, a clean tech company on a mission to eliminate toxic PFAS chemicals. These chemicals, used in products like rain jackets and non-stick cookware, are resistant to water and grease but pose health risks and water contamination. Aquagga build PFAS destruction units, leveraging certain compressed water properties that can help break down the bonds that hold PFAS together.
It took home the first prize in the U.S. EPA's Destroy PFAS Challenge. The company has secured nearly $5 million in funding to date, including from the Jones & Foster Accelerator, and brought in $2.3 million in revenue last year.Michael Petrochuk, a neurodivergent and autistic person, strives to help the lives of others after facing many challenges in his childhood. Soon after graduating from the University of Washington, Petrochuk began an internship at Lattice.