Pure water. Clean bottle. All it takes is a shake.

Nuvoe Pod eliminates up to 99.9999% of bio-contamination by disrupting the nucleic acids and the structure of a cell's DNA. UV-C light is the new industry standard disinfection technology for hospital wards and high traffic public infrastructure and we have miniaturised this technology to a size that can fit inside your water bottle!

Nuvoe purifies your water and cleans your bottle all day long, so your drinking water is as pure and fresh as it can be.

Update (July 2021): Now with a fresh new look

We have reworked the design of the Pod with a simpler, more elegant design for its upcoming release.

Your bottle & water aren't as clean as you think.

Water bottles are perfect incubators. They are dark and moist ecosystems where bio-contaminants thrive and grow.

We know you wash your bottle - but guess what? Despite all that hard work - it's just not as clean as you think. Research shows that even with regular washing, 70% of refillable water bottles carry levels of bio-contamination above the FDA recommended limit for bottled water.

In fact, despite chlorination the treated water out of the tap still carries low-levels of bio-contamination, and when you store that water in a dark, moist bottle and drink from it throughout the day it accumulates and grows in-between washes, feeding on the nutrients released from saliva! Even worse, backwash adds more contamination with every sip.

It's a constant cycle that's impossible to stay on top of.

The result? Your favourite water bottle gives off that nasty, funky smell and your water starts to develop an 'off' taste. Yuck!

It's not pleasant. That's why we created Nuvoe.

We take a much deeper look in this article.

Meet Nuvoe.

Small yet powerful, the Nuvoe Pod is a water purifier powered by UV-C light designed to live inside your water bottle. It purifies your water and cleans your bottle of bio-contamination while you're on-the-go or at home. Drink the freshest water from the cleanest bottle possible every minute of every day.

Using Nuvoe is simple!

Upgrade - Tape the Magnetic Anchor to the outside of your bottle and drop in the Nuvoe Pod. It will magnetically snap into place! You only need to do this once.

Shake - Every time you refill, simply shake for 2 seconds to activate a cleaning cycle.

That's it! Nuvoe will beep after 1 minute to let you know it finished purifying your water and cleaning your bottle.

It's as easy as that - now you can enjoy purified, contamination free water from a bottle that won't smell.

Your questions answered.

Watch to learn more about how easy Nuvoe is to use!

Treat your bottle.

Nuvoe seamlessly fits into your lifestyle. Upgrade your bottle once and enjoy fresh-tasting water wherever you are and whatever you're doing.

Nuvoe works with all the water bottle brands you would recognise - and even non-branded bottles too. Check our minimum size requirements at the bottom of the page.

Constantly cleans. So you don't have to.

Nuvoe automatically activates for a short cleaning cycle every two hours to prevent the build up of biofilm and any newly introduced bio-contaminants throughout the day. Gone is the daily hassle of having to regularly wash your bottle. Guaranteed freshness.

Explore without worries.

Traveling or want to drink water from a natural water-source? Activate Deep Clean by shaking your bottle for 4 seconds to start an extra-rigorous 3-minute cleaning cycle.

Keep your favourite bottle.

Nuvoe lets you upgrade your own water bottle! It is compatible with most wide-neck bottles and most bottle types.

More than one bottle? Swap them out!

Do you use a different bottle during the day and another for the gym or hiking? With additional Magnetic Anchors you can move the Pod amongst your bottles to always drink the cleanest water, no matter what you’re doing. Additional Magnetic Anchors are available as an add-on.

One month's charge.

You can charge your Pod using the supplied magnetic USB cable. One charge is good for 30 days of daily use.

Like bottled water. Without the waste.

Globally, more than 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute and over 91% of these are not recycled. Nuvoe supports the sustainable switch to using a refillable water bottle, and makes sure you are drinking the freshest water possible all day long.

Source: Nace T. We’re Now At A Million Plastic Bottles Per Minute - 91% Of Which Are Not Recycled. Forbes. Published July 26, 2017.

It doesn't stop there.

Upgrade all your water containers.

Nuvoe's small size, and easy to fit mounting system gives you so much choice on where you can use it! You can upgrade other water dispensing and storage devices around the home like filtered water pitchers, jugs & carafes, fridges with a dispensing water containers, and pet water accessories!

