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Salt-Free Water Softener: How AQON PURE Bootstrapped a Cleantech Startup

Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth
2995September 25, 2025
Growth & Marketing

What if fixing hard water could also save energy and rivers? Maximilian Wilk, Co-Founder & CEO of AQON PURE, set out to answer. His team developed a salt-free water softener that prevents limescale, lowers energy bills, and avoids the chloride pollution caused by traditional salt-based systems. In this episode of Startuprad.io, Maximilian shares how AQON PURE transformed from a family business into a bootstrapped cleantech startup that scaled without VC funding.

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