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WATER ILLUMINATION INC

Clean tech · Private

A photochemical water treatment system using tunable deep ultraviolet (VUV) light to destroy PFAS contaminants in drinking water

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Sector
Clean tech
Total capital
$950K
Federal grants
$450K
2 awards · 2024
Rank in peer group#22 of 27
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$500K
2 awards · Environmental Prot
Rank in Clean tech#72 of 914
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

20232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $950K$100K$275K$175K$400K
20232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $950K$100K$275K$175K$400K

Latest events

  • Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Development Of A Chemical-free Short-wavelength Uv Based Pfas Destruction Technology For Saline Wastewater Treatment$400K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** This Phase I SBIR Project Aims To Demonstrate The Technical Feasibility Towards Commercializing An Innovative Photochemical Water Treatment Technology To Destruct Pfas From Groundwater And Recycled Wastewater For Water Reuse In Agricultural Irrigation. It Is Estimated That Water Reuse In Agriculture Will Increase Multifold The Next$175K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A Tunable Deep Ultraviolet (UV)-based Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Destruction Technology for Water Treatment$275K
  • Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Development Of A Chemical-free Short-wavelength Uv Based Pfas Destruction Technology For Saline Wastewater Treatment$100K

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Standing among 27 peers

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Clean tech · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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