Watertech Startup DigitalPaani Raises Rs 22 Crore Led by Navam Capital to Scale Its AI-Powered Water Infrastructure Platform
Gurugram-based DigitalPaani, an AI-powered water infrastructure platform, has raised Rs 22 crore, around $2.3 million, in a funding round led by Navam Capital, with participation from Enzia Ventures, Chakra Growth Capital, 3one4 Capital, Momentum Capital, Achieving Women Entrepreneurs Early Growth Fund, and Echo River Capital.
Here's the problem DigitalPaani is solving. Water treatment plants are often built with solid equipment, but they underperform simply because day-to-day operations are hard to track, a small failure in a pump, filter or chemical process can quietly lead to wasted water, higher electricity bills, or compliance trouble. DigitalPaani built what it calls an operating system for water and wastewater infrastructure, combining AI-driven insights with real-time asset monitoring, collecting live operational data and comparing it against a plant's expected performance to catch inefficiencies before they become real problems.
The fresh capital has a clear roadmap. DigitalPaani plans to expand its presence across industrial and municipal markets, scale operations to support its growing institutional customer base, and begin international expansion, while also strengthening its core business fundamentals for sustainable, long-term growth.
The traction numbers are genuinely strong. Founded in 2020 by father-daughter duo Mansi Jain and Rajesh Jain, DigitalPaani now serves more than 95 facilities, treating over 150 million litres of water daily, with marquee clients including Britannia, Leela Hotels, Tata Group and Delhi Jal Board. The company says its deployments have transformed non-compliant plants into fully operational assets while delivering cost savings of up to 25%, and revenue has grown nearly sixfold over the past two years.
Navam Capital's Investment Partner Anjan Ray framed the thesis simply, intelligent water management for industrial and commercial installations is vital, and DigitalPaani's marquee customer base combined with deep domain expertise makes the firm confident the startup can become the operating system for water infrastructure across India and beyond.
The bigger picture matters here too. This deal lands amid growing water stress and tighter environmental norms across India, and DigitalPaani isn't alone in this space, Ubiqedge raised Rs 10 crore for its AIoT infrastructure platform in April, while IIT Madras-incubated Solinas Integrity raised $5.5 million in August for robotics-led underground water infrastructure inspection.
From broken pumps to boardroom-ready dashboards, DigitalPaani's bet is that India's water crisis needs software as much as it needs pipes.
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— Sandeep Raiza