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Universal Materials Incubator

Universal Materials Incubator is a water-focused venture capital that has backed 3 water companies since 2015. (don't) Waste Water rates its water commitment Committed.

Committed
Water Commitment
Type
Venture Capital
AUM
$180M
Founded
2015
Stage
Series A - Series B
Median round
$10.7M
Portfolio
3 cos

Water Commitment Score

Tier
Committed
3 water companies · last deal 2025 · leads ~0% of rounds · High confidence
How this is scored ↗
as of Jun 2026 · no pay-to-rank

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

Series A2
Series B1
Median round$10.7Mrange $6.6M - $17M · 4 disclosed

Portfolio · 3 water companies

EF Polymer
EF Polymer upcycles orange and other fruit peels into a patented, biodegradable super-absorbent
$6.6MSeries B · 2025
Aquafortus
Aquafortus is a company that develops non-thermal technology to recover and crystallize high sa
$17M2023
Puraffinity
Puraffinity manufactures bio-based, functionalised granular adsorbent media that selectively bi
$13.9MSeries A · 2023

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Invests alongside

DCVC2x NZ Growth Capital Partners2x K1W12x Future Food Fund1x Shinryo Fund1xMTG Ventures1xBank of the Ryukyus1xEnvisioning Partners1x Burnt Island Ventures1x

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