Aqualine

The problem

Cities lose a third of their treated water to leaks underground, and find them only when a street floods.

The solution

Aqualine fits acoustic sensors to existing hydrants and pinpoints a leak to within two metres, while it is still the size of a pinhole.

Who it's for

Municipal water utilities serving 50,000–2 million people.

Market

Bottom-up: about 105,000 customers like this in Chile and nearby, worth roughly $280 million a year at our prices.

Competition and edge

Headline metric

14 active users, growing 13% a month

The team

Catalina knows the customer and has sold to them before; Matías has built this kind of system at scale. We have worked side by side since before Aqualine had a name.

Worked together

More than 3 years

Hiring

A senior engineer and our first customer-success hire.

About the founder

Catalina Vargas

Founder & CEO · Santiago, Chile · 12 years of experience

Catalina was a hydraulic engineer at a water utility for eight years. Started Aqualine in 2025 and works on it full-time from Santiago.

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