The Klir Solution
Maintaining drinking water and wastewater for your utility doesn’t have to be complicated. With Klir, you can automate the administrative work so you can focus on the bigger picture–improving the quality of life for the people of DC.
A Word From Our Customers
How do our existing customers use Klir to support their utilities? Find out directly from them!
Environmental Compliance
The Klir platform offers tools and dashboards to manage every aspect of DC Water’s environmental compliance–from audits and legal to environmental aspects and policy.
Water System Permitting and Compliance 101
Organizing and navigating your way out of the water industry’s permit ‘storm’ while preparing for a digital future.
Permit Management
Your Water Utility’s One-Stop-Shop for Permit Management Are you tired of wasting valuable time digging through emails and spreadsheets just to get a clear picture
A 360° View of Your Utility
With Klir’s user-friendly interface, it’s easy to review and store important records, assign tasks, and visualize monitoring plans all in one place.
Inspections Management
The Best Inspections Management Software for Wastewater Utilities You shouldn’t have to rely on memory, personal reminders, and spreadsheets to manage your inspection schedules and
Drinking Water Management
Do It All With the Complete Platform for Drinking Water Management From water quality and compliance to customer management and operations, Klir is the single
Wastewater Management
The All-In-One Platform for Wastewater Management Klir is the collaborative platform that lets you control every aspect of wastewater management–from water quality, to NPDES permits,
IT and Data Security
We understand that IT teams and cybersecurity are integral components of your utility’s infrastructure. We’re here to partner with you for a seamless and secure user experience.
Data Security
Keep Your Data Safe with Klir In our increasingly networked world, cybersecurity is key to securing critical water and wastewater infrastructure. Here’s how Klir keeps
Meet Our Team
Get to know some of our key team members who will guide you through your sustainable innovation journey.
David Lynch
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Klir
David Lynch holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Dublin City University with a specialty in Computer Science. He graduated third in his class and received a special commendation from the university’s Uaneen Council. David has worked for 12 years in business architecture, software system design, and policy implementation. He has also worked internationally on water and represented Ireland in bilateral meetings at the European Commission.
David participated in Y Combinator 2020, an acceleration program that has helped launched AirBnB, Dropbox, Quora, Reddit and more and was named by Forbes as one of the most successful startup accelerators in Silicon Valley.
Elaine Kelly
Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Klir
Elaine Kelly holds a Bachelors in Economics and German. She has over 15 years of experience in technology implementation and was consecutively rated the number one consultant in Accenture in annual performance reviews. Elaine earned a reputation for saving spiralling software projects and bringing them to successful completion. She has extensive experience in all aspects of people management and remote software delivery.
Elaine participated in Y Combinator 2020, an acceleration program that has helped launched AirBnB, Dropbox, Quora, Reddit and more and was named by Forbes as one of the most successful startup accelerators in Silicon Valley.
Dr. Tom Stafford
Chief Product Officer at Klir
Tom has more than thirty years experience in water, sustainability and environmental management
He spent eight years as a senior manager in the Irish Public Utility responsible for all water services in Ireland. Prior to that he spent eighteen as a senior manager within the Environmental Protection Agency.
He has more than twenty years’ experience in International Development Projects in eastern Europe, Euro Asia and Africa.
He is an expert in the fields of Urban Waste Water (UWWD), Drinking Water, Water Framework Directive, Industrial Permitting (IED/IPPC)
Jessica Wood
Director of Sales at Klir
Jessica Wood joined as Klir’s first sales employee, and now leads the sales organization within the US. Since joining Klir, she has quickly expanded Klir’s presence by deeply understanding her customer’s needs, building trust-based relationships, and ensuring customers realize the value of Klir within their respective utility.
Prior to Klir, Jessica led teams across an array of growth functions including sales, strategy, operations, and M&A within the technology space. She received a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Jessica currently lives in New York City.
From Our Investor
Josh Fredberg
Josh Fredberg joined Insight Partners in 2021 as a Managing Director.
Insight accelerates revenue and profit in software companies. Their obsession with software has produced a habit of success. They recognize industry patterns, emerging tech markets and software trends. They’ve accumulated the knowledge to understand the strategies needed to win.
As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm’s recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO.
