Imagine H2O’s Accelerator & Urban Water Challenge programs announce their 2023 startup cohorts We are in a promising era of water innovation. Technology advancements, increased investment, expanding awareness, collaboration and favorable policy are creating a fertile ground for water innovation to grow – allowing for new solutions to address the world’s water challenges. As the […]
The Sustainable Access Solution Fund will pilot innovative technologies for water-stressed and climate-impacted communities Atlanta, San Francisco, Singapore The Coca-Cola Foundation and Imagine H2O, a global nonprofit that accelerates and deploys new water innovations, have partnered to scale entrepreneurial solutions for the global water crisis. The Sustainable Access Solution Fund (“Solution Fund”) unlocks targeted grants […]
Thirteen companies will participate in the Singapore-based water accelerator and market access program to tackle the region’s water and wastewater challenges.The pressures facing many communities on the frontlines of the global water and climate crisis across Asia are spurring bold, new commitments to accelerate the uptake of innovation. India has committed to meeting 20% of […]
Join the Imagine H2O team and our startups at WEFTEC! Sunday, October 9 Welcome Reception in partnership with Current Water Join our startups, mentors, tech adopters, and sponsors for a lively pre-weftec networking reception. This event is sponsored by Burnt Island Ventures (Invite only, reach out to our team if you are interested in attending) 5:00 […]
Water Technology Access Partnership (WTAP), a joint initiative between Imagine H2O Asia and The World Bank, kicked off its first project in Pakistan with Aquaffirm. They will collaborate with the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) to validate their patented digital sensor for real-time arsenic testing across over 200 wells in Punjab province. LEARN […]
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Imagine H2O’s Accelerator & Urban Water Challenge programs announce their 2023 startup cohorts We are in a promising era of water innovation. Technology advancements, increased investment, expanding awareness, collaboration and favorable policy are creating a fertile ground for water innovation to grow – allowing for new solutions to address the world’s water challenges. As the […]
Applications open for the organization’s zero-equity accelerator and pilot funding programs With countless wildfires in the west and hurricanes in the east, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to remain hopeful about the climate crisis. Imagine H2O, a non-profit water accelerator, is working with startups to change the narrative. Imagine H2O believes that innovation and entrepreneurship can […]
Arable (IH2O ’17) announces their $40M Series C funding led by Galvanize Climate Solutions LLC and Qualcomm Ventures. Give us a brief overview of what Arable Labs is working on. Arable captures, aggregates and analyzes both historical and real-time data on crop and microclimate to reduce risk throughout the agricultural supply chain. We work with the most innovative growers and […]
President of Imagine H2O, the world’s leading Water Innovation Accelerator — with $800+M raised in early-stage funding and 1.1 billion people (and counting) served — recently spoke to Antoine Walter. Listen to the Podcast on Apple Music or Spotify Topics Covered include: How Imagine H2O’s Alumni network now extends to 168 portfolio companies in 20 countries […]
Imagine H2O’s Accelerator & Urban Water Challenge programs announce their 2023 startup cohorts We are in a promising era of water innovation. Technology advancements, increased investment, expanding awareness, collaboration and favorable policy are creating a fertile ground for water innovation to grow – allowing for new solutions to address the world’s water challenges. As the […]
Imagine H2O Asia (IH2O Asia) builds solutions to Asia’s water challenges by connecting global startups to new markets, partners and pilot support from our Singapore hub. Cohort 4 will boast an expanded pool of deployment partners and pilot funding resources, as well as more customized accelerator services to help companies at different stages of market […]
Imagine H2O Vice President Kelly Trott has made the shortlist for the UCLA Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. This prize awards $100,000, annually to a scientist, entrepreneur, engineer, activist or artist—under the age of 40—who stands poised to make a game-changing difference. Kelly who leads Imagine H2O’s pilot funding activities to support water innovation projects […]
Finding investors, securing new customers, and entering new markets are challenges faced by every startup. For 12 years, Imagine H2O has guided 150+ entrepreneurs on this journey and helped them raise over $800 million in equity capital. Imagine H2O recently launched a 3-month application intake period to find the next best water technology startups. Over […]
