EElectraqua
Electraqua (legally Electraqua Tech S.L.) is a Barcelona-based deep-tech spin-off of the University of Barcelona that develops a patented electrochemical reactor generating hydrogen peroxide in situ to eliminate organic micropollutants from industrial wastewater, targeting the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agribusiness sectors. Founded from research at the UB's LEMMA laboratory, it is an early-stage company backed by public grants (AGAUR, NEOTEC) and a first institutional VC investment from the Fons FITA (managed by Grow Venture Partners) to develop its first commercial product with a pharma partner.
SectorsWater Treatment, Deeptech, Cleantech, Industrial Technology
Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Advanced manufacturing & industrial equipment
Founders
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Birame Boye
COO & Co-founder
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Ignacio Sirés Sadornil
Scientific Advisor & Co-founder
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María Fernanda Murrieta Chagollán
CEO & Co-founder
Global models 5
GGradiant
United States · www.gradiant.com ↗
Advanced industrial water treatment and reuse technology serving pharma, semiconductor and other heavy industrial clients, the same target markets Electraqua pursues.
$400M+Comparable
CCambrian Innovation
United States · cambrianinnovation.com ↗
Bio-electrochemical wastewater treatment systems for industrial clients, directly comparable to Electraqua's electrochemical reactor approach.
$237MComparable
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Aquaporin
Denmark · aquaporin.com ↗
Deep-tech spin-off (biomimetic membranes) commercializing university research into industrial water purification, similar academic-spinout-to-product path.
$100M+ (incl. IPO proceeds)Comparable
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Aclarity
United States · www.aclaritywater.com ↗
Uses electrochemical advanced oxidation to destroy PFAS and other contaminants in water, the closest direct technology match to Electraqua's in-situ H2O2 electrochemical process.
$20.2MComparable
AAquacycl
United States · aquacycl.com ↗
Electrochemical (bioelectrochemical) onsite treatment systems for industrial wastewater, same electrochemical-treatment-as-a-service model targeting industrial clients.
$17.3MComparable
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-03-12 | Pre-seed | — |
Lead not disclosed
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News 2
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2025-11-07 |
UB spin-offs and start-ups boost their international visibility at the Barcelona Deep Tech Summit ↗
Fundació Bosch i Gimpera (University of Barcelona)
2025-11-07 |
| 2024-11-25 |
University of Barcelona creates Electraqua Tech, a spin-off working to eliminate organic micropollutants from industrial wastewater ↗
Fundació Bosch i Gimpera (University of Barcelona)
2024-11-25 |