Switch Nuvoe to Timer Mode and it will automatically turn on at a regular time interval to keep your water containers as clean as can be.

Clean anything!

UV-C light can clean more than just water! Nuvoe is not permanently attached to your water bottle so you can take it out and use it to de-contaminate more things around the house like your phone, keys, or face mask.

Just attach Nuvoe inside any metallic tin with reflective internal surfaces, double tap the button to start a cleaning cycle and you're ready to go!

Accessorise with a Nuvoe Bottle.

Nuvoe bottles are specially designed to work with the Nuvoe Pod. They feature a built-in Magnetic Anchor, are vacuum insulated, come in a great variety of colours, and have a highly reflective internal surface to improve Nuvoe's ability to freshen your water and clean your bottle.

You will be able to select your Nuvoe Bottle colour in the post-campaign survey.

Colours

The Nuvoe Pod & Magnetic Anchor upgrade will be available in Slate for all 'Nuvoe Pod' perks.

The Nuvoe Pod & Bottle bundle comes in a great range of colours and feature a colour-matched Pod!

Coloured Pods will only be available with the Bottle bundle.

UV-C. How does it work?

UV-C light is the new industry standard technology for hospitals and high traffic public infrastructure. We have miniaturised this technology to a size that can fit inside your water bottle!

When shining UV-C light on bio-contaminants the light penetrates through cell walls disrupting nucleic acids and the structure of the cell's DNA. This leaves them unable to perform vital cellular functions, rendering them ineffective.

We have taken this very same UV-C technology, optimised it and built it into the Nuvoe Pod. The Pod uses three (yes, three!) UV-C LEDs to get rid of those hidden nasties in your water. The LEDs are positioned to maximise the volume of water and bottle surface area the UV-C light reaches.

Pure Light at 275nm.

Each of Nuvoe's LEDs emits light at a peak wavelength of 275nm, the optimal frequency for water-based UV-C applications. 275nm is also the optimal wavelength to target the most common bio-contaminant offenders found in our water bottles.

Why is 275nm more effective than other UV wavelengths? Other wavelengths either target the cell as a whole or specific compounds in the cell. UV-C specifically targets nucleic acids and DNA and requires 1,000x less power to achieve the same effect, and as such, are much safer and more efficient to use.

Other UV-C systems use 280nm based LEDs but Nuvoe's LEDs shifts the peak wavelength down slightly from 280nm to 275nm resulting in up to 25% improvement in efficiency!

Chemical-free, filter-free & no single-use consumables!

UV-C does not rely on chemicals or filtration materials, and can therefore be used effectively and safely. We're tired of the onerous repetitive cost and waste of single-use consumables and subscriptions. This means Nuvoe is an all-in-one, one-off-purchase solution.

Next-gen LED materials.

Old UV-C systems used mercury to generate UV-C light. Nuvoe's LEDs are completely mercury-free. The core of our LEDs are made from a bio-compatible, non-toxic gallium nitride (GaN) which is often used in medical devices like implantable electrodes.

100% Ozone-free.

UV light at very small wavelengths can produce ozone but Nuvoe's spectrum never falls below 250nm. Ozone can only be produced at wavelengths below 185nm meaning it's completely ozone-free! (Ironically, UV-C at 275nm breaks the third oxygen atom that's attached to any ozone, converting it back to straight oxygen!)

Positioned to perform.

Nuvoe is positioned in the middle of the bottle allowing the UV-C to work middle-out. Nuvoe can therefore achieve greater efficiency and coverage compared to being in the lid or the base of the bottle. This has the added advantage of also cleaning under the lid.

The power of 3.

Yes, two is better than one, but three is better than two! The Nuvoe Pod uses three UV-C LEDs to ensure that the UV-C light reaches everywhere inside your bottle.

Food-safe materials & IPX8 construction.

Water is considered a food by the FDA and all contact materials should be classified as food-safe. All materials in the Nuvoe Pod (and Bottle) are food & water-safe and BPA-free. The Pod is completely waterproof to the highest standard.

Testing aplenty.

We've spent months refining our UV-C technology to ensure your Nuvoe Pod freshens your water and cleans your bottle day-in and day-out.

The hype is real!

