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❓ Ever wondered how the #WaterIndustry was reacting to our World's Water Challenges? Water Scarcity? #SDG6? PFAS? Climate Change? Circular Economy? Digitization and Smart Water?💪 Get the Water Market pulse for free. In one hour per week, while you do the dishes!📈 We talk water investment, water tech, water entrepreneurship and water market with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, book authors, scientists, investment funds, VCs, and C-Level experts from water majors.➡️ Leverage their insights, advice & experience and ensure to stay on top of best practices🗓️ Tune in every Wednesday (don't miss out! 😅)🌐 Find all the detailed episode notes, interviews, infographics, and more at http://dww.showCurrently in its 10th Season, the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast has already welcomed around 250 guests from Water Majors (SUEZ, Veolia, Jacobs, Xylem, Kemira, Evoqua, Aquatech, SKion Water...), Scale-Ups (Cambrian Innovation, Epic Cleantec, Gradiant, Liqtech, 374Water, Gingko Bioworks...), Start-Up
Episodes
- 600 Private Water Bets - Zero Public Exits. Is This Sector About to Crack? (and will Gradiant IPO?)
The First Water Sector Unicorn Wants to IPO. But Wall Street kinda forgot how to buy water... Early-stage water tech funding quadrupled in seven years. Private equity's share of water M&A doubled in a decade, with a record 165 PE-led acqui…
- Guess Who Just Spent $700M on Water? (10 Things Investors Missed) - CRH acquires Axius Water from KKR and XPV Water Partners
CRH plc has announced a $700 million agreement to acquire Axius Water from KKR and XPV Water Partners. This acquisition makes CRH a significant entity in North America's water infrastructure sector. The episode breaks down the deal, coveri…
- Your Cup of Coffee Uses 29,600x More Water Than a ChatGPT Prompt (w. Alex Passini) [2/2]
Alex Passini joins the (don't) Waste Water! podcast to challenge the narrative around AI's water consumption. The discussion highlights that a cup of coffee uses significantly more water than a ChatGPT prompt, and that much of a data cente…
- Nobody Asked What the Public Actually Thinks About AI and Water. So I Did. [1/2]
This episode analyzes 2,540 YouTube comments about AI and water consumption, examining public opinions on AI's water footprint and contrasting them with actual infrastructure challenges. It highlights public perceptions on geography, execu…
- The 2027 Deadline That's About to Reprice Water Companies (Data Center Water)
The data center water treatment market is a rapidly growing $1.1 billion sector with nearly 15% annual growth. A 2027 zero-water pledge deadline is creating a two-year window for potential acquisitions by hyperscalers, who currently spend…
- Data Center Consumption DOESN'T Matter... But Discharge Does! (AI Water Footprint)
The episode argues that the primary water concern with AI data centers is not overall consumption but the concentrated industrial wastewater discharged from cooling towers, contrasting this with media focus on server water use. It highligh…
- Why a Broke Football Club Spent Millions on Water (Gucci's Water Reuse Strategy)
Stade Rennais, owned by the Pinault family, invested €1.5 million in a closed-loop water system. This decision, made during French football's financial downturn, highlights water's value beyond its cost, offering drought insurance, brand a…
- By 2050, Clean Water Will Cost You $3'700 a Year (I Recalculated the US EPA Numbers)
This episode recalculates the cost of US water infrastructure, estimating a need of $3.9 trillion over twenty years, three times the EPA's official estimate. The analysis considers physical pipe failures, wastewater plant decay, PFAS compl…
- Forget Russia & Qatar: Europe has a New Gas Source (spoiler: it's wastewater biogas)
Europe's wastewater treatment plants have the potential to produce 13.4 billion cubic meters of biomethane yearly, meeting the equivalent of Russia's 2024 pipeline gas supply to Europe. This is driven by economic viability, technological a…
- Why Water Testing Methods Are Dangerously Outdated (w. Lorenzo Falzarano - Orb)
Traditional water testing methods are slow and inefficient, taking three days to process and detecting less than 1% of microbes. ORB, a water tech company, offers a solution using deep UV spectroscopy for real-time microbial detection, pro…
- 25 Years of Acquisitions Built This Water Tech Powerhouse [M&A]
The episode details how H2O Innovation, founded in 2000, transformed from a membrane filtration startup into a diversified water solutions platform through more than 18 acquisitions. COO Guillaume Clairet discusses the company's four integ…
- The Future of Water Tech VC: Why Specialists Are Finally Emerging.
The podcast discusses Cycle H2O, a venture capital fund investing in early-stage water technology. The fund employs a de-risking structure, drawing on expertise from Cycle Capital, market intelligence from H2O Innovation, and strategic gui…
- Would You Gift Sewage for Christmas?
This episode of (don't) Waste Water! highlights 17 products made from recycled wastewater, brine, and industrial water, including snow, table salt, beer, bourbon, cosmetics, and clothing, demonstrating the growing circular water economy.
- Ovivo's Bold Vision: Back to Full Size in One Decade!
Ovivo aims to return to its previous size within a decade by expanding industrially, innovating silicon carbide membranes, and developing PFAS destruction capabilities. The company, now independent after spinning off its electronics divisi…
- What Happens When You Build a Water Membranes Factory Just to Prove a Point?
Aqua Membranes manufactures reverse osmosis membrane elements using proprietary 3D-printed spacers. Founded 15 years ago, the company now operates from a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Knoxville, led by CEO Craig Beckman and CTO CJ Ku…
- The Most Ridiculous Water Technology I've Ever Analyzed (it was worth it!)
