Waterblocks

What Waterblocks does

WaterBlocks, operating as Locking Line Barriers Corporation (a Colorado C-corporation founded in 2015 by Joe Daniluk), designs and manufactures a modular, steel-reinforced polyethylene flood barrier system. The product line comprises four components—Main Units, Interior and Exterior Corner Units, and End Caps—that interlock to form watertight diversionary walls with built-in 15-degree chamfers for topographical flexibility. Key technical features include automatic ballasting with negative buoyancy, RFID-equipped units for inventory tracking, and a standard truckload configuration delivering 416 linear feet of protection. The company also markets the Barrier Sharing Network, a digital platform described as an Uber-like network enabling communities and emergency responders to rapidly access and share deployed WaterBlocks assets. A bullet-proof variant called WaterBlocks ARMOR was launched at ConExpo 2020.

The company's primary customer segments are emergency responders (fire departments, emergency management agencies) and municipalities/government agencies, with secondary segments in construction, event security, and agricultural operations. Distribution is exclusively through direct enterprise sales, including direct federal procurement via SAM registration (CAGE CODE 8CRT3). Revenue mechanics rely on hardware sales of barrier units, with an integrated managed-service component through the Barrier Sharing Network. The company is pre-revenue as of December 2021, with no retained earnings, and has funded operations primarily through equity crowdfunding on StartEngine and TruCrowd, a $5 million Reg-D offering featured on Bloomberg TV, and a 2018 SEC 506c $2 million Preferred Equity pitch. As of December 2021 the company reports 1,300+ shareholders and 11-50 employees, with planned expansion from the US market into global geographies once domestic traction is established.

Name

Waterblocks

Legal name

Locking Line Barriers Corporation

Website

https://waterblocks.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WaterBlocks (Locking Line Barriers Corporation) designs and manufactures a modular, steel-reinforced polyethylene flood barrier system—Main Units, Corner Units, and End Caps—targeting emergency responders, municipalities, and federal agencies. The pre-revenue company sells direct and through SAM government procurement, complemented by a digital Barrier Sharing Network for asset management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flood Protection Systems

NAICS

Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing (32612)

SIC

Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro primary industry

Flood Control & Protection Infrastructure (Levees, Floodwalls, Gates, Pump Stations) (EUANAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Waterproofing Membranes & Systems (Liquid-Applied & Sheet) (IMADAOAC)

Keywords

• Modular flood barriers
• Emergency flood protection
• Disaster response equipment
• Rapid deployment barriers
• Ballast flood walls

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flood Barrier Hardware Sales: Sale of steel-reinforced modular flood barrier units (Main Units, Corner Units, End Caps) to emergency responders, municipalities, and government agencies. Standard truckload configuration consists of 8 corner turning units and 96 main units providing 416 linear feet of protection.
2. Barrier Sharing Network Services: Digital platform services allowing communities and emergency responders to access and share WaterBlocks assets on an as-needed basis, providing barrier transportation on short notice as a cost-effective response to flood threats anywhere in the US or globally.
3. Equity Crowdfunding: The company raises funds through equity crowdfunding to support operations, inventory expansion, and marketing efforts. Currently raising on TruCrowd platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WaterBlocks manufactures and sells a globally patented, steel-reinforced polyethylene modular flood barrier system comprising four components (Main Units, Corner Units, End Caps) that interlock to form watertight flood diversionary walls. The hardware line is complemented by the ARMOR bullet-proof barrier variant and a digital Barrier Sharing Network service for emergency response resource coordination.

Product overview

WaterBlocks offers a modular flood barrier system consisting of four component types: Main Units, Corner Units (interior and exterior), and End Caps. These steel-reinforced, interconnecting plastic units link together to create watertight flood protection walls with automatic ballasting and negative buoyancy. The core product line is complemented by the ARMOR variant (bullet-proof barrier system) and the Barrier Sharing Network digital service for resource management and rapid deployment coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WaterBlocks™ ARMOR: Department of Defense-grade version of WaterBlocks flood barrier systems - the World's First Ever Bullet-Proof Barrier System developed in response to mass shootings.

