Water management startup DigitalPaani has raised $1.2 million in its seed round led by Enzia Ventures, Climate Angles Fund, Peer Cheque, SAE, DevC, and Bharat Founders Fund.
Angels including Ashish Goel (Urban Ladder), Alok Mittal (Indifi), Mohit Sadani (Moms Co) and Mohit Tandon (Delhivery) have also participated in this round.
The startup plans to use the fresh funds to ramp up its technology to more wastewater treatment plants across India as well as explore future markets, DigitalPaani said in a press release.
Built by father-daughter duo Mansi Jain and Rajesh Jain, DigitalPaani’s IOT enabled platform optimizes plant operations to treat more wastewater, reduce downtime, and enable water reuse. Notably, the platform claims to have showcased up to 30% increases in treatment capacity and a substantial 66% cost savings at its commercial sites.
The startup’s platform monitors infrastructure performance, identifies issues, and provides remedial guidance. It functions analogously to a medical doctor for water systems, assessing conditions and prescribing dosages, equipment settings, process adjustments, and operator instructions for remediation.
DigitalPaani’s client list includes Tata Power, Delhi Jal Board, Britannia, and Leela Hotels. Over the next twelve months, it plans to accelerate growth in key urban centers, including the National Capital Region of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, and Hyderabad.
