Imagine H
2O 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 H
2O 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 H
2O has worked with over 350 water startups. It also works with agriculture technology companies.
Funding
Imagine H
2O 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 H
2O 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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