The problem
Homes and developments with dry wells, drought limits or contaminated supply have no fast, reliable water source
What they do
Atmospheric water generators that make whole-home and community water supply from air
Traction 250+ home installs in 2025, 300+ in Texas by Apr 2026; goal 1,000+ in 2026
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 5
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~40
Flat, ~40 staff (team +2.6% YoY per Dealroom); 4 open roles plus a general-interest listing
Latest news
Jun 2026
Axios profiles Hydropack sales to Texas homeowners hit by drought and dry wells ↗Funding
- Last round
- $12M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Nov 2024
Led by Soma Capital, Ciri Ventures, Umami Capital (also Mistletoe, Bow Capital, HF0); $100M project-finance facility from Upwell Water
- Hiring+15 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+0.5Series A · $12M, Nov 2024 (23 months ago): 12–24 months = +0.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 250+ home installs in 2025, 300+ in Texas by Apr 2026; goal 1,000+ in 2026
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.251 + 0.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.25 → Warm-up
Seed rule: a Series A of $15M or less without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven
Small Series A with ~300 home installs in a young category that has bigger-funded rivals such as SOURCE Global.
Sources: Dealroom: Aquaria funding ($12M equity at $48M, Nov 2024) ↗ · Play Money: 300+ residential installs in Texas (Apr 2026) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026