Agua NEA is a Barcelona-founded (2019) D2C consumer brand selling Alpine spring water in 100% recyclable aluminum cans, tying each sale to coral-reef restoration efforts ("each can plants a coral", over 3,290 corals planted to date). It is self-funded by its two co-founders with no disclosed institutional VC round, is profitable, and counts hotel chains like Marriott and InterContinental among its B2B clients.
SectorsSustainable Consumer Goods, Beverage/D2C, Ocean & Environmental Restoration
Start-up MapConsumer › Purpose-driven consumer brands
Founders
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Alex Dakov
CEO & Co-founder
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Fernando García-Torrubia
CSO & Co-founder
Global models 5
LLiquid Death
United States · liquiddeath.com ↗
Purpose/brand-driven canned water company built around sustainable aluminum packaging and cause marketing, the closest large-scale comparable to NEA's model.
$267MComparable
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Cirkul
United States · drinkcirkul.com ↗
VC-backed water/beverage brand disrupting bottled water consumption habits with a sustainability and health-forward D2C positioning.
$115MComparable
Aair up
Germany · air-up.com ↗
European VC-backed water brand focused on sustainable, reusable drinkware and reducing single-use plastic, similar target consumer and mission-driven marketing.
$70.7MComparable
JJUST Water
United States · justwater.com ↗
Celebrity-backed sustainable-packaging water brand (paper-based bottles) built around an environmental mission, same alternative-packaging/D2C water category.
$60M+Comparable
CCanO Water
United Kingdom · canowater.com ↗
UK canned spring water brand positioned on eliminating single-use plastic, directly comparable product format and sustainability narrative to NEA.
$10M+Comparable
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €210K | Eoniq Fund |
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