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Entrepreneurial creative specialising in water, circular economy & climate-tech | Founder | Journalist | Video storyteller | Podcaster | Speaker & Moderator

It's encouraging to see water start-ups emerging in Europe and attracting investment from traditional climate funds. Formerly Grimm Water Solutions, the rebranded Pluvion closed a €1 million pre-seed financing round to scale a software solution to help detect, locate and forecast foreign water infiltration in sewer networks. It was great to connect with Luis Sperr from kopa ventures about the fund's first investment into water tech through Pluvion. The organisation will join a session at the Aquatech Innovation Forum on March 11 entitled 'New money, new thinking: Welcoming new investors to the world of water' (more info on this 👉 https://shorturl.at/TLXzY). #water #investment #innovation #startups #climate Via: EU-Startups https://lnkd.in/eTSmgSkQ

Phillip Grimm

CEO & Founder. Expert for smart water technologies

3mo

Hey Tom, thank you very much for your article. The water industry is facing major challenges and could use a lot more VC money. Startups develop excellent ideas and products. However, VCs need fast-growing, highly scalable business models. We are very happy that our investors (D11Z. Ventures, MBG Baden-Württemberg GmbH und kopa ventures) understand the market and share our vision of a resilient water industry with zero emissions 💪

Abi Croutear-Foy

Managing Director at AquaWatch: Water Science, Simplified

3mo

That's really interesting, Tom—thanks so much for sharing. We're definitely seeing a strong appetite from European investors in the water sector as we take our raise international. Exciting times ahead for those investing in innovative water solutions. Peter Fullerton-Smith

Luis Sperr

Business Builder and Investor with focus on Mobility, Energy, Nature & Carbon Tech!

3mo

Thank you for the open and interessting disucssion on startup and VC acitivities in the water space, Tom! :) Looking forward to continuing the discussion with fellow investors at Aquatech Innovation Forum in Amsterdam next year!

Ramón Rubio de Castro

Founder of The Water MBA. Helping water professionals grow and scale up while sharing everything I learn along the way.

3mo

Good times for new water techs!

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