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CRH Ventures Launches Water Accelerator to Advance Next-Generation Infrastructure Solutions
Across the globe, water infrastructure faces growing pressures. Communities and utilities are seeking smarter, more resilient solutions to manage aging assets, improve water quality, support decentralized systems and deliver greater operational efficiency.
To help address these challenges, CRH Ventures is launching our fourth Accelerator for Water Infrastructure, a new program designed to identify and support innovative water technology companies with solutions that are ready for real-world evaluation and deployment.
The accelerator is seeking startups developing technologies in four key focus areas:
Asset Management - Seeking technologies that help operators better monitor, understand and optimize water infrastructure assets. This includes capabilities such as predictive maintenance, digital tools and solutions that improve system visibility and performance.
Contaminant Management - Looking for innovative approaches that help identify, manage or remove contaminants, supporting improved water quality and operational outcomes.
Decentralized Systems - Exploring technologies that support distributed and decentralized approaches to water treatment, management and reuse.
Engineered Solutions - Seeking engineered and cross-enabling technologies that can deliver measurable value across water infrastructure systems and operations.
Why CRH?
CRH has been serving water infrastructure markets for decades and today brings together expertise spanning water quality, flow control, infrastructure solutions and construction materials. Through businesses including Oldcastle Infrastructure, Hydro International, Axius, CRH Americas and National Pipe Holdings, CRH supports critical water infrastructure projects across the United States and Europe.
Rather than focusing solely on investment, the program aims to connect innovators with operational insight, industry expertise and opportunities to assess how new technologies can create value in real-world environments. This approach reflects a core objective of the accelerator: helping promising solutions move from concept to infrastructure impact.
Who Should Apply?
CRH Ventures Accelerator programs are intended for pilot-ready startups and growth-stage companies with technologies that can help solve real-world water infrastructure challenges. The program is particularly suited to innovators looking to validate their solutions, gain industry feedback and explore opportunities for commercial application at scale.
Apply Today
If your technology has the potential to improve how water infrastructure is managed, maintained or delivered, we encourage you to apply and explore how we can support your journey to real world impact.
Applications close 30 November 2026. Pitch Days are scheduled for Q1 2027.