Maithri Aquatech, the Hyderabad climate tech startup whose Meghdoot technology produces clean drinking water from air, has secured strategic backing from DP World, with the global ports and logistics major picking up a 14% stake.
The deal value was not disclosed.
Beyond the capital, the investment is a marker of how Indian climate tech is beginning to draw patient, strategic money from large global corporates, not just venture funds.
A logistics giant taking equity in a water-from-air startup, rather than simply buying its machines, is a bet on the technology as long-term infrastructure.
For a sector where most capital has stopped at the early stages, it is the kind of validation Indian founders have been waiting for.
