Finance & Founders
7 episodes
The people putting money into water, and the ones building companies with it. Investors, accelerators and founders on how water startups get funded and sold, with Tom Ferguson of Burnt Island Ventures, Scott Bryan of Imagine H2O and Wayne Byrne.
Policy & Scarcity Water Tech & Innovation PFAS & Water Quality Climate, Energy & Agriculture Reuse & Wastewater Finance & Founders Desalination & the Ocean All episodes
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A Trillion Dollars Hiding in Plain Sight, with Burnt Island's Tom Ferguson
Water had no dedicated seed fund until 2020. Tom Ferguson on the S-curve, $11B in 2025 exits, and what running the first water VC actually costs.
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He Scaled a $500M Product. His Advice for Water Tech? Slow Down
The engineer who scaled Mirror from startup to Lululemon's $500M acquisition shares why water tech founders need to slow down, think like product managers, and stop building before they know their customer.
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Innovative Financing for Climate Solutions and Water Infrastructure | Liquid Assets Podcast
Ravi Kurani
Innovative financing models are essential for the development and scaling of sustainable infrastructure, particularly in the climate tech sector.
Traditional funding methods often fall short, leaving breakthrough technologies struggling to achieve large-scale deployment. To address this challenge, new approaches are emerging that enable climate tech innovators to
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From Taps to VCs: How This Water Rebel is Flooding Silicon Valley with H2O Startups
Ravi Kurani
Water scarcity is the new oil crisis, but Silicon Valley is asleep at the wheel
In a world grappling with water scarcity and climate change, innovation in water technology has never been more crucial. Yet, the water sector faces unique challenges in attracting investment and fostering entrepreneurship.
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Understanding the Landscape of Industrial Water Sales
Ravi Kurani
"Trust, understanding, and quality are the cornerstones of successful sales in the world of water testing"
Exploring the intricacy of water treatment and customer engagement, this episode of Liquid Assets delves into the crucial role of technical expertise and relationship-building in navigating the complex waters
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Redefining Our Relationship with Water
We're 70% water by mass and 99% by molecule, we could effectively call our species Hydro Sapiens.
Stuart Rudick, an advocate for water, emphasized its central role in life and his journey from a windsurfer concerned about pollution to an investor in water-focused firms like HydroDAO and
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A Guide to Building a Greener 401K with Zach Stein from Carbon Collective
In this episode of Liquid Assets, Zach Stein, the co-founder of Carbon Collective, discusses sustainable investing and the importance of aligning personal and environmental stability. He talks about building better 401Ks that are greener and how his company helps individuals and businesses invest in ways that are aligned with
