Gradiant
Unicorn · $2BWoburn, US · Delaware corporation · 7 known investors
Gradiant designs and builds water and wastewater treatment plants using its proprietary technology stack, helping industrial customers reduce freshwater withdrawal, reuse wastewater, and return clean water to the environment. It serves sectors including semiconductors/microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, power, mining, and renewables, and operates globally.
Also known as Gradiant Corporation
Founders & leadership
Investors · 7
Also in the syndicate · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$329.8M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2021–2026
▶$225MraisedMay 2023 · 2 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Mark DanchakDirector
- Jeff LuseDirector
- Keith WilsonDirector
- Ashok BelaniDirector
- Anurag BajpayeeExecutive Officer, Director
- Luke JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Justin WooDirector
- Craig HuffDirector
- Prakash GovindanExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $300M
- Amount sold
- $225M
- First sale
- May 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$104.8MraisedDec 2021 · 15 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Keith WilsonDirector
- Ashok BelaniDirector
- Prakash GovindanExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeff LuseDirector
- Anurag BajpayeeExecutive Officer, Director
- Luke JohnsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Justin WooDirector
- Offering amount
- $104.8M
- Amount sold
- $104.8M
- Minimum investment
- $30K
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
Disclosed eventsSource: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Gradiant is an industrial water technology company that designs, builds, and operates end-to-end water systems, spanning intake through discharge, for water-intensive industries. The company positions its offering around three functions: reducing freshwater withdrawal by drawing usable water from non-potable sources, reclaiming resources from industrial wastewater streams, and renewing wastewater into high-quality freshwater that can be recycled within a facility.
The company organizes its commercial activity around what it describes as five layers of the AI economy: chips (semiconductor manufacturing), data centers, energy/power, applied industries, and models. Its portfolio of solutions is built on an in-house technology stack that includes counterflow reverse osmosis (CFRO), a form of osmotically-assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) used for brine concentration and zero-liquid-discharge applications, and SmartOps, an AI-based operations layer. In 2026 Gradiant introduced HyperSolved, an end-to-end cooling water solution for AI data centers, and reported deployments with global hyperscalers.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsInc. Magazine named Gradiant one of "17 Startups Rebuilding America in 2026," citing its water infrastructure work for semiconductors, data centers, pharmaceuticals, batteries, and advanced manufacturing.
Gradiant announced a Series E financing at a $2 billion valuation, led by Safar Partners and Hostplus, to accelerate expansion across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, and industrial water infrastructure. The company said proceeds support strategic acquisitions, R&D, operational scale, and IPO readiness.
Gradiant deployed HyperSolved, an end-to-end cooling water solution for AI data centers, with leading global hyperscalers, integrating the full water lifecycle into a single platform for deployment in water-constrained regions.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Gradiantgradiant.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Gradiant do?
- Gradiant designs, builds, and operates industrial water and wastewater treatment systems for AI-economy infrastructure.
- Who founded Gradiant?
- Gradiant was founded by Anurag Bajpayee, Prakash Govindan.
- Who are Gradiant's investors?
- Gradiant's investors include Clearvision Ventures, GRC Sinogreen, Safar Partners, Warburg Pincus, WAVE Equity Partners, WorldQuant Ventures.
- How much funding has Gradiant raised?
- Gradiant has disclosed $329.8M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Gradiant headquartered?
- Gradiant is headquartered in Woburn, US.