Acquabios

What Acquabios does

Acquabios (legal name ACQUABIOS - INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE FILTROS PURIFICADORES LTDA) is a Brazilian manufacturer of water purifying filters founded in 2008 and headquartered in Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul. The company serves both residential and commercial customers, operating a 9,000 sqm factory inaugurated in 2021 that was designed to roughly double prior production capacity, with a stated goal of growing headcount from 190 employees (October 2021) to approximately 400 by 2026.

The company's product portfolio rests on a base of Melt Blown filtration technology — pioneered in Brazil by founder Ademir Rech in 1994 — combined with activated carbon, ozonation, antimicrobial surfaces, and alkaline-water systems. A technology partnership with UCS Graphene enabled integration of graphene nanotechnology into the Ultra Ice line, which pairs the graphene filter with compressor-based refrigeration. The Fitt Line (launched August 2024) combines alkaline and ozone technologies, and a UVC LED purifier was added in 2025, indicating continued R&D-driven portfolio broadening. Product families span the Ultra Ice premium line, mid-tier Colors/New/Premium faucet filters, the Easy line, an industrial line (housings, OEM supply, refills), and replacement cartridges that are consumed every 6 months or 1,500-3,000 liters.

The business model is a hybrid of one-time hardware sales and a recurring-refill revenue stream. Distribution runs through a reseller network of hardware stores and building materials retailers, with physical retail and a direct-to-consumer online store (launched January 2025) supplementing the channel mix. Replacement cartridges are positioned as multi-brand compatible, enabling Acquabios to capture aftermarket refills from competitor-installed bases in addition to its own installed base. The company is privately held, does not disclose financials, and is concentrated entirely within the Brazilian market.

Name

Acquabios

Legal name

ACQUABIOS - INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE FILTROS PURIFICADORES LTDA

Website

https://filtrosacquabios.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Acquabios is a Brazilian manufacturer of residential and commercial water purifying filters, founded in 2008 in Farroupilha. It sells hardware through a reseller network and a direct-to-consumer online store, generating recurring revenue from multi-brand compatible replacement cartridges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Filtration Equipment

SIC

Electric Housewares & Fans (3634)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAJAJAA

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

Consumer Products & Retail/Household Products & Cleaning Supplies/Water Filtration & Household Water Treatment

Keywords

• Water filtration equipment
• Point-of-use water purifiers
• Replacement filter cartridges
• Residential water treatment
• Industrial water filtration

Headquarters

HQ city

Farroupilha

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Filters and Purifiers (Hardware): Sale of residential and industrial water filters, purifiers, and related hardware including faucet-mounted filters, countertop filters, under-sink units, and refrigerator-compatible filters. The company offers multiple product lines including New, Premium, Colors, Easy, Fitt, and Ultra Ice.
2. Replacement Cartridges and Refills: Ongoing sales of replacement cartridges and filter refills for all product lines. Cartridges require replacement every 6 months or when water flow reduces, creating recurring revenue from the installed base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Acquabios manufactures and sells residential and industrial water filters and purifiers, including faucet-mounted filters, countertop and under-sink purifiers, refrigerator-compatible filters, and replacement cartridges. The company operates multiple product lines (Ultra Ice, Fitt, Easy, Colors, New, Premium) leveraging Melt Blown, graphene nanocomposite, ozone, and activated carbon technologies. Products are sold primarily through a national reseller network of building materials and hardware stores, supplemented by a direct-to-consumer online store launched in January 2025.

Product overview

Acquabios is a Brazilian water treatment company manufacturing a comprehensive portfolio of residential and industrial water filters and purifiers. The core product offerings include the Ultra Ice line (purifiers with graphene nanotechnology and compressor-based refrigeration, available in standard, Ozônio, and 3.0 variants), the Fitt Line (compact purifiers combining alkaline water and ozone technologies), faucet-mounted filters in Colors/New/Premium lines, the Easy purifier line, and replacement cartridges for all product lines. Industrial offerings include housings, OEM products, and commercial refills. Products utilize Melt Blown technology and activated carbon filtration for particle retention and chlorine reduction. The company operates as a hardware manufacturer without software platform offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ultra Ice: Water purifier line featuring graphene nanotechnology with compressor-based refrigeration system
• Fitt
• Easy
• Colors
• Premium

