The Arab region is one of the most climate vulnerable and water-stressed regions in the world. Water scarcity is exacerbated by underdeveloped water management and farming approaches and made even worse by conflict and threats to land access.

Enter Flowless. Founded in 2019, Flowless is a technology company helping utilities and farmers automate and optimise their operations, saving water, energy, and costs. Ramallah-based Flowless follows a software-as-a-service (SaaS) approach, allowing it to deploy its technology remotely to clients in Jordan, Mali, Kenya, and Ireland.

Baker Bozeyeh, one of three co-founders, had the idea for the company after working for a water utility company in Palestine and seeing the inefficiencies first-hand.

“It was taking two-to-three-man hours per day to simply read meters and produce a daily report, so I started looking for alternative solutions,” he told Philanthropy Age.

Flowless integrates emerging technology, innovative financing, and social responsibility to support water utilities and farmers in enhancing daily operations and resources efficiency.

It starts with collecting real-time data from the field, then analyzes it, providing robust tools for automated leak detection and process optimization, ultimately contributing to cutting water losses and enhancing feasibility.

In 2023, Flowless became the first Palestinian investee of Alfanar, an Arab venture philanthropy organisation, and funding for three years plus management and technical support.

“Saving water in this way is generating an environmental impact, a social impact and an economic impact,” explained Flowless’s marketing officer, Aya Bozeyeh. “If people can save water, they can save money and invest that into other things,” she added.

If Flowless wins the Spark prize, the company plans to invest its prize money in expanding its client base.