Mubasher: Paris-based climate-tech startup Kumulus Water has raised $3.50 million in a seed round to scale its off-grid water production technology in Europe and the MENA region.
The funding transaction was led by Bpifrance via France 2030 SGPI and the Île-de-France Region, according to a recent press release.
It also included the participation of Plus VC, MENA’s most active VC, Khalys Venture, Flat6Labs, Europe’s leading bottled water group Spadel, as well as several family offices and founders from Europe and North Africa.
Launched in 2021 between France and Tunisia, the startup builds atmospheric water generators (AWGs) that transform air into clean drinking water.
Kumulus will use the new investment to launch the Kumulus Boks to secure clean drinking water directly from air humidity. This is in addition to expanding operations in Tunisia, France, Spain and preparing market entry into Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, the company’s systems are in use in schools, hotels, and remote communities across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Iheb Triki, CEO and Co-Founder of Kumulus Water, commented: “With this funding, we are taking a major step toward making clean water accessible, sustainable, and decentralized—especially for the communities that need it most.”
Hasan Haider, Founder and Managing Partner at +VC, said: “Kumulus is building a scalable, climate-resilient solution to one of the most critical regional and global challenges- access to clean drinking water.”
Clément Yvorra, Global Business Development Manager at Spadel, highlighted: “We believe the world needs complementary solutions to address the growing challenge of drinking water scarcity.”
Mohamed Ali Abid, Co-Founder and CTO of Kumulus Water, mentioned: “We have spent the past few years refining a technology that can operate reliably in some of the harshest and most water-stressed environments. Now, we are ready to deploy it at scale and bring truly off-grid, sustainable water access to more communities across the region and beyond.”
