Active Membranes, a Moorpark, CA-based developer of electrically-conducting membranes used in desalination, has closed an initial round of Seed funding.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Backers included Natural Ventures, Echo River Capital, and Pacifica Water Solutions.
The company intends to use the funds to facilitate its further corporate growth, technology scale-up, and commercialization, as well as the execution of several extended field pilot tests, all of which are co-funded by various US federal and state government agencies.
Led by CEO Arian Edalat, Active Membranes brings a new and entirely different approach to desalination membrane technology, which incorporates tunable electrical potential into a spiral wound desalination membrane module to make it actively resistant to scaling and fouling during the desalination process.
With their anti-scaling, anti-fouling properties, these membranes require minimal pre-treatment and minimal usage of chemicals and consumables. They also operate at a higher recovery rate and significantly simplify operation.
FinSMEs
11/07/2024