Kumulus Water Raises $3.5M to Scale Off-Grid Atmospheric Water Tech
TLDR
- Kumulus Water, a Franco-Tunisian climate-tech startup, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its off-grid water generation systems
- The company builds atmospheric water generators (AWGs) that extract drinking water from air humidity without relying on existing infrastructure
- The seed round will also fund deeper market penetration in France, Spain, and Tunisia, while enabling the company to enter Saudi Arabia
Kumulus Water, a Franco-Tunisian climate-tech startup, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to expand its off-grid water generation systems. Founded in 2021 by Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid, the company builds atmospheric water generators (AWGs) that extract drinking water from air humidity without relying on existing infrastructure, ideal for underserved or remote areas.
The round was backed by Bpifrance (via France 2030 SGPI and the Île-de-France Region), PlusVC, Khalys Venture, Flat6Labs, Spadel, and several family offices from Europe and North Africa. The new capital will support the launch of the Kumulus Boks, a new line of industrial-scale water units for schools, communities, and industrial users.
Kumulus has already deployed units in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The seed round will also fund deeper market penetration in France, Spain, and Tunisia, while enabling the company to enter Saudi Arabia, a high-priority market facing water scarcity.
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Key Takeaways
Kumulus Water’s $3.5 million seed round highlights rising investor interest in climate-resilient infrastructure, especially as global water scarcity intensifies. The startup’s atmospheric water generators (AWGs) offer an alternative to centralized water systems, drawing clean drinking water directly from air humidity using solar-powered units. The model aligns with trends across water-stressed regions—from North Africa to the Middle East—where infrastructure gaps and rising temperatures are straining freshwater supply. By targeting off-grid settings like schools, refugee camps, hotels, and rural communities, Kumulus taps into a growing need for decentralized, energy-efficient water access.
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