What is WAVR Technologies?
Atmospheric water harvesting systems for dry climates and industrial resilience.
- Category
- Water technology
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, NV
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- Private; small NSF-funded startup team
- Total funding
- $4M seed funding plus NSF support reported
- Valuation
- Not disclosed
What is WAVR Technologies?
WAVR Technologies builds atmospheric water harvesting systems that produce freshwater from air, including dry-climate environments.
WAVR Technologies is a UNLV spinout commercializing hydrogel and materials-based water harvesting for communities, industry, and water-stressed regions. Revenue and ARR are not publicly disclosed; customer count is not publicly disclosed. Its public positioning is next-generation water resilience hardware for arid markets.
As of June 2026, WAVR Technologies is best read as an early startup moving from NSF/UNLV research into pilots and assembly in Las Vegas. The most important operating signals are UNLV technology roots, NSF support, Fortune 1000 conversations, and a reported $4M seed round. WAVR Technologies remains private company, so exact margins, revenue mix, and customer contract values are not publicly reported unless stated by the company.
Sources:WAVR websiteWAVR about page
What does WAVR Technologies offer?
WAVR offers atmospheric water harvesting hardware, pilot projects, and water-resilience partnerships.
- Atmospheric water harvesting· Core hardware
- Hydrogel materials platform· Materials
- Industrial water resilience· Use case
- Community water systems· Use case
- Pilot deployments· Projects
Sources:WAVR websiteWAVR about page
How does WAVR Technologies make money?
WAVR is expected to earn revenue from hardware systems, pilots, deployment services, and industrial or municipal water-resilience contracts.
No public list pricing; commercial pricing is quoted by deployment, customer scale, geography, and service scope. Pricing is not public; project economics likely depend on gallons-per-day capacity, energy input, humidity profile, installation scope, and maintenance.
Growth depends on water yield, energy efficiency, durability, pilot results, industrial demand, and climate-resilience procurement. For sellers, the most relevant budget owners are industrial sustainability, facilities, municipal water, disaster resilience, corporate ESG, and operations teams; procurement maturity should be treated as startup or growth-stage, with technical founders and operators close to vendor decisions.
Sources:WAVR websiteWAVR about page
Who leads WAVR Technologies?
WAVR Technologies is led by Rich Sloan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Jeremy Cho, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor; Dr. Yiwei Gao, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer.
- Rich SloanCo-founder and Chief Executive OfficerCo-founder since 2024Serial founder leading commercialization and partnerships.
- Dr. Jeremy ChoCo-founder and Chief Scientific AdvisorCo-founder since 2024UNLV professor and MIT PhD tied to the core water-harvesting invention.
- Dr. Yiwei GaoCo-founder and Chief Technology OfficerCo-founder since 2024Mechanical engineer and UNLV PhD focused on hydrogel polymer networks.
How do you contact WAVR Technologies's leadership?
WAVR Technologies publishes official company contact routes, but reviewed public sources do not verify personal executive email addresses. Use the company route below or a verified LinkedIn/workflow enrichment step before sending individual outreach.
Official routes at wavrtechnologies.com; personal executive pattern not verifiedHow much funding has WAVR Technologies raised?
$4M seed funding plus NSF support reported; latest disclosed financing: $4M seed announced in August 2025. Not disclosed
Aug 2025: Seed, $4M, led by Desert Forge Ventures and Battle Born Venture, valuation not disclosed.
The company has not publicly disclosed every valuation or all small non-dilutive awards, so totals should be read as disclosed funding rather than a fully audited capitalization table. The latest financing signal matters because it funds Las Vegas assembly, pilots, and commercialization of atmospheric water harvesting.
How did WAVR Technologies get here?
WAVR Technologies's path is defined by founding, technical validation, financing, and commercialization milestones.
- 2024FoundedWAVR launches as an NSF-funded UNLV startup.
- 2024UNLV public launchUNLV highlights WAVR as a water-sustainability startup.
- Aug 2025$4M seedSeed funding reported for assembly and pilots in Las Vegas.
- 2026Trellis startup watchlistWAVR appears in Climate Tech Startups to Watch programming.
- 2026Fortune 1000 conversationsCompany site says WAVR works with multiple Fortune 1000 organizations.
Who are WAVR Technologies's competitors?
WAVR Technologies competes with companies in undefined.
- SOURCE GlobalHydropanel systems that make drinking water from air and sunlight.
- Genesis SystemsAtmospheric water generation for defense, industrial, and community use cases.
- WatergenAtmospheric drinking-water generators.
- Kara WaterAir-to-water systems for homes and businesses.
- AirJouleSorbent-based atmospheric water harvesting technology.
Sources:WAVR websiteWAVR about page
WAVR Technologies — frequently asked questions
