KETOS
Sensors & Transducers · Water Utilities
$33.3Mtotal raised · 3 rounds on record
$10Mlatest round · Venture round · May 2024 · 2 yr ago
3backers · Plug and Play, Better Ventures
20stories in the press
Overview
Transform water operations. KETOS provides fully automated water quality monitoring for Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal applications.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$33.3M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$10M
Venture round · May 2024 · 2 yr ago
Backers
3
Plug and Play, Better Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
29 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 28, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $10M · led by Tenfore Holdings · Pulse 2.0
Jun 10, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $8.3M · SEC Form D
Jul 2, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $15M · SEC Form D
2015
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | May 2024 | $10M | Tenfore Holdings lead | Pulse 2.0 |
| Venture round | Jun 2022 | $8.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jul 2020 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Ketos Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Meena SankaranExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Visa sponsorship
2 ▼ 33%
H-1B filings in 12 months
2
Green card filings
$128k
Median offered salary
Who they sponsor
Natural sciences managers
2
In the register as Ketos, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (+2 more)
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People

Meena Sankaran
Executive Officer, Director

Heidi Patel
Director

Veery Maxwell
Director

Ollen Douglass
Director

Ming Chow
Director
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News
Real Estate Water Testing in the South Bay: A Timeline for Agents and Buyers (2026)
Real estate water testing is a lab panel ordered during escrow to check what a standard inspection cannot: the metals, nitrate, and other chemistry dissolved in a property's water. The post Real Estate Water Testing in the South Bay: A Timeline for Agents
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Drinking Water Testing in Sunnyvale (2026): What Actually Happens to Your Sample
After you order drinking water testing near me, or anywhere, your sample follows a fixed path: collect it with the kit that ships to you, mail it back with the prepaid label already included, and the lab logs, analyzes, and reports it within 5 to 7 busine
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Santa Clara County Water Testing: Which Cities Have PFAS, Nitrate, or Hard Water Issues (2026)
Santa Clara County water testing turns up different answers depending on which city you live in and which source feeds your tap. The post Santa Clara County Water Testing: Which Cities Have PFAS, Nitrate, or Hard Water Issues (2026) appeared first on KETO
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The Home Inspection Water Test: A Santa Clara County Inspector's Add-On Guide (2026)
A home inspection water test is a laboratory water-quality panel a buyer orders alongside the standard inspection, because neither a general home inspection nor a pest inspection analyzes what is dissolved in the water itself. The post The Home Inspection
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How to Test for PFAS in Water (and When You Actually Need a Lab)
How to test for PFAS in water comes down to three real options: a rapid test strip, an at-home extraction kit you mail to a lab, or a full laboratory panel. The post How to Test for PFAS in Water (and When You Actually Need a Lab) appeared first on KETOS.
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When Should a Bay Area Home Send Water for PFAS Testing?
Send a sample to a lab when you want a number that actually compares to the federal limit: PFAS results in parts per trillion, checked against the EPA's 4 ppt standard for PFOA and PFOS. The post When Should a Bay Area Home Send Water for PFAS Testing? ap
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School Water Testing in Santa Clara County: What California Law Requires for Schools and Daycares
Two California lead-testing laws drive school water testing in Santa Clara County. Community water systems already tested lead in drinking water at public K-12 schoolsites built before 2010, and licensed child care centers in pre-2010 buildings must test
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Well Water Testing Near Me: A South Bay Homeowner's Guide (2026)
Private wells in Santa Clara County are permitted through Santa Clara Valley Water District, but nobody tests the water on a schedule unless the well owner arranges it. The post Well Water Testing Near Me: A South Bay Homeowner's Guide (2026) appeared fir
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Water Testing in the South Bay (2026): What a Sunnyvale Lab Actually Tests For
Searching "water testing near me" usually means wanting a straight answer about what is actually in your tap. The post Water Testing in the South Bay (2026): What a Sunnyvale Lab Actually Tests For appeared first on KETOS.
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Water Testing Lab in Sunnyvale, CA (2026): What KETOS Tests and How Samples Get There
If you searched for a water testing lab near me from the South Bay, the closest match is KETOS Environmental Lab Services (KELP), a laboratory at 520 Mercury Dr in Sunnyvale, California. The post Water Testing Lab in Sunnyvale, CA (2026): What KETOS Tests
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Milpitas
United States
HQ

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