Government civic

NextDrop

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NextDrop is a for-profit enterprise with a social mission- we want to rid the world of its water problems. It’s not a big deal. We think it can be done. And what we’ve managed to achieve so far only reaffirms our belief. NextDrop was founded in 2011 with a pilot in Hubli-Dharwad district of Karnataka. Four years later, we have 70,000 users regi

Overview

NextDrop is a for-profit enterprise with a social mission- we want to rid the world of its water problems. It’s not a big deal. We think it can be done. And what we’ve managed to achieve so far only reaffirms our belief.

NextDrop was founded in 2011 with a pilot in Hubli-Dharwad district of Karnataka. Four years later, we have 70,000 users registered with us across Karnataka. Our vision is simple- we want to link the private sector, government utilities and citizens to create an endless loop of timely service provision and feedback collection, and bridge all the gaps in between. And to do this, we try to harness the latest, cutting edge technology.

Water is our mission. Data is our business. NextDrop crowdsources water data and creates algorithms and visualizations to improve urban water distribution across emerging markets. Urban residents can get a text message an hour before water arrives, if water supply is cancelled, or if there is contamination or low pressure present in the pipe network. On the utility side, engineers get a live feed on problems arising in the distribution system, so they can tackle issues in real time.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Government civicInfrastructureBusinesses & consumersServices

Founders & team

Previously NextDrop Technologies

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Anu Sridharan

Founder/CEO

Previously NextDrop Co-Founder, CEO (YC S17), COO WELL Labs, UC Berkeley Engineer

LinkedIn
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
11team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

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Y Combinator

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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedBengaluru, KA, India
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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