Products and services

• Purificador Ultra Ice water purifier Compact residential water purifier featuring graphene nanocomposite filtration, compressor-based rapid cooling, and antibacterial internal treatment, available in three color finishes, for Brazilian households seeking chilled purified water at point of use.
• Purificador Ultra Ice Ozônio Water purifier combining the Ultra Ice platform's rapid refrigeration with electronic-controlled ozone technology for bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal water treatment, for Brazilian households seeking enhanced microbial purification.
• Fitt Line water purifier Compact water purifier delivering alkaline water and optional ozone purification with Multi Bac antimicrobial function, designed for installation on walls or countertops in Brazilian homes.
• Purificador Easy water purifier Water purifier line featuring modern design, multiple unique color options, and special edition variants with easy cartridge replacement and 2,700 liter or 6-month cartridge lifespan, targeting Brazilian households seeking décor-focused water appliances.
• Filtros com Torneira (Colors, New, Premium faucet-mounted filter lines) Faucet-mounted water filters available in Colors, New, and Premium variants (wall-mounted and countertop) with chlorine reduction, Class D particle retention (≥15 to <30 μm), 40 L/h flow rate, and 1,500-liter cartridge life, for Brazilian consumers seeking decorative, easy-to-install point-of-use filtration.
• Linha Industrial (Industrial line — housings, OEM products, and replacement refills) Industrial product line comprising filtration housings, OEM components supplied to water treatment equipment manufacturers, and replacement refills for commercial and industrial users with higher water consumption needs.
• Refil Ultra Ice replacement cartridge (graphene nanocomposite, Class C) Ultra-durable replacement cartridge using graphene nanocomposite media with battery indicator, flow rate up to 60 L/h and lifespan of 3,000 liters or 6 months, for owners of Ultra Ice purifiers needing periodic cartridge replacement.
• Refil AB 40 Rosca Longa multi-brand replacement cartridge Three-stage polypropylene and activated carbon replacement cartridge compatible with Acquabios New Line and multiple other Brazilian water filter brands (Herc, Ellen, Leão, Delta, Imperatriz, Hidra), with 20 L/h nominal flow, Class D particle retention, and 1,500-liter lifespan, for households and installers maintaining multi-brand installed filtration equipment.
• Purificador UVC LED water purifier UVC LED water purifier that uses ultraviolet type C light for automatic micro-organism elimination, for Brazilian consumers seeking advanced germicidal water treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Removes particles ≥15 to <30 μm (Class D filtration)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UCS GraphenecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2021Partnership for development of graphene applications in water purification products. UCS Graphene is the first product graphene innovation ecosystem in Latin America. This collaboration enabled the Ultra Ice product line featuring graphene nanotechnology with improved filtration performance and antibacterial properties in water reservoirs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IBBL: Leading Brazilian manufacturer of water purifiers and bebedouros for residential and commercial use, with a similar hardware-plus-cartridge recurring revenue model and overlapping Brazilian retail channel.
• Hidra: Brazilian water filter manufacturer explicitly named in Acquabios's multi-brand compatibility list, indicating direct product overlap and head-to-head competition in the domestic filter and cartridge market.
• Lorenzetti: Major Brazilian household brands in showers, water heaters, and water filtration/purification; competes directly with Acquabios in residential POU water filters through the same hardware retail and building materials channels.
• Leão: Brazilian water filter manufacturer whose products are supported by Acquabios's multi-brand refils; competes in the same domestic faucet-mount and countertop filter segments.
• Herc: Brazilian water filter and purifier brand also referenced in Acquabios's multi-brand compatible cartridge line; directly competitive in the residential POU filter category in Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• PUR (Helen of Troy): Large North American POU faucet-mount and pitcher water filter brand owned by Helen of Troy; directly comparable product category and replacement-cartridge business model.
• Brita (The Clorox Company): Global category leader in POU water filtration pitchers and replacement filters; serves as the international benchmark for the faucet-mount and pitcher-style filter business Acquabios addresses in Brazil.
• Culligan: Established global water treatment brand operating in residential filtration, POU, and POE systems; comparable in product breadth and recurring cartridge/replacement service revenue.
• Pentair: Global water treatment company with residential and commercial filtration, including POU products; provides a public-market reference for valuation and recurring-revenue economics in the broader water filter industry.
• 3M Water Filtration: Diversified industrial and consumer conglomerate with a meaningful water filtration business (Filtrete, under-sink, and replacement cartridge lines); relevant incumbent comparison for branded residential filtration at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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