August 17, 2026
Over the past few months, ACADES, together with Climatech Chile, has been running this call to connect startups and technology companies with real operational challenges in the water industry. We received over 50 solutions from 36 companies, and after an evaluation process and a Demo Day with six client companies, these are the winning startups and the companies that will pilot their solutions:
🔹 Challenge 1: Monitoring and early detection of failures Zensi , whose solution will be piloted by SACYR CHILE SPF Ingeniería , whose solution will be piloted by BHP SPF Ingeniería, whose solution will be piloted by Aguas CAP
🔹 Challenge 2: Operational prediction and process optimization (AI) Ainwater , whose solution will be piloted by BHP
🔹 Challenge 3: Valorization of brine and waste Kendel , whose solution will be piloted by Aguas Pacífico 🔹 Challenge 4 – Reuse of membranes and waste Remote Waters , whose solution will be piloted by Econssa Chile SA EUREKA AGRI FOODS HUB , whose solution will be piloted by BHP Eureka Agri Foods Hub, whose solution will be Piloted by Oneka Technologies.
We thank all the participating companies and all the solutions presented: their commitment to innovation and water sustainability is what makes these kinds of initiatives possible. ACADES and Climatech Chile will continue to foster connections between industry and the innovation ecosystem.
We'll be sharing updates about the second call for proposals soon!