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IT’S TIME TO TRANSFORM THE
FUTURE OF WATER

We accelerate and fund water innovation, globally.

Our Purpose

Imagine H2O builds solutions with the world’s best water entrepreneurs

 

IH2O Impact: Men on Water Doing Science

Droughts last longer. Floods hit harder. Safe water remains out of reach for 2.1 billion people. AI, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and other industries are driving water demand, pushing limited supplies to the breaking point.

The solutions are within reach, but the challenge lies in bringing them to scale.

We remove the barriers by giving entrepreneurs access to the mentorship, markets and pilot support they need to scale with utilities and corporate water users.

Our Impact

Over a decade of innovative water solutions

Our startups are advancing circularity and efficiency, expanding access, improving health, and tackling climate change. 

Explore our impact
270
startups from 30 countries
$1.3B+
raised by our startups
$2.3M
in deployment funding, supporting 78 projects in 22 countries
30+
Tech Adopters
Catalytic Capital

The Water Innovation Pilot Fund de-risks water technologies faster

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Since 2023, we have designed and funded 29 projects around the world.

We pair catalytic funding with technical assistance to maximize impact.

Partners include The Coca-Cola Foundation and other major philanthropies. 

Engage With Us

Imagine H2O brings startups, end-users, and funders together to achieve shared goals in water and climate

Begin your journey with us

Startup Accelerators

Learn about our innovation programs with the Accelerator and Imagine H2O Asia.

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Pilot Funding

Help us bring innovation to where its needed the most by supporting the Water Innovation Pilot Fund.

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Tech Adopter Network

Join a growing community of early adopters to access and trial our solutions.

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Case Study

Solving Water Loss With AI

Solutions to minimize water loss are critical, with freshwater demand projected to outstrip supply by 40% in the next 5 years.

SmartTerra’s AI-powered solution creates a real-time, adaptive model of a utility’s infrastructure and customers to identify causes of water loss.

Imagine H2O’s Water Innovation Pilot Fund has helped SmartTerra unlock trials outside of India, including an ongoing multi-city deployment in Indonesia to reduce NRW.

By the numbers

26 billion m³
treated water is lost annually worldwide
Imagine H2O has been pivotal to scaling our business. They brought us strategic funding, additional clients and opened market segments we wouldn’t have accessed otherwise.
Megan Glover CEO & Co-Founder, 120Water, IH2O ’19
Water innovation is vital yet challenging. Imagine H2O unites entrepreneurs, adopters, influencers & capital to move the sector forward.
Ifetayo Venner Wastewater Treatment Service Line Leader, Arcadis
Our Portfolio

Meet the world’s leading water innovators

Our startups are transforming how water is used, treated, digitized, monitored, and accessed.

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change:Water Labs

change:Water Labs

Cambridge, MA, United States

Safe & private sanitation in unsewered homes

Cohort

2018; 2022

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Accelerator, Urban Water Challenge

Aquarius Spectrum

Aquarius Spectrum

Netanya, Israel

Water pipe monitoring & leak detection

Cohort

2015

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Accelerator

TeamSolve

TeamSolve

Digitizing Operations

Digital knowledge companion that integrates institutional SOPs, workforce knowledge and field reports to generate problem-solving insights during daily operations, incident troubleshooting and management through a conversational AI platform.

Cohort

4

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Asia

Capta Hydro

Capta Hydro

Santiago, Chile

Capta Hydro’s specialized hardware and software solutions empower infrastructure managers with better tools to capture, analyze, and manage surface water data – leading to improved water distribution management and millions of cubic meters of water reclaimed.

Cohort

2024

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Accelerator