HULO's mission is to provide a globally affordable solution to improve water supplies and to reduce NRW by doing it the smart way, 'together' with our clients. We believe that developing knowledge together with our clients is most beneficial for a sustainable and future proof water supply.
A lot of black-box and off the shelves solutions are offered these days to the water sector. With these solutions, the knowledge about what is really happening stays at the commercial companies selling these smart algorithms. HULO is different. We do this by developing smart algorithms, together with independent research institutes. These independent research institutes continuously receive questions from the water companies and therefore help us to specify these needs and develop the solutions for these needs.
We develop algorithms to design and optimize a DMA (sensor positioning) and to detect, localize and categorize leakages. Since we do this based on the needs of our customers, it allows us to make a specific solution for every client. This solution works in the system of the client, which allows them to understand it and learn from it.
info@hulo.ai
A lot of black-box and off the shelves solutions are offered these days to the water sector. With these solutions, the knowledge about what is really happening stays at the commercial companies selling these smart algorithms. HULO is different. We do this by developing smart algorithms, together with independent research institutes. These independent research institutes continuously receive questions from the water companies and therefore help us to specify these needs and develop the solutions for these needs.
We develop algorithms to design and optimize a DMA (sensor positioning) and to detect, localize and categorize leakages. Since we do this based on the needs of our customers, it allows us to make a specific solution for every client. This solution works in the system of the client, which allows them to understand it and learn from it.
info@hulo.ai
Location: Netherlands
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $3.56M
Founded date: 2021
Founders name: Robbert Lodewijks; Frank van der Hulst
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 25.01.2023 | Startup in... | startupinr... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.10.2025 | Seed | $2.69M | Vanagon.vc |
| 01.12.2023 | - | $871.27K | - |
Persons 2
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Robbert | Lodewijks | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | r*****t@hu... | - |
| - | Frank | van der Hu... | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | f***k@hulo... | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.10.2025 | Hulo Raises €2.3M in Seed Funding | Hulo, a Dutch WaterTech startup using AI to detect leaks in water infrastructure worldwide, raised €2.3m in seed funding. Frank van der Hulst, CTO & Robbert Lodewijks, CEO. Founding team of HULO.ai The round was led by VP Capital and LU... |
| 21.10.2025 | HULO: €2.3 Million Raised For Expanding AI-Based Leak Detection And Fighting Global Water Loss | Dutch WaterTech startup HULO has raised €2.3 million in a seed funding round to scale its AI-driven leak detection technology and accelerate its mission to reduce global water loss. The round was led by VP Capital and LUMO Labs, with additi... |
| 29.10.2024 | VDS 2024: A Convergence of Innovation and Investment in Valencia | Valencia, a city known for its vibrant culture and stunning architecture, recently transformed into a bustling hub of innovation. The seventh edition of the Valencia Digital Summit (VDS) took place on October 23 and 24, 2024, at the iconic ... |
| 29.10.2024 | VDS brings together investors with over €250 billion in private equity for startups (Sponsored) | The seventh edition of VDS has succeeded in gathering investors with a collective portfolio of over €250 billion in private equity dedicated to startups. The international tech gathering, held on October 23 and 24 at Valencia’s City of Arts... |
| 01.12.2023 | Dutch startup HULO.ai secures €800,000 investment for AI-driven water conservation | This week LUMO Labs and the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology (NEW) Fund invested €800,000 in Wetsus Research Institute spin-off HULO.ai. The Dutch startup develops advanced AI algorithms to tackle water loss, a critical global challeng... |
| 30.11.2023 | Dutch startup HULO.ai secures €800k to battle large-scale losses of drinking water with AI | - |
| 30.11.2023 | Dutch startup HULO.ai raises €800K to deploy AI in tackling large-scale drinking water losses | Read this article in: Netherlands-based HULO.ai, a startup that develops advanced AI algorithms to tackle water loss, has secured €800K in a fresh round of funding from LUMO Labs and the Netherlands Enabling Water Technology (NEW) Fund. Wet... |
| - | HULO.ai | “No more black-box software solutions for leak detection. HULO’s algorithms provide water utilities with know-how about their water network.” |
| - | HULO.ai | “HULO.ai” |