Klir
Reno, US · Founded 2017 · 4 known investors
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Klir provides an operating system for water utilities that integrates compliance reporting, sampling, and other water and wastewater data management functions into a single centralized platform. It serves drinking water and wastewater utilities, giving operators, engineers, and compliance staff a unified system for managing and analyzing water data.
Founders & leadership
Klir was founded in 2017 by David Lynch and Elaine Kelly.

Board
Investors · 4
How we know: Bowery Capital's portfolio page · board seat on SEC Form D · betakit.com · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$62.7M disclosed across 5 rounds · 2020–2026
- $17.5MraisedJan 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $16MSeries ANov 2021 · 2 sources
Insight Partners (lead), Bowery Capital, SaaS Ventures, Spider Capital
Source ↗
▶$10.1MraisedJan 2026 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Josh FredbergDirector
- Loren StraubDirector
- Elaine KellyExecutive Officer, Director
- David LynchExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $10.1M
- Amount sold
- $10.1M
- First sale
- Dec 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$16MraisedNov 2021 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- David LynchExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Josh FredbergDirector
- Loren StraubDirector
- Elaine KellyExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $16M
- Amount sold
- $16M
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3.1MraisedNov 2020 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- David LynchExecutive Officer, Director
- Elaine KelleyExecutive Officer, Director
- Loren StraubDirector
- Offering amount
- $3.1M
- Amount sold
- $3.1M
- First sale
- Oct 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Klir do?
- Klir provides an operating system for water utilities that integrates compliance reporting, sampling, and other water and wastewater data management functions into a single centralized platform. It serves drinking water and wastewater utilities, giving operators, engineers, and compliance staff a unified system for managing and analyzing water data.
- Who founded Klir?
- Klir was founded by David Lynch, Elaine Kelly in 2017.
- Who are Klir's investors?
- Klir's investors include Bowery Capital, Insight Partners, Spider Capital, Saas Ventures, L.L.C..
- How much funding has Klir raised?
- Klir has disclosed $62.7M raised across 5 rounds.
- Where is Klir headquartered?
- Klir is headquartered in Reno, US.


