
VC · WATER INVESTOR
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a water-focused venture capital that has backed 4 water companies since 2005. (don't) Waste Water rates its water commitment Committed.
Committed
Water Commitment
Type
Venture Capital
AUM
$20.0B
Founded
2005
HQ
580 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States
Stage
Seed - Series B
Median round
$5M
Portfolio
4 cos
Water Commitment Score
Tier
Committed
4 water companies · last deal 2025 · leads ~14% of rounds · High confidence
Compiled from official filings, third-party records, and direct intelligence from investors and founders, in Leviathan · recomputed monthly · as of Jun 2026.
How they invest
Median round$5Mrange $2M - $32M · 7 disclosed
Portfolio · 4 water companies
$2MSeed · 2025
$11MSeries A · 2023
$4.2MSeed · 2020
$32MSeries B · 2019
Invests alongside
Fifty Years2x
Founders Fund2x
Refactor Capital2x
Burnt Island Ventures1x
Engine Ventures1x
American Family Insurance Institute1x
DCVC1x
Liquid2 Ventures1x
Ekistic Ventures1x
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