# Porifera

> Porifera builds forward osmosis membrane systems that concentrate beverages and treat wastewater without heat or pressure. Its proprietary PFO technology removes water from juices, coffee, beer and wine while preserving flavor, aroma and color - cutting energy use up to 80% versus conventional evaporators. In 2025 the company launched Draftfox, a beer concentration and Microkeg dispense system that shrinks a keg by 6x.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** San Leandro, California, United States
- **Founders:** Olgica Bakajin (Founder, CEO & CTO)
- **Team size:** 28
- **Products:** PFO Concentrator System, Draftfox, Membrane Modules, Coffee & Juice Concentration
- **Notable:** U.S. SBA Tibbetts Award for environmentally friendly concentration technology (2021), Selected for $5.7M California Energy Commission awards, Executed projects for ARPA-E, DARPA, NSF and NASA

## Products & services

- **PFO Concentrator System** — Industrial forward osmosis platform that concentrates aqueous products and treats wastewater without heat or high pressure. Built on the proprietary PFO+ROX module.
- **Draftfox** — Beer concentration and Microkeg dispense system launched at Drinktec 2025. Shrinks keg volume by 6x, then reconstitutes a full-flavor pour at the tap.
- **Membrane Modules** — Flat-sheet forward osmosis membrane modules sold to OEMs and integrators for water reuse, ZLD and food/beverage processing.
- **Coffee & Juice Concentration** — Cold concentration services preserving high-brix flavor and antioxidants for specialty coffee and juice producers.

## Achievements

- U.S. SBA Tibbetts Award for environmentally friendly concentration technology (2021)
- Selected for $5.7M California Energy Commission awards
- Executed projects for ARPA-E, DARPA, NSF and NASA
- Commercial launch of Draftfox at Drinktec 2025
- 36+ registered patents and 5 trademarks

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Launched Draftfox beer concentration and dispense system at Drinktec 2025 in Munich.
- **2024-01** — Closed venture financing from Silverstrand Capital to expand low-cost forward osmosis.
- **2021-02** — Received the U.S. SBA Tibbetts Award.

## Links

- Website: https://porifera.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/porifera

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