Droughts, storms, climate change—issues affecting the water sector are becoming more and more pressing. The world needs transformative solutions that make a real difference. Imagine H2O has created a global ecosystem to lead this charge. It’s time that our brand reflects our vision for the future. Today, we are excited to introduce a new Imagine […]
CONNECT WITH US AND OUR STARTUPS April 18 – 20, 2022 (Sands Expo & Convention Centre) Visit Imagine H2O and our startups at a dedicated innovation pavilion featuring 20 water tech startups from Imagine H2O Asia’s Cohort 3 and alumni: CleanEdge (Singapore); DigitalPaani (India); EF Polymer (India); Evove (UK); Fluid Robotics (India); Hydroquo+ (Bangladesh); Hydroleap […]
Imagine H2O’s Accelerator & Urban Water Challenge programs announce their 2023 startup cohorts We are in a promising era of water innovation. Technology advancements, increased investment, expanding awareness, collaboration and favorable policy are creating a fertile ground for water innovation to grow – allowing for new solutions to address the world’s water challenges. As the […]
Join our six finalists as they make coastal cities more healthy, efficient, equitable, and resilient. We are excited to introduce a new cohort of Urban Water Challenge entrepreneurs. Since our launch in 2018, the Challenge has helped 16 startups complete 19 pilots in 10 countries. This year will unlock $365k in pilot awards for Cohort […]
Twelve innovators from six countries will partner with the Singapore-based accelerator program to solve South and Southeast Asia’s water and wastewater crisis Asia is the world’s most water-stressed continent. While home to more than half of the world’s inhabitants, Asia has less freshwater available per capita than anywhere else. Population growth, particularly in low-lying coastal […]
In the world of water and wastewater, algae is often seen as the problem. With agricultural runoff, municipal and industrial wastewater, and other sources of nitrogen and phosphorus entering our waterways, harmful algal blooms are increasing at an alarming rate. This is contaminating our drinking water, killing marine life, and polluting the broader environment. In […]
Global Partnership Scales Imagine H2O’s Work with Entrepreneurial Water Solutions Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s greatest water challenges has announced an expanded commitment to Imagine H2O, the leading water innovation accelerator and ecosystem for water entrepreneurs. As a global partner, Xylem brings expanded support to […]
Join us at Stockholm World Water Week August 23–27 for five sessions featuring entrepreneurs, investors, businesses, and issue area experts THE SWEDISH FISH TANK — GRAND CHAMPION EDITION Date: Monday, August 23 Time: 12pm PST Get to know previous finalists of the Urban Water Challenge who are returning to battle in The Swedish Fish Tank’s Champions Edition, a […]
Across the country, city councils are passing legislation to promote onsite water reuse, with San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin leading the way. As real estate owners and utilities face these new regulations, Epic’s success proves that the future of water and wastewater infrastructure is already being rebuilt — and it’s resilient, efficient, and pretty epic! Here, […]
Led by the Water GP in collaboration with Imagine H2O Asia, the Water Technology Access Partnership (WTAP) creates new pathways for utilities in the region to identify, test and deploy innovative solutions that accelerate progress towards SDG 6. Learn about the initiative and how it aims to make innovation relevant and accessible to its utility […]
Applications to Imagine H2O Asia’s accelerator and market access program are open! What is Imagine H2O Asia? Imagine H2O Asia helps promising water entrepreneurs build and scale solutions across the Asia-Pacific. Harnessing Imagine H2O’s decade of experience supporting 100+ startups, Imagine H2O Asia provides you with the partners, resources and insights to power your success. But […]
What do San Francisco and Chicago have in common? They’re home to organizations focused on ensuring that water technology entrepreneurs succeed. By creating a new water innovation pipeline from the West Coast to the Third Coast, Imagine H2O and Current will work together to support startups leveraging innovation to solve global water challenges. The goal […]
The Urban Water Challenge features the Ocean Sewage Alliance & Sanivation on World Oceans Day Last year on World Ocean Day, the Urban Water Challenge featured The Nature Conservancy’s Stephanie Wear to explain sewage pollution, the ocean sized problem no one was talking about. Since then, we have worked with Stephanie and 15 other water […]
During the spring 2021 semester, six students from University of Southern California’s Impact Investing Group (IIG) collaborated with Imagine H2O on a consulting project. Their scope of work focused on evaluating how Imagine H2O communicates the impact of the organization, the ecosystem and of the portfolio. They focused on our 2020 Impact Report, our portfolio […]