# Flume Water

> Flume is a San Luis Obispo hardware-and-software company that straps a wireless sensor to the water meter you already own, reads the tiny spin of its dial, and turns it into minute-by-minute water data, leak alerts, and budgets on your phone. Born from a Cal Poly senior project during California's 2014 drought, Flume now sells direct to homeowners, powers analytics for water utilities, and refers its leak-detection service to insurers - all without a plumber ever touching a pipe.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Eric Adler (CEO & Co-Founder (Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly)), James Fazio (CTO & Co-Founder (Software Engineering)), Jeff Hufford (Co-Founder & Lead Firmware Engineer (Electrical Engineering))
- **Team size:** ~36 employees
- **Products:** Flume (1st gen) Smart Water Monitor, Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor, Flume App with Detail+ / Insight, Flume Utility Analytics Platform, Flume Home Water Protection Service
- **Notable:** Grew from a Cal Poly senior project and Innovation Quest pitch into 200,000+ self-installed sensors and 100+ utility partners, Homes using Flume cut water use by an average of roughly 14-15%, More than 70% of users detect a leak needing repair within the first month

## Products & services

- **Flume (1st gen) Smart Water Monitor** — The original clip-on sensor and Wi-Fi bridge that reads a home's existing water meter and streams usage to a mobile app.
- **Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor** — Second-generation battery-powered sensor and bridge; works with virtually any residential water meter, installs in about 10 minutes with no plumbing, and detects indoor and outdoor leaks in real time.
- **Flume App with Detail+ / Insight** — iOS/Android app showing minute-by-minute usage, water use broken down by fixture type (shower, toilet, irrigation), customizable budgets, and machine-learning leak alerts.
- **Flume Utility Analytics Platform** — B2B software that gives water utilities aggregated, consented usage analytics and a customer-engagement channel for conservation and rebate programs.
- **Flume Home Water Protection Service** — Flow-based leak-detection service referred through insurers to reduce non-weather water damage claims.
- **Flume F2X / 2X** — Newest-generation smart home water monitor and leak detector with real-time usage tracking and indoor/outdoor irrigation monitoring.

## Achievements

- Grew from a Cal Poly senior project and Innovation Quest pitch into 200,000+ self-installed sensors and 100+ utility partners
- Homes using Flume cut water use by an average of roughly 14-15%
- More than 70% of users detect a leak needing repair within the first month
- Won the Alliance of Water Efficiency (AWE) Business Innovation Award (2023)
- Selected to lead California DWR's largest residential water-use study in North America (2024)
- Featured by Forbes and reviewed by TechCrunch as an essential smart-home device
- Signed a distribution/referral agreement with Munich Re's HSB (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Newest-generation Flume F2X / 2X smart water monitor and leak detector reaches market.
- **2025-03** — HSB (Munich Re) and Flume announce partnership to offer flow-based water leak protection to homeowners through insurers.
- **2024** — Flume selected to lead California DWR's largest residential water-use study in North America; adds Amica insurance partnership.
- **2023-06** — Flume raises a growth Private Equity investment from HCAP Partners (undisclosed amount).

## Links

- Website: https://flumewater.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flume-inc.
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/flumewater
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihfW2y4G2WEtGUUBmr8ocQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flumewater/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flumewater/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20