AquaPoro

What AquaPoro does

AquaPoro is a private deep-technology company developing atmospheric water generation systems based on its proprietary ALMA (Atmospheric Low-Humidity Moisture Adsorption) platform, which extracts water from air at relative humidity levels as low as 15%. The company operates a two-product portfolio: Droplet, a compact residential unit producing approximately 5 gallons of drinking water per day, and Stream/Stream Array, a modular industrial water manufacturing system rated at 16 cubic meters (16,000 liters) per day, designed to scale through arrayed deployment and to integrate waste heat to reduce unit water cost. Stream targets water-critical industries including food and beverage, pharmaceutical production, and general manufacturing, while Droplet targets residential homeowners seeking water independence.

The company's commercial model is hardware-led, with potential recurring revenue from service, maintenance, and consumables (mineralization columns, air filters) for installed units. Go-to-market combines a direct-to-consumer "Reserve Now" flow for Droplet with an enterprise "Join Pilot Program" flow for Stream. A pilot of the ALMA platform is operational at the University of California, Riverside, described by the company as the world's first continuous-flow atmospheric water harvesting system, and the company reports inbound enterprise interest from a leading national beverage manufacturer and a multinational water treatment company. AquaPoro is incorporated as AquaPoro Ventures, Ltd (United Kingdom, governing law per Terms of Service) with a US operating entity (AquaPoro Technologies, Inc.) and is led by CEO and founder Kyle Cordova; the company raised a $5 million seed round in June 2026 led by Breakout Ventures.

Name

AquaPoro

Legal name

AquaPoro Ventures, Ltd

Website

https://aquaporo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AquaPoro is a deep-tech company building proprietary ALMA atmospheric water generation systems that produce drinking and industrial water from air as dry as 15% RH, serving residential consumers via the Droplet unit and water-critical industries via the modular Stream/Stream Array industrial platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Atmospheric Water Generation Equipment

NAICS

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

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Purified/RO Bottled Water Production (AFAFACAC)

Keywords

• Atmospheric water generation
• Water-from-air systems
• Industrial water manufacturing
• Moisture capture technology
• Decentralized water production

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of hardware units - Droplet (residential) and Stream/Stream Array (industrial). Droplet is a compact residential unit; Stream is a modular industrial system that can be scaled via array configuration. Both products manufacture water from atmospheric air using ALMA technology.
2. Service and Maintenance: Potential recurring revenue from maintenance, filter replacements, and monitoring services for installed units. The website mentions remote monitoring and predictive maintenance capabilities for Stream.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AquaPoro designs and manufactures atmospheric water generation hardware built on proprietary ALMA (Atmospheric Low-Humidity Moisture Adsorption) technology, which extracts water from air at humidity levels as low as 15% relative humidity. The company sells two product lines: Droplet, a compact residential unit producing 5 gallons of drinking water per day, and Stream, a modular industrial system producing 16,000 liters per day that scales via Stream Array configuration. Both products target water-stressed markets with continuous on-site water manufacturing independent of municipal supply.

Product overview

AquaPoro offers a two-product portfolio built on proprietary ALMA (Atmospheric Low-Humidity Moisture Adsorption) technology. Droplet is a compact residential unit producing 5 gallons of drinking water daily for home use, while Stream is a modular industrial system producing 16 cubic meters daily for mission-critical operations, scalable via Stream Array configuration. Both products extract water directly from atmospheric humidity, targeting residential and industrial markets facing water scarcity challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Droplet: Residential water-from-air unit that manufactures pure drinking water directly from the air, powered by proprietary ALMA technology. Produces 5 gallons daily with dimensions of 3.28 × 1.31 × 1.97 ft.
• Stream

Products and services

• Droplet A compact residential atmospheric water generator that produces 5 gallons of pure drinking water daily from air humidity using proprietary ALMA technology. Designed for homeowners seeking an independent source of clean drinking water. Features energy-efficient operation, easy installation, smart display monitoring, mineralization column, and air filter, in a 3.28 x 1.31 x 1.97 ft form factor.
• Stream + Stream Array A modular industrial water manufacturing system producing 16 cubic meters (16,000 liters) of water per day from air at humidity levels as low as 15% RH. Built for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing operations where water is mission-critical. Features 24/7 continuous output, waste heat integration, remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and scales via Stream Array configuration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Droplet produces 5 gallons of drinking water daily from air for residential use
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• World Food Programme (WFP)minorOthersDisplayed as partner/affiliate on AquaPoro website. World Food Programme is a UN humanitarian organization addressing food insecurity globally. Nature article publication on ALMA technology referenced on company website.
• IWMI (International Water Management Institute)minorOthersDisplayed as partner/affiliate on AquaPoro website. IWMI is an international research organization focused on sustainable water management solutions in developing countries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Atmospheric Water Solutions: Atmospheric Water Solutions (AWS) builds industrial-scale atmospheric water generation systems for commercial and humanitarian applications. Directly comparable to AquaPoro's Stream industrial platform in target customer base and technology category.
• SOURCE Global: SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water) produces SOURCE Hydropanels, which generate drinking water from atmospheric humidity via solar-powered adsorption. Direct competitor to AquaPoro's Droplet and Stream lines, serving overlapping residential and commercial customers with similar atmospheric water generation technology.
• Water-Gen: Water-Gen manufactures atmospheric water generators for military, residential, and industrial use. Competes directly with AquaPoro's ALMA-based products in the same water-from-air category, with established deployments in arid-region humanitarian and defense markets.
• EcoloBlue: EcoloBlue manufactures atmospheric water generators across residential, commercial, and industrial form factors. Directly competes with AquaPoro's Droplet residential unit and broader water-from-air product line, with similar product economics and use cases.

Emerging players

• Planys Technologies: Planys Technologies is an India-based deep-tech water company developing novel water generation and monitoring solutions. Adjacent emerging player in the industrial water technology space, with thematic overlap to AquaPoro's mission-critical water use cases but different core technology.
• Katadyn Group: Katadyn manufactures portable and residential water filtration and purification products for outdoor, emergency, and off-grid use. Comparable to AquaPoro's Droplet on the residential drinking-water use case, though rooted in filtration rather than atmospheric generation.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem: Xylem is a global water technology leader serving industrial, municipal, and commercial water customers with pumps, treatment, and metering solutions. Serves the same industrial water-customer base that AquaPoro's Stream targets, but from a much broader portfolio that does not specialize in atmospheric water generation.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia operates one of the world's largest water treatment and services platforms, serving industrial and municipal customers globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for industrial water procurement budgets that AquaPoro targets with its Stream system.
• GEA Group: GEA Group manufactures industrial drying, evaporation, and separation equipment used across food, dairy, and chemical processing. Compares to AquaPoro via shared sorption/thermal-cycle engineering foundations, even though GEA's portfolio focuses on moisture removal rather than capture.
• Suez Water Technologies: Suez provides industrial water treatment and process water solutions to food & beverage, pharma, and manufacturing customers worldwide. Competes for the same enterprise water budgets AquaPoro targets, with a much broader portfolio of treatment technologies rather than atmospheric generation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aquaporo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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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