu H2O offers Fuentes+, a single unified smart water fountain solution for events and fixed locations. The product provides three service models: RENTING (flexible contracting with annual maintenance and sustainability reports), COMPRA (purchase with 1-year warranty and maintenance), and EVENTS (technical support for temporary installations). All models feature contactless technology, real-time data monitoring, sustainability reporting capabilities, and customizable branding, with manufacturing based in Barcelona.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fuentes+ Smart Water Fountain IoT-enabled proximity water fountain that provides contactless, refrigerated potable water with real-time consumption monitoring and automated sustainability reporting. Manufactured locally in Barcelona and targeted at enterprise clients including event organizers, corporate offices, public spaces, shopping centers, sports facilities, and theme parks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Elimination of single-use plastic bottles per fountain installation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services group whose comercial.veolia.es site hosts all of Jibu H2O's product detail and customer testimonials. Functions as both a probable distribution partner and a broad incumbent with water-retail capabilities.
• Elkay Manufacturing: Manufacturer of drinking fountains, bottle fillers, and water-dispensing solutions for commercial and public spaces. Competes in the institutional and public-hydration infrastructure category.
• Primo Water Corporation: Large North American water-services company offering bottled water, dispensers, and filtration. Represents a scaled incumbent with overlapping water-as-a-service offerings and recurring revenue.
• Brita (The Clorox Company): Leading consumer water-filtration brand offering pitchers, dispensers, and replacement filters. Adjacent competitor with a strong sustainability narrative aimed at reducing single-use plastic bottles.

Emerging players

• Algramo: Refill-as-a-service platform offering smart refill stations for consumer products. Shares Jibu H2O's smart-refill-infrastructure model and plastic-elimination mission, though with a broader product scope.
• SodaStream (PepsiCo): Home sparkling-water maker built around a plastic-bottle-elimination narrative. Aligns with Jibu H2O's sustainability story but targets consumer households rather than enterprise buyers.

Direct peers

• Waterlogic (Culligan brand): Provider of point-of-use water dispensers and purification systems for offices and commercial spaces. Closely aligned with Jibu H2O's corporate-office hydration segment and subscription-style service model.
• Oasis International: Manufacturer of water coolers, drinking fountains, and contactless bottle fillers for commercial and public spaces. Competes in the same institutional and public-space hydration infrastructure category.
• Culligan International: Global leader in water treatment and point-of-use dispensing for homes, offices, and commercial spaces. Most directly comparable to Jibu H2O across B2B hydration infrastructure and recurring service revenue.
• Quench Water Co. Office-focused water-as-a-service company offering filtered dispensers, coolers, and ice machines. Direct competitor for the corporate office customer segment that Jibu H2O targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jibu_h2o

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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