Sanivation

Japan
Kosaka, Akita, Japan

Company profile

Sanivation company profile

Sanivation really has its beginnings from 2006, when Emory approached Georgia Tech looking for a toilet that would be more reliable in treating human fecal sludge. Ideas for a solar toilet were tossed around, and prototypes were built in Bolivia in 2007 and 2008. Work continued through GTRI and Engineers Without Boarders on various iterations of the prototypes. In 2011 a group of Georgia Tech and Emory students and recent graduates submitted an application to Start-Up Chile (a business incubator) to begin an organization based on solar sanitation. In July 2011, 5 Tech students moved to Chile to work full time on solar sanitation. Initial prototypes went well, and the team designed service models to create a more viable business model.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
+1 303 859 9352
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$0+
Founded
2014-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Country code
JP
Continent
Asia

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding rounds
7
Total equity funding
$4M
Last funding
Undisclosed / $3.3M / 2026-01-16
Last equity funding
Undisclosed / $3.3M
Investors
6
Lead investors
2
Founders
2
Articles
19

Founders and investors

Founders

Andrew FooteEmily Woods

Lead investors

Global Fund for Coral ReefsPrivate Infrastructure Development Group

Investors

Global Fund for Coral ReefsPrivate Infrastructure Development GroupSpring AcceleratorStart-Up ChileWorld Within Ventures