Products and services

• WaterBlocks Main Units Primary barrier units providing 4 ft 2 in of linear flood protection each, with 15 degree bending capability at joints, designed for rapid deployment and efficient shipping in sets of four.
• WaterBlocks Corner Units Interior and exterior corner units providing 90 degree turns in barrier walls with additional 15 degree bending capability, stackable for storage and shipping.
• WaterBlocks End Caps End cap units designed to link barrier walls to the environment, completing the barrier system, with 15 degree bend capability and shipped in rings of four units.
• WaterBlocks ARMOR Department of Defense-grade bullet-proof version of the WaterBlocks flood barrier system, designed for tactical and security use cases.
• Barrier Sharing Network Digital asset management and sharing platform enabling communities and emergency responders to rapidly access and share WaterBlocks resources, with RFID-based tracking for inventory and availability status, operating as an Uber-like network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 416 linear feet of flood protection can be transported in a single 53' trailer
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colonial Stock Transfer Company, Inc.coreOthersRetained as stock transfer agent and Corporate Registrar for the funding raise effort and all stockholder accounts. Manages shareholder records, book entry shares, and shareholder account services including the stock split administration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Geodesign Barriers: Geodesign Barriers (Sweden) manufactures self-anchoring mobile flood barriers that deploy without external anchoring, similar in concept to WaterBlocks' automatic ballasting and negative buoyancy features. Sold globally to emergency services.
• Flood Control International: Flood Control International designs, manufactures, and installs demountable flood barriers, flood doors, and glass floodwalls for commercial and municipal customers. Comparable product category and end customers to WaterBlocks, with a more building-integrated focus.
• Musthane: Musthane (France) designs inflatable and rapidly deployable flood and spill containment barriers for civil protection and military customers. Directly comparable to WaterBlocks on deployability, modularity, and emergency-response buyer profile.
• HESCO Group (HESCO Bastion): HESCO Bastion is the dominant global supplier of modular gabion-style barriers originally designed for military force protection, now widely used for flood and perimeter protection. It directly competes with WaterBlocks in modular, rapidly deployable barrier hardware.
• Aqua-Barrier (Hydrological Solutions): Aqua-Barrier offers water-inflated cofferdams and flood barriers for municipal, construction, and industrial flood control. It is a direct substitute for WaterBlocks' water-filled barrier concept for flood diversion applications.
• FloodBreak: FloodBreak manufactures automatic and rapidly deployable flood barrier systems for doorways, buildings, and perimeters serving municipalities and commercial property owners. It is the closest direct competitor to WaterBlocks in the deployable/active flood barrier category.
• Hydrosacks / DryKeep: Hydrosack/DryKeep produces water-activated flood barriers (sack-style products that swell when wet) sold to homeowners and municipalities as a modern alternative to sandbags. Competes with WaterBlocks in the same 'rapidly deployable flood barrier' category at a smaller scale.
• NOAQ Box Flood Protection: NOAQ Box (Sweden) produces lightweight, rapidly deployable mobile flood barriers used by municipalities and emergency services worldwide. It targets the same use case and buyer (emergency responders, municipalities) as WaterBlocks with a similarly modular design.
• Dam Easy: Dam Easy produces lightweight, rapidly deployable doorway and garage flood barriers for residential and light commercial use. Comparable to WaterBlocks in emphasizing ease of deployment over traditional sandbag solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Trinity Industries (Highway Safety Products): Trinity Industries manufactures jersey barriers, barricades, and other highway safety infrastructure used for both traffic control and improvised flood/crowd protection. It is a broad incumbent whose concrete jersey barriers are the most common incumbent product WaterBlocks is displacing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WaterblocksTw
• Facebookfacebook.com/waterblocksinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/waterblocks-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

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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