How is Nuvoe different?

Take a closer look.

Will Nuvoe work with my bottle?

Your bottle needs to meet these two minimum size requirements to fit Nuvoe.

Our Story.

We love our refillable water bottles - we have one with us all the time - but they do come with their own annoyances & problems. We came across news articles & supporting papers that surprised us with how much bio-contamination lives inside our bottles and how municipal water isn't as clean as we think it is. We also hate that funky smell and 'off' taste that can slowly develop throughout the day no matter how much we rinse it out; and the daily chore of washing to keep the water tasting great does become tiresome. We wanted to design a product that upgrades our existing water bottle with self-cleaning super powers and keep us using our bottles every day knowing the water is as clean and fresh as it can be.

The Nuvoe team has over 25 years combined experience delivering innovative technology solutions for start-ups in Australia and around the world and we are excited to bring this experience to our first Indiegogo campaign.

We have deep expertise developing complex electronic devices for consumer and medical device markets. Coupled with our strong network of supply chain and manufacturing partners we are extremely confident we will deliver an outstanding product and experience.

Supporting indigenous communities.

Nuvoe is working with Kembla Corp which is owned by Mark Ella AM (Member of the Order of Australia). Kembla works with Indigenous artists to help support Indigenous communities around Australia.

Production Updates

We've already started tooling and are on schedule to delivery by December 2021.

These are some images of the final prototypes.

Here are some photos showing first off-tool samples from the production tooling. More to come as production progresses!

Visit the "Updates" tab on Indiegogo for more.

Shipping & Taxes

We don’t want to disappoint our backers with late deliveries or confusing shipping rates. That's why we are partnering with global logistics providers to ensure seamless delivery of all rewards across the world.

We'll collect all shipping, sales and VAT taxes when you finalise your order.

Shortly before Nuvoe ships, we will email you a link so you can:

• Input your shipping address and latest delivery information;
• Pay shipping and sales/VAT/GST tax; and
• Finalise your colours and bottle type
• Order additional items like extra Magnetic Anchors, Pods and Bottles.

Below is a shipping estimate table based on the latest data - this excludes any sales tax (USA), VAT (UK & Europe), GST (Australia, Canada, NZ), or similar taxes and duties other countries may charge. We will strive to achieve the right balance of shipping speed and cost efficiency for our backers. We will remain 100% transparent regarding shipping costs and will pass on any potential savings to our backers as well.

There will be an additional incremental shipping cost for multipacks.

Note on Crowdfunding

Indiegogo is not a store; backers support a creative process and pledging is not considered a purchase. Funds raised through Indiegogo will be committed to set project costs like tooling and first batch production and hence can’t be refunded.

Timeline

Your support will fund completion of tooling and first-batch production.  We can't do this without you and we value every contribution that helps us bring Nuvoe to the world.

Risks & Challenges

We have spent a lot of time developing and testing the product to ensure you are getting the best performance and quality outcome we can deliver. We are also constantly working with our suppliers and manufacturing partners to design out as much production risk as possible.

We are now close to delivery, but the ongoing effects of the global pandemic has been an ongoing challenge to our programme timeline. Looking forward, we intend to be on the ground with our factories as we look to complete production pending international borders reopening later this year. As we move through the final stages of tooling and production - we believe the biggest hurdles to the timeline have been accounted for already, so we expect a smoother ride moving forward.

We promise we will be transparent with our progress, clear in our communications and make decisions that ensure you are receiving a quality product that cleans your water and water bottle effectively all the time.

Environmental Concerns

Long Lasting Design

Water bottles have a demanding life and regularly get damaged, Nuvoe has been designed to upgrade an existing water bottle and is built tough enough to go the distance.

Reusability & Recyclability

Globally, more than 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute; and less than 30% of these are recycled. Nuvoe supports the sustainable choice of switching to a refillable water bottle - and ensuring everybody has access to clean water all the time without needless plastic waste. Also, as the Nuvoe Pod is designed as a water bottle upgrade - it can be swapped into new bottles and reused.

Sustainable materials

Nuvoe uses UV-C light which is a chemical free, safe and effective method to purify water from bio-contamination while creating no residual by-products.

Environmentally friendly factories

Our factories are ISO accredited.