up2e!

What up2e! does

up2e! GmbH is a German water treatment technology company headquartered in Rain, Germany, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKion Water. The company designs and delivers customized ozone-based water and wastewater treatment solutions for industrial and public-sector customers across five vertical segments: Oil & Gas (refinery wastewater, spent caustic, sour water), Chemical & Pharma (recalcitrant COD, APIs, process water), Food & Beverage (conservation, sanitation, taste & odor), Aquaculture (oxygenation, protein skimmer optimization), and Municipal (micropollutants, river and ground water treatment).

The company's technology platform centers on two proprietary, trademarked offerings. Roturi® is a uniquely designed inline gas-mass-transfer system that achieves direct ozone dissolution at ambient pressure and temperature, delivering a claimed 10–100% flow range flexibility, low energy demand, compact footprint, and resistance to clogging or scaling. a3op® (Acoustically Activated Advanced Oxidation Process) is a next-generation advanced oxidation platform that combines Roturi® gas-mass-transfer with acoustic energy introduction to increase reaction kinetics for challenging wastewater streams such as pharmaceutical effluents.

up2e! operates a direct, enterprise field-sales GTM motion, delivering bespoke, project-based solutions engineered by its in-house technical team and supported by SKion Water's network of several thousand engineers and technicians. Revenue is generated through one-time project sales of customized systems. Current strategic activity is anchored by the pharmIn2 project — a German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV)-funded initiative to export a3op® technology to India's pharmaceutical industry in partnership with BayIND at Hof University — alongside active hiring for technical project management and production leadership roles.

Name

up2e!

Legal name

up2e! GmbH

Website

https://up2e.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

up2e! GmbH is a German ozone-based water and wastewater treatment technology provider, serving industrial and municipal customers across Oil & Gas, Chemical & Pharma, Food & Beverage, Aquaculture, and Municipal segments via its proprietary Roturi® and a3op® platforms, operating as a subsidiary of SKion Water.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Adsorption & Taste/Odor Control (GAC/PAC, Air Stripping) (EUANABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Gas & Air Separation Equipment (ASU, PSA, Cryogenic Systems) (IMAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Ozone water treatment
• Advanced oxidation processes
• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Gas mass transfer
• Micropollutant removal

Headquarters

HQ city

Rain

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Customized Ozone Treatment Solutions: The company designs and provides tailored ozone treatment solutions of varying sizes and complexity. Solutions are customized based on customer needs, specific applications, and individual situations in industrial and public sector contexts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

up2e! is a technology and solution provider for customized ozone treatment solutions. It builds these solutions around two proprietary product brands — Roturi® (an inline gas-mass-transfer device) and a3op® (an Acoustically Activated Advanced Oxidation Process) — and delivers them as engineered systems to industrial and municipal customers.

Product overview

up2e! is a technology and solution provider specializing in ozone-based water treatment solutions. The company offers two core products: Roturi® as the foundational inline gas-mass-transfer technology enabling efficient ozone dissolution, and a3op® as an advanced oxidation process platform that combines Roturi® with acoustic energy for enhanced reaction kinetics. These technologies serve industrial and municipal wastewater treatment applications including oil & gas, chemical & pharmaceutical, food & beverage, aquaculture, and municipal water systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Roturi®: A uniquely designed inline gas transfer system for efficient gas-mass-transfer, operating at ambient pressure, suitable for re-equipping and integration in existing operations.
• a3op®

Products and services

• Roturi® Proprietary inline gas-mass-transfer device used as the core gas-dissolution component in up2e!'s customized ozone treatment solutions, enabling high-efficiency ozone transfer at ambient pressure for industrial and municipal water-treatment applications.
• a3op® (Acoustically Activated Advanced Oxidation Process) Proprietary acoustically activated advanced oxidation process that combines ozone with acoustic activation to drive advanced oxidation, used by up2e! to deliver customized ozone treatment solutions for wastewater, cooling water, process water, and aquaculture applications.
• Customized Ozone Treatment Solutions Engineered, project-specific ozone treatment solutions built around Roturi and a3op technologies, delivered to industrial customers (oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, aquaculture) and municipal wastewater operators, including the relevant technical services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-80% of prescription drugs are excreted and end up in wastewater treatment plants and the environment - the company's technology addresses this pharmaceutical residue problem
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SKion WatercoreOthersup2e! is associated with SKion Water, which provides access to more than several thousand engineers and technicians. This association strengthens up2e!'s capability to design ozone solutions of any size or complexity. SKion Water logo appears on the company's website as a partner.
• Bavarian-Indian Center for Business and University Cooperation (BayIND) at Hof UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayIND brings long-standing experience in working with decision-makers at government level, in universities, industry leaders and global experts in the environmental sector in India. They contribute expertise for the pharmIn2 project which exports up2e!'s wastewater treatment technology to India.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Evoqua Water Technologies: US water treatment specialist (now part of Xylem) with strong industrial and municipal footprint including ozone and AOP systems. Overlaps with up2e! in ozone-based industrial and municipal wastewater applications at significantly larger scale.
• Xylem Inc. Global US-listed water technology major with broad portfolio across municipal and industrial water treatment, including ozone and AOP systems. Overlaps with up2e! in target customers and use cases, but operates as a diversified incumbent rather than a focused specialist.
• Veolia Water Technologies: French-headquartered global water and wastewater treatment major serving municipal and industrial customers including chemical and pharmaceutical segments. Overlaps with up2e! in industrial wastewater treatment capability but spans a much broader portfolio.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water and wastewater treatment major with industrial and municipal offerings including advanced oxidation. Comparable to up2e! as a competitor for industrial wastewater tenders but at much larger scale and scope.

Regional players

• VA Tech Wabag: Indian-headquartered global water and wastewater EPC company serving municipal and industrial customers including the pharmaceutical sector. Comparable to up2e! specifically in the Indian pharma wastewater context that up2e! is targeting via pharmIn2.
• BWT AG: Austrian-headquartered European water treatment specialist with strong DACH and adjacent footprint in industrial and municipal water treatment. Comparable to up2e! geographically (DACH) and in industrial water treatment focus, though broader in product scope.

Direct peers

• De Nora S.p.A. Italian multinational with leading positions in electrochemical technologies including ozone generation, water disinfection, and industrial oxidation. Closely overlaps up2e! in ozone-based water/wastewater treatment and serves similar chemical, refinery, and municipal customers globally.
• Ozone Solutions: US-based manufacturer of ozone generators and integrated ozone treatment systems for industrial water and wastewater applications. Comparable to up2e! as a specialist ozone equipment vendor with a focus on custom-engineered solutions.
• Lenntech B.V. Dutch water treatment equipment supplier and integrator offering ozone, AOP, and process water solutions to industrial and municipal customers. Comparable to up2e! in custom-engineered ozone/AOP project delivery and multi-vertical customer base.
• Primozone Production AB: Swedish manufacturer of high-concentration ozone systems for industrial and municipal water treatment. Closely comparable to up2e! in target customer (industrial/municipal wastewater), core technology (ozone-based treatment), and company scale (small specialist).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/up2e-gmbh

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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