{"data":{"id":1960,"lang":"en","title":"Vancouver Startup Wafr Raises $100 Million to Cut AI Data Center Water Use by 95%","summary":"Vancouver's Wafr Technologies raised $100M for cooling tech that cuts AI data center water use by 95% and power use by 80%.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","published_at":"2026-07-07T02:02:28Z","updated_at":"2026-07-07T02:02:28Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1960-vancouver-startup-wafr-raises-100-million-to-cut-ai-data-center-water-use-by-95","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1960?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1960.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://media.datacenterdynamics.com/media/images/wafr_canada.width-358.png","word_count":165,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cooling-vendor-wafr-technologies-raises-100m-report/","domain":"datacenterdynamics.com"},{"url":"https://techcouver.com/2026/07/03/vancouvers-wafr-raises-100m-to-build-sustainable-ai-infrastructure/","domain":"techcouver.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2033,"title":"Vancouverský startup Wafr získal 100 milionů dolarů na snížení spotřeby vody AI datacenter o 95 %","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2033-vancouversky-startup-wafr-ziskal-100-milionu-dolaru-na-snizeni-spotreby-vody-ai","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2033?lang=cs"},"content":"Vancouver-based Wafr Technologies has raised $100 million to scale its water-efficient cooling system for AI data centers, with plans to seek another $200 million to reach a $300 million total raise. The company's thermal-battery technology stores cooling capacity when grid electricity is cheap and releases it during peak demand, cutting water use by up to 95% and cooling-related power consumption by up to 80%.\n\nCo-founder and CEO Bikram Singh said the goal is proving that AI growth doesn't have to come at an environmental cost, while co-founder Darrell Kopke said the system \"virtually eliminates the need for water\" used in evaporative cooling. A typical data center consumes roughly 10 million liters of water a year, with cooling responsible for 30-45% of total electricity load.\n\nFounded in 2025, Wafr plans to use the new funding to launch a Canadian AI research lab and has already signed letters of intent with data-center developers, prioritizing the US market — home to more than 5,300 data centers — and Germany."}}