Smart Water provides digital IoT water meters and a management platform to help households and water utilities monitor daily consumption, eliminate manual reading costs, and reduce billing fraud. Live flow data feeds company and customer dashboards, with app and SMS usage notifications.
- Cohort: GIIH Cohort 2
- Status: MVP ready · patenting in progress
- Product: Smart digital water meters + SaaS platform
- Pricing: 35,000 RWF/meter · 100 RWF/user/month (platform)
- Website: www.smartwater.rw
- Contact: gilbertndayisengaa@gmail.com · +250 785 213 015
- Sector: Water & IoT utilities
The problem
- Costly manual water meter counters — utilities rely on expensive in-person reading
- Fraud when recording water meter data manually
- No easy way for households to monitor daily water consumption
The solution
Smart Water combines hardware, software, and mobile alerts:
- Smart Water Meter — live water flow data from IoT-enabled devices
- Water usage dashboards — analytics for water companies and end customers
- App/SMS water info — automated usage notifications and billing alerts
Revenue streams
- Households: Digital water meters at 35,000 RWF each — 40% margin
- Water companies: Platform subscription at 100 RWF/user/month
Market size
- 230,000 households with water access in the target market
- TAM for platform: 276 million RWF per year
Traction & status
- MVP ready to use
- Partnership with a water company established
- Patenting process started
Next 3 months
- Manufacture 100 smart water meters
- Supply the first 100 meters to customers
- Follow up and survey users before mass production
Team
- Ndayisenga Gilbert — Hardware development (7 years)
- Ramdah Nzabandora — Software development (4 years)
- Solange Niytwagira — Accountant & marketing (2 years)
Funding needs
Seeking $8,000 USD to launch the first batch:
- $6,500 — manufacture 100 water meters
- $1,500 — transport and internet connectivity
