Imagine H2O’s Urban Water Challenge is a global competition to identify decentralized drinking water solutions for water-scarce cities. In partnership with 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater, the Challenge equips promising entrepreneurs with the resources to scale solutions for urban water resilience. Since the inaugural competition in 2018, 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater have committed $1.5 […]
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Megan Glover is the CEO and Co-Founder of 120WaterAudit, based in Zionsville, Indiana. The company’s software and testing kits are reimagining a world with lead free drinking water. In just 16 months, their software has been implemented to manage nearly 100,000 locations across 9 states to protect more than 500,000 lives. This week, they raised […]
Minhaj Chowdhury, Drinkwell CEO and Co-Founder, shares his journey deploying and scaling his water access solution across Chittagong, Bangladesh. Discover how he is expanding Drinkwell’s impact by collaborating with the World Bank and the Imagine H2O Urban Water Challenge. Original post: http://blogs.worldbank.org/water/building-smarter-water-partnerships Can smart philanthropy catalyze public-private partnerships that balance long-term financial sustainability with the […]
Applications for Imagine H2O’s 2020 Accelerator, the top entrepreneurial development program for founders in the water sector, are now open. Last year, 255 companies applied from 46 countries, showcasing an extraordinary diversity of opportunities, insights and technical ability, making the judging panel’s job of picking just 13 companies very challenging indeed. 2019 has demonstrated the […]
Urban Water Challenge finalists address fundamental issues in water & sanitation globally Urban water systems are under pressure worldwide. In India, 20 cities are projected to run out of groundwater in 2020, after Chennai hit Day Zero this year. Sydney is currently under mandatory water restrictions. In Namibia, the capital city Windhoek has declared a […]
Imagine H2O Announces Six Finalists for the 2019 Urban Water Challenge Update August 27, 2019: Three startups announced as Challenge Winners (see news release). Urban communities are at the frontlines of the global water crisis. While Chennai grapples with a worsening water shortage, Day Zero has become a reality for a majority of the city’s […]
John Gradek is the co-founder & CEO of Water Warriors, based in Cincinnati, OH. A crowd favorite at the 2019 Accelerator Demo Day, John and his partners Dr Rakesh Govind and Steve Chamberland have bootstrapped their way to an enviable position, generating considerable revenues not only domestically but also in India. At every turn, they’ve […]
Lim Chong Tee is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of WateROAM, a Singapore-based startup that designs portable water filtration systems for use in disaster relief operations or rural communities without access to clean water. Winner of the Shell LiveWIRE Awards and the “Most Investment Potential” at PUB’s Singapore Water Innovation Week, WateROAM’s award-winning products […]
Demo Day marked the end of Imagine H2O Asia’s Water Innovation Week Singapore, the accelerator’s kick-off bootcamp designed to equip water entrepreneurs with the resources to scale their businesses in Southeast Asia Imagine H2O Asia’s eight 2019 accelerator companies, selected from a global field of 110 startups, are reimagining how businesses, cities and communities across […]
Daniel Zillante is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zilper Trenchless, a Cambridge-based trenchless technology startup that specializes in creating cost-efficient equipment for infrastructure projects. From winning the MIT DesignX Demo Day competition to taking home more than $425k from the Rice Business Plan Competition, Zilper Trenchless is quickly gaining momentum. Daniel sat down with us […]