Imagine H2O is an international
startup accelerator
Startup accelerators, also known as seed accelerators, are fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components, and (sometimes) culminate in a public pitch event or demo day. While traditional business incubato ...
founded in 2008. It is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
.
Imagine H2O provides early stage water startups with mentorship
and introductions to investors,
strategic partners, and end-users.
As a nonprofit, the organization does not take equity in its startups. As of February, 2024, Imagine H2O has worked with over 217 water startups to tackle climate change, improve health, expand equity, and advance resource circularity and efficiency.
Funding
Imagine H2O partners with and is sponsored by a number of foundations and corporations, including the
Coca Cola FoundationADB and
Xylem
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue (biology), tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem; both of these are part of the vascular bundle. The basic function of the xylem is to transport water upward from the roots to parts o ...
.
See also
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Water Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of more than 34,000 individual members and 75 Member Associations (MAs) representing water quality professionals around the world. WEF, which was form ...
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American Water Works Association
American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international non-profit, scientific and educational association founded to improve water quality and supply. Established in 1881, it is a lobbying organization representing a membership (as of 2024) o ...
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Business incubator
A business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services, starting with management training and office space, and ending with venture ...
References
Further reading
''National Geographic''''Water Tech''Techcrunch
''The Business Journal''''Food Safety Magazine''
External links
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