Epic Cleantec develops the OneWater system, an onsite water treatment platform that can recycle up to 95% of a building’s wastewater for non‑potable uses such as toilet flushing, irrigation, cooling towers, and clothes washing. The company has deployed building‑scale projects including Salesforce Tower (operating the largest onsite blackwater system in a U.S. commercial building, saving up to 7.8 million gallons per year), the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, and Related California’s Fifteen Fifty, and has planned deployments like Kuilei Place in Honolulu and the Campus at Horton (projected to recycle 7.5 million gallons annually). Epic is expanding deployment into high‑rises and broader national portfolios as cities adopt onsite reuse regulations and seek resilience against water scarcity. The company is based in San Francisco with offices in San Diego, Austin, Las Vegas, and Scottsdale, and has presented at forums including the World Economic Forum, the U.N. Water Conference, APEC, and the White House. Epic positions its technology to lower potable water demand and utility costs for building owners while advancing product development and scaling operations. The firm serves a growing roster of real estate and corporate clients and has been recognized by Fast Company, TIME, Inc., and major media outlets. Epic Cleantec deploys onsite water treatment systems that capture and purify building wastewater for non-potable applications such as toilet flushing, irrigation, cooling towers, and laundry. Its systems can enable a building to reuse up to 95% of its water and can incorporate resource recovery features that produce carbon-rich soil amendments and reuse wastewater heat. The company says its technology lowers costs for building owners, eases strain on municipal utilities, and strengthens sustainability and resiliency efforts. Epic was born out of initial work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Reinvent the Toilet Challenge and is trusted by real estate players including Crescent Heights, Westbank Corporation, and Related California. In the last 18 months Epic has signed several major contracts and expanded partnerships across the real estate sector. The company recently closed a $9.4 million financing and plans to use the proceeds to expand geographically and deepen its portfolio of technology offerings. Epic CleanTec develops decentralized onsite wastewater treatment and reuse systems that convert building wastewater into natural, carbon-rich soil amendments and water that can be purified and reused onsite for non-potable applications. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Aaron Tartakovsky. After 18 months of testing at Stanford University, Epic completed its first building installation at the 754-unit NEMA apartment complex in downtown San Francisco. Its systems have been included in the designs for several planned high-rise development projects across the West Coast, with the first scheduled to come online at the end of 2020. Epic raised $2.6M in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to increase customer acquisition, expand its team, and strengthen its position as a market leader in onsite water reuse.

Total raised

$24M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Nov 2024