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IT’S TIME TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF WATER

We accelerate and fund water innovation, globally.

Our Purpose

Imagine H2O builds solutions with the world’s best water entrepreneurs

Droughts last longer. Floods hit harder. Safe water remains out of reach for 2.1 billion people. AI, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and other industries are driving water demand, pushing limited supplies to the breaking point.

The solutions are within reach, but the challenge lies in bringing them to scale.

We remove the barriers by giving entrepreneurs access to the mentorship, markets and pilot support they need to scale with utilities and corporate water users.

Our Impact

Over a decade of innovative water solutions

Our startups are advancing circularity and efficiency, expanding access, improving health, and tackling climate change. 

Explore our impact 255 startups from 30 countries $1.3B+ raised by our startups $2.3M in deployment funding, supporting 78 projects in 22 countries 30+ Tech Adopters Catalytic Capital

The Water Innovation Pilot Fund de-risks water technologies faster

Learn more about Water Innovation Pilot Fund I Since 2023, we have designed and funded 29 projects around the world.

We pair catalytic funding with technical assistance to maximize impact.

Partners include The Coca-Cola Foundation and other major philanthropies. 

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Engage With Us

Imagine H2O brings startups, end-users, and funders together to achieve shared goals in water and climate

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Startup Accelerators

Learn about our innovation programs with the Accelerator and Imagine H2O Asia.

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Pilot Funding

Help us bring innovation to where its needed the most by supporting the Water Innovation Pilot Fund.

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Tech Adopter Network

Join a growing community of early adopters to access and trial our solutions.

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Solving Water Loss With AI

Solutions to minimize water loss are critical, with freshwater demand projected to outstrip supply by 40% in the next 5 years.

SmartTerra’s AI-powered solution creates a real-time, adaptive model of a utility’s infrastructure and customers to identify causes of water loss.

Imagine H2O’s Water Innovation Pilot Fund has helped SmartTerra unlock trials outside of India, including an ongoing multi-city deployment in Indonesia to reduce NRW.

By the numbers

26 billion m³ treated water is lost annually worldwide

Imagine H2O has been pivotal to scaling our business. They brought us strategic funding, additional clients and opened market segments we wouldn’t have accessed otherwise.

Water innovation is vital yet challenging. Imagine H2O unites entrepreneurs, adopters, influencers & capital to move the sector forward.

Our Portfolio

Meet the world’s leading water innovators

Our startups are transforming how water is used, treated, digitized, monitored, and accessed.

Explore our portfolio

Tussar

Tussar Learn More

Water & wastewater metal recovery

Cohort

Accelerator 2011

Drinkwell

Drinkwell Learn more

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Community operated filtration for contaminated water

Cohort

2015; 2018

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Accelerator, Urban Water Challenge

Capta Hydro

Capta Hydro Learn more

Santiago, Chile

Capta Hydro’s specialized hardware and software solutions empower infrastructure managers with better tools to capture, analyze, and manage surface water data – leading to improved water distribution management and millions of cubic meters of water reclaimed.

Cohort

2024

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Accelerator

SmartValve

SmartValve Learn more

Dunston, UK

Manual Asset Management

SmartValve provides real-time guidance for utility field operators through a mobile application that manages manual assets in clean water networks and documents operational workflows. 

In the last seven years, SmartValve has helped its utility customers regulate transient pressure in the network, saving $1.9 million in water quality fines and $9.5 million in repairs from reduced pipe bursts.

Cohort

2024

Programs participated

Imagine H2O Asia

The Latest

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2 Pilot Projects Scaling Impact with Imagine H2O Pilot Fund Support

Introduction Every drop of water that’s treated or moved carries an energy cost, typically measured in kilowatts and carbon emissions. But the water-energy nexus, or the complex relationship between water and energy, extends beyond just carbon. Other overlooked greenhouse gases (GHGs) are responsible for a surprising share of the water sector’s footprint – and have […]

November 9, 2025

Imagine H2O at WEFTEC 2025

Join the Imagine H2O team and 29 of our portfolio companies at WEFTEC! Sunday, September 28 Imagine H2O WEFTEC Welcome Reception Join our startups, mentors, tech adopters, and sponsors for a lively pre-WEFTEC networking reception. This invite-only event is hosted by Imagine H2O, Burnt Island Ventures, Emerald, Membrion, and Veralto. Monday, September 29 10:00 AM […]

September 10, 2025

Imagine H2O Announces New Grantees Supported by the Water Innovation Pilot Fund

The Water Innovation Pilot Fund is managed by Imagine H2O and provides recoverable grants to accelerate the adoption of water solutions by providing financing and technical assistance to startups for pilots. This article highlights four new projects supported by the Fund. One year since its launch, Imagine H2O’s Water Innovation Pilot Fund is already making […]

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