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Designs decentralized water treatment systems to recycle wastewater for buildings and districts, focused on water reuse and resource recovery.
Based in San Francisco, California, Epic Cleantec designs decentralized water treatment systems that integrate into commercial and residential buildings to process and recycle wastewater. The company provides infrastructure solutions capable of recycling up to 95 percent of a property's wastewater for non-potable applications such as toilet flushing, irrigation, and laundry. In addition to water reuse, the systems recover thermal energy from wastewater heat and convert residual organic matter into reusable natural soil amendments. Epic Cleantec has collaborated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to advance its sanitation technology, earning recognition from publications including Fast Company and TIME. The enterprise doubled its project count in 2023, expanding operations across seven cities to serve high-usage clients including tech campuses, resorts, and wineries. Epic Cleantec was founded in 2015 by Aaron Tartakovsky, Igor Tartakovsky, and Oded Halperin.
Epic Cleantec has raised $24.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Epic Cleantec has raised $24.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Epic Cleantec has raised $24.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Epic Cleantec's investors include Dopamine Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, J-Impact, MS&AD Ventures, Blake Mycoskie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Neman, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman, Tom Chapman.
Epic Cleantec has raised $24.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $12.0M Series B in November 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | $12M Series B | — | — | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $9M Series A | — | Dopamine Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, J Impact, MS&AD Ventures, Blake Mycoskie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Neman, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman, TOM Chapman | Announced |
| Jul 1, 2020 | $3M Seed | — | Dopamine Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Blake Mycoskie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Neman, Romain Afflelou, Shane Neman, TOM Chapman | Announced |
Epic Cleantec is a San Francisco-based technology company specializing in onsite water recycling systems for buildings, enabling up to 95% wastewater reuse into clean non-potable water, recovered energy, and soil amendments.[1][3][5] It serves real estate developers, property owners, corporate campuses, and community projects, addressing water scarcity by cutting utility costs, reducing freshwater demand (which buildings use 15% of globally), and supporting sustainability goals through turnkey solutions from design to operations.[1][3][4] The company's OneWater™ system solves the problem of wasted wastewater in the built environment, demonstrated by projects like recycling high-rise greywater into brewery-quality water for OneWater Brew, earning TIME's Best Invention and Fast Company's World Changing Idea awards.[2]
Growth momentum includes global media impact (3.5B impressions from campaigns), integration of AI/IoT for predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring, and expansion in sustainable building design amid rising water pressures.[2][6]
Founded in 2015 in San Francisco, California, Epic Cleantec emerged from expertise in water/wastewater infrastructure, engineering, and policy to tackle buildings' inefficient water use.[1][3] The team, with decades of experience, developed the OneWater™ system to transform wastewater—previously "wasted water"—into valuable resources, starting with onsite solutions for urban high-rises.[3][5] A pivotal moment was the non-commercial project in a 40-story building, proving recycled water's quality and challenging the "yuck factor," followed by the 2017 OneWater Brew collaboration with a Bay Area brewery, which brewed drinkable ale from purified greywater and sparked massive media buzz.[2]
This early traction humanized the tech, shifting perceptions and positioning Epic as an innovator beyond industry insiders.[2]
Epic Cleantec stands out in water recycling through:
These features deliver ROI via water savings, lower utilities, and compliance in water-scarce regions.[4][5]
Epic Cleantec rides the water scarcity megatrend, intensified by climate change, urbanization, and buildings' 15% draw on global drinking water, positioning onsite reuse as essential for net-zero and regenerative designs.[3][8] Timing aligns with regulatory pushes for water efficiency and ESG mandates, favoring compact, AI-enhanced systems over centralized infrastructure amid municipal strains.[6] Market forces like rising utilities and developer sustainability pledges amplify adoption, with Epic influencing the ecosystem by proving "toilet-to-tap" viability (e.g., brewery demos), inspiring policy, and partnering with breweries/media to normalize reuse.[2] Competitors like INDRA (India-focused) or Spacedrip (off-grid) highlight Epic's urban building niche, accelerating cleantech convergence with IoT/AI for smarter cities.[1][6]
Epic Cleantec is primed for scale as water crises escalate, with AI/IoT enabling global deployments in high-rises, campuses, and retrofits, potentially capturing multibillion-dollar reuse markets.[6] Trends like AI predictive analytics, stricter regulations, and corporate net-water-positive goals will propel growth, evolving Epic from U.S. pioneer to international leader via partnerships and modular systems. Watch for expanded energy/soil monetization and integrations with smart building platforms, reinforcing its role in redefining buildings as regenerative assets—proving no wastewater exists, only untapped opportunity.[3][5]