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The World Water-Tech Innovation Summit returns to London this February, bringing together breakthrough start-ups and scale-ups in front of 500 decision-makers. 

This year’s cohort features a curated group of start-ups from across the world, reflecting the sector’s growing demand for deployable, data rich, and commercially scalable solutions. Their solutions range in exciting advances across digital intelligence, water quality, asset optimisation, circular materials, and energy recovery.

Whether in the Start-Up Exhibition, breakout room, or on the main stage – they'll showcase their technologies directly to our audience of engaged senior decision makers with the power to scale their bold ideas into global impact.

Showcasing early-stage innovation that redefines the future of water

Meet exciting early-stage start-ups as they pitch their technologies and show their tech at the Start-Up Exhibition throughout the summit. 

• ANB Sensors (UK) introduces the world’s first calibration-free, solid-state pH sensor, enabling scalable, low-maintenance, high reliability water quality monitoring across distributed networks.
• Bactiquick by Molendotech (UK) enables real-time water quality assessment without labs, training, or specialist equipment. Now deployed across Europe, Iceland, Canada, and the USA.
• EFAS Technologies (USA) are developers of GAILL, an AI-powered analytics platform that uses existing GIS, pressure, and flow data to locate leaks and reduce non revenue water.
• Inobiostar (Lithuania) is a women-led deep-tech company turning recycled paper and oil-degrading microorganisms into InnoAerogel®, a biodegradable sorbent for marine protection and circular resource use.
• Pydro (Germany) brings energy-harvesting IoT sensors powered by in-pipe turbines, bringing real-time, self-powered infrastructure monitoring anywhere.
• Smart Actuation (UK) created portable, battery-powered smart actuators delivering precision, reliability, and easy deployment for utility and industrial applications.
• Zoi Environmental Technologies (Turkey) are creators of BioGuy II, a plug and play bioremediation system that boosts biological treatment efficiency by 100% while cutting sludge volumes by as much as 80%. 
• Pluvion (Germany) are developing an AI-driven monitoring and optimisation software for water and wastewater network management.
• Emulsion Flow Technologies (Japan) is a national lab spin-off commercialising advanced solvent extraction research through high precision separation and purification systems.

Innovation Power Hour: Scaling Tech That Solves Real World Water Problems 

The Innovation Power Hour brings together leading innovators at every stage of growth. Early stage disruptors join companies preparing for large scale expansion. The session delivers a snapshot of the technologies reshaping global water strategy. 

Delegates will hear from VODA.AI (USA), Stormharvester (Northern Ireland), Puraffinity (UK) and Shayp (Belgium) as they discuss fundraising, investor expectations, industry needs and their path to commercialisation. An expert panel from Xylem, Northumbrian Water and Aqualateral will assess deployment potential, scalability, and impact.  

Plus, meet rapidly scaling companies, bringing advanced robotics, membrane systems, clean energy solutions, and novel sensing technologies in the exhibition.

• Waltero (Sweden) delivers battery-powered multimodal Edge AI that digitises any human interface without gateways or infrastructure, making remote monitoring effortless, scalable, and affordable.
• Acwa Robotics (France) are setting a new standard for in pipe intelligence with autonomous robots capturing critical inspection data to guide capital planning and optimise asset renewal.
• Wastewater Fuels (UK) convert wastewater into a clean energy resource using advanced bio-electrochemical systems, turning operational challenges into value.
• REDstack (The Netherlands) are engineering ultra-high performance ElectroMembrane Stacks with exceptional chemistry and energy efficiency, built within fully closed, liquid tight industrial modules.

Driving the next era of water transformation

Since its launch in 2011, the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit in London has hosted more than 200 start-ups, and welcomed many more as delegates, connecting them with investors, corporates and partners. This year’s full line-up of featured start-ups and scale-ups, including their solutions and funding history, is available at www.worldwatertechinnovation.com/start-ups. 

To explore the full programme, speaker list, and secure your ticket, visit worldwatertechinnovation.com. Special rates are available for governments, academics, NGOs and start-ups.

About World Water-Tech 
World Water-Tech is an essential water forum for 500+ water utilities, engineering firms, regulators, investors, entrepreneurs and tech providers focused on accelerating collaboration and investment in climate-resilient water systems through focused networking, a dedicated exhibition space and interactive debate in London on February 24-25.