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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 culminate in a public pitch event or demo day. While traditional business incubators are often g ...
founded in 2008. It is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
. 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 March 2018, Imagine H2O has worked with over 350 water startups. It also works with agriculture technology companies.


Funding

Imagine H2O partners with and is sponsored by a number of foundations and corporations, including
Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and intern ...
and th
California Water Foundation


Urban Drinking Water Challenge

Imagine H2O has partnered with 11th Hour Racing and Bluewater. to find and deploy innovative technologies aimed at solving the lack of drinking water in urban areas. The challenge closes on July 2, 2018 and has a prize pool of $1,000,000.


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 2012) o ...
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Business incubator 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 ca ...


References


Further reading


''National Geographic''''Water Tech''Techcrunch

''The Business Journal''''Food Safety Magazine''


External links

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{{US Business Incubators Non-profit organizations based in California Business incubators of the United States Organizations based in San Francisco Startup accelerators Organizations established in 2008