Water Harvesting (WaHa) has closed an $8 million Series A-1 financing round and undergone a corporate reorganization. The funding round was led by Chairman Mike Phillips and Board member Christian Thirion, with participation from major noteholders and investors including Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Anthropocene Institute, Vestafund, and Mitsui Mining & Smelting.
This new funding eliminates all company debt, simplifies WaHa’s capitalization table, and provides capital to achieve key commercial milestones and secure future funding. It also supports a growing pipeline of sales opportunities in the UAE and GCC regions, where field trials at Khalifa University have demonstrated WaHa’s ability to harvest pure water in harsh desert environments reliably.
Since 2023, WaHa’s atmospheric water generation (AWG) systems have been deployed in challenging locations like West Texas, Abu Dhabi, a remote UAE desert site, Riyadh, and Stockholm. These systems boast a remarkable 99.998% mechanical reliability and have produced 98.3% of their target water volume, marking the highest sustained output in the AWG industry.
The company’s proprietary WaHa Vaporator technology, protected by 18 granted patents across 14 families, is a modular system suitable for off-grid installations and integration with HVAC and agricultural systems.
The company is currently negotiating commercial agreements for manufacturing, distribution, and long-term service and support.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’ve built a platform capable of transforming access to water across multiple sectors. This raise will enable us to establish solid traction for the WaHa Vaporator and improve water security in the UAE and broader GCC.”
Mike Phillips, Chairman, WaHa
“We’re grateful for the support of our investors and partners. This is a major step toward delivering water where it’s needed most—reliably, efficiently, and sustainably. We’re proud of what our team has achieved and energized for what’s ahead.”
Frank Ramirez, CEO of WaHa
