Our story
Built by engineers,
for engineers.
AquaForge was founded at the intersection of two careers: deep water treatment process engineering and enterprise SaaS execution. That combination is what makes AquaForge different from legacy engineering tools and generic AI platforms trying to enter this space.
How we started
We built the platform we wished existed.
“We saw months wasted on manual regulatory research, designs constrained by time rather than optimized for outcomes, and an industry facing unprecedented demand with a shrinking expert workforce.”
Water treatment engineering has a knowledge crisis. Senior process engineers are retiring faster than expertise can be transferred. Regulatory requirements are expanding across jurisdictions and languages at a pace that manual research cannot match. And the tools available to engineering firms and municipalities have not kept up.
AquaForge was built to close that gap. By combining automated regulatory intelligence across 50 languages with AI-powered treatment chain generation, we built the tool that treats every project as if your most experienced senior engineer reviewed every applicable regulation before the first design decision was made.
The founders
The right experience for a problem this specific.
Patrick Drolet
CEO and Co-founder
Patrick brings to AquaForge a rare expertise at the intersection of mission-critical SaaS, regulated environments, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
A former executive at Notarius, he helped transform the company into a recurring SaaS model, grew the team to 80 employees, and led the business to a successful $50M exit. Notarius serves highly regulated clients, the majority of whom are engineers.
Patrick has also managed $38M USD product portfolios across more than 20 countries, developed expertise in the simulation of physical phenomena, and used AI to transform multiple internal processes and product lines.
At AquaForge, he drives product vision, commercial architecture, and go-to-market execution: turning complex expertise into a reliable, traceable software platform that water engineering teams can actually adopt.
Mohamed Laaroussi
President and Strategic Advisor
Mohamed brings to AquaForge hands-on expertise in clean technologies, wastewater treatment, and the development of industrial solutions.
Founder of several technology companies, including 15 years with E2Metrix for on-site PFAS treatment and destruction, he brings more than 37 years of experience in business development, R&D, finance, and strategic alliances across international markets.
At AquaForge, he plays the critical role of connecting AI to the realities of water treatment engineering: emerging contaminants, process selection, operational constraints, treatment performance, and defensible technical decisions.
Advisory board
Built with guidance from industry leaders.
AquaForge’s advisors cover the four dimensions that matter most in water treatment infrastructure: municipal operations, academic research on emerging contaminants, institutional investment, and civil engineering.
Éric Bergeron
Senior Director,
Wastewater Treatment – WSP Québec
André Petitclerc
IT Investment Advisor,
Investissement Québec
Dr. Hubert Cabana
Director, Civil Engineering,
Université of Sherbrooke
Dr. Sébastien Sauvé
Canada Research Chair, Emerging Contaminants, Université of Montréal
Patent-pending AI simulation technology (US 63/743,435)
AquaForge’s core engine is built on a patented methodology for AI-powered simulation of water contaminant treatment. This is not a wrapper around a general-purpose language model. It is a purpose-built approach to matching engineering design to applicable regulation, with intellectual property protection that reflects the depth of that work.
Our mission
“To democratize water treatment engineering so that every engineer, regardless of seniority or location, can design safe, compliant, and optimized water infrastructure.”
AquaForge, 2026
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