
PE · WATER INVESTOR
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a water-focused private equity that has backed 1 water company since 1873. (don't) Waste Water rates its water commitment Occasional.
Occasional
Water Commitment
Type
Private Equity
Founded
1873
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Seed - Series A
Median round
$9.6M
Portfolio
1 cos
Water Commitment Score
Tier
Occasional
1 water companies · last deal 2025 · leads ~0% of rounds · Med 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$9.6Mrange $1.6M - $17.5M · 2 disclosed
Portfolio · 1 water companies
$17.5MSeries A · 2025
Invests alongside
IP Group2x
Main Sequence1x
Moody's Corporation1xHostplus1x
State Government of Victoria1x
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Marathon Petroleum1x
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