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Aquablu Tech Stack

Smart water dispensers with functional flavors for office and workplace consumption

Food & Beverages Amsterdam, North Holland 51–200 employees Founded 2018 Privately Held

Aquablu manufactures IoT-enabled water dispensers (REFILL+) that deliver flavored, vitamin-enriched water without single-use plastic. The tech stack is hardware-centric—C/C++ firmware, STM32 microcontrollers, JTAG debugging, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity—paired with enterprise ERPs (NetSuite, SAP Business One, Odoo) and sales tools (HubSpot, Gong). Active hiring across engineering, ops, and manufacturing, combined with projects around electrical systems, PCB design, and QA automation, reflects a company scaling from prototype to production. Pain points cluster around quality systems, partner network buildout, and field non-conformities—typical friction for a hardware startup moving from pilot to enterprise deployments.

Tech Stack 17 technologies

Core StackJira Gong LinkedIn Ads Google Ads HubSpot NetSuite C/C++ Notion STM32 JTAG Oscilloscope Wi-Fi Bluetooth I2C UART SAP Business One Odoo

What Aquablu Is Building

Challenges

  • Building partner ecosystem from scratch
  • Critical gaps in expertise and capacity
  • Scaling quality globally
  • Upcoming office move
  • Scaling office operations
  • Non-conformities in the field
  • Building quality organization from scratch
  • Integrating qa data across tools
  • Improving direct sales performance
  • Enhancing partner enablement

Active Projects

  • New electrical systems and pcbs
  • Automate qa processes
  • Build high-performing partner network
  • Firmware development in c/c++
  • Predict and prevent failures
  • Implement qms and qa strategy
  • Refine channel playbooks
  • Intern recruitment processes
  • Office relocation project
  • Upcoming office move

Hiring Activity

Steady15 roles · 6 in 30d

Department

Engineering
5
Ops
4
Sales
2
HR
1
Manufacturing
1
Marketing
1
Operations
1

Seniority

Mid
8
Manager
3
Senior
2
Intern
1
Lead
1
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About Aquablu

Aquablu, founded in 2018 and based in Amsterdam, builds smart water dispensers marketed toward offices and workplaces seeking plastic-free hydration. The REFILL+ dispenser dispenses still, sparkling, and chilled water with added vitamins and minerals via tablet or flavor cartridge refills. The company operates across hardware engineering, manufacturing, sales, and operations with 51–200 employees. Current scaling efforts focus on quality management systems, channel partnerships, and geographic expansion into France and the Netherlands.

HeadquartersAmsterdam, North Holland
Company Size51–200 employees
Founded2018
Hiring MarketsFrance, Netherlands

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech does Aquablu use in its water dispensers?

Firmware in C/C++ running on STM32 microcontrollers, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity (I2C, UART for peripheral communication). Cloud and backend leverage HubSpot, NetSuite, and SAP Business One for operations and sales.

Where does Aquablu hire?

Primarily Netherlands and France. The company is based in Amsterdam and actively recruiting across both countries.

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