This episode analyzes AirHES, a proposed atmospheric water harvesting technology using kites or balloons with specialized mesh. The analysis covers its potential for freshwater and hydropower generation, estimated costs, and the technical…
- What Does a Billion-Dollar Company Exit Really Look Like?
This episode details the billion-dollar company exit of Seven Seas Water Group, a vertically integrated water infrastructure platform. CEO Henry Charrabe explains how water-as-a-service models, performance-based contracts, and investment i…
- Company Failure: How SOURCE Lost Everything in Just 12 Months
SOURCE Global, known for its solar-powered Hydropanels that extract drinking water from air, faced company failure despite raising $270 million. Issues included high product failure rates, unsustainable costs, and manufacturing problems, l…
- Why 32 Companies Fight Over 24 Electrochemical Oxidation PFAS Destruction Deals
How Do 32+ Electrochemical Water Oxidation Technologies Compete for PFAS Destruction Market Share? Listen to this! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seat…
- Can We Actually Afford to Clean Up Forever Chemicals?
How Can We Afford to Remove PFAS from Our Environment When Treatment Costs Exceed Global GDP? 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist:…
- 3 Days at WEFTEC 2025: My Complete Water Tech Breakdown
What's to remember from WEFTEC 2025? Here are my 5 Water Tech picks, 3 Marketing Tips, the State of the Union on the Water/AI Nexus, and much more. Wanna get 3 Days at WEFTEC summarized in 70 Minutes? Listen to this! 🤫 Tired of stitching…
- S13E11 - Henk Ovink: "Stop the Stupidity Before Disaster Hits!"
Will we die young & rich or live older & less rich? That is why Henk Ovink is formal: We will fail on climate change if we fail on water. Wanna know why? Listen to this! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a…
- What Aquatech's Purchase of Koch's Li-Pro Means: Top 3 Insights
Aquatech just acquired Koch Technology Solutions’ direct lithium extraction business - Here are my 3 key takeaways! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Sea…
- Water Membrane Giants REJECTED This - Now It's Changing Everything
Could this new material finally change the water membrane market (e.g.; Reverse Osmosis) for the better? Let's dig into it! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Fou…
- S13E8 - The Good, the Bad & The Overlooked of #TeamWater
How did some of the greatest content creators raise $41.5 Million in one month for Water Access? Watch this! More #WaterTech insights? Get my free water investor database: https://investors.dww.show 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my p…
- The 3 Secret Tribes that Rule Over Water Tech Investment
Wanna know why 86% of Investors treat water tech like Portfolio Insurance? Watch this! More #WaterTech insights? Get my free water investor database: https://investors.dww.show 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: http…
- This $200 Hack Makes Desalination 50% Cheaper
Ever heard of Electric Desalination Membranes that are Talking Back? Listen to this! More #WaterTech insights? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6884833968848474112 🙌 Supporter…
- S13E5 - How did a 29-year-old beat $270M Silicon Valley giants?
Making water from thin air at 1¢/liter? Listen to this! More #WaterTech insights? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6884833968848474112 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my pa…
- S13E4 - 99.1% Lithium Selectivity with Zero Water Footprint?!
Wondering How to Extract Lithium Without Mining or Massive Water Use? Listen to this! More #WaterTech insights? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6884833968848474112 🙌 Supporte…
- S13E3 - Why Ignoring Half Your Assets Makes You 20% Better
Ever wondered why Smart Utilities Let Their Assets Break? Then listen to this: It will show you how Physics beats AI in Asset Management! More #water insights? Subscribe to my newsletter, for free! https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/n…
- This Google Device Could End Water Scarcity Forever (Here's Why It Won't)
What if Google had the solution to save 1 billion people... and just threw it away? Let's find out! Google spent 4 YEARS secretly developing a device that pulls safe drinking water from thin air using only sunlight. They proved it worked.…
- S13E2 - How Hydrated Electrons DESTROY Forever Chemicals at Half the Cost
What if electron-rich Water Gas Molecules could target and destroy PFAS... for cheaper than PFAS removal technologies? Check it out! For more water tech insights, subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/68848339688…
- Can H2Plus Really Destroy PFAS for 10 Cents per Gallon?
PFAS destruction for a lower cost than PFAS removal: Transformational or Questionable? Let's find out! For more water tech insights, subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6884833968848474112/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A b…
- S13E1 - This Painful Failure Taught PureTerra How to Crack the Water Code
What's the Water Secret that 99% of Climate Investors are Missing? Listen to This! Wanna dive deeper into water investment? Get my FREE exhaustive list of water tech investors (that cut 2+ checks) here: https://investors.dww.show/ 🙌 Suppo…
- 3 Radical Solutions Transforming America's Water Crisis
3 Radical Approaches Solving Water Scarcity Today, in just one video! More #water insights? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6884833968848474112/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: htt…
- 92% Water Waste: How Economics Broke Our Best Solution
Why do we choose expensive over affordable in Water? Let's use the Permian Basin's example to make a point: wastewater reuse is the way! More #water insights? Subscribe to my newsletter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/…
- S12E20 - Diamidex's CEO Told Me Something Investors Don't Know
Wanna know why Big Pharma is Knocking on This French Startup's Door? Listen to this! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: h…
- The 3 Simple Numbers That Predict Any Water Stock's Future
I analyzed 139 publicly traded water companies and discovered a simple formula that predicts their valuations using just three parameters: position on the "boring-to-hype spectrum," percentage of digital revenue, and percentage of recurrin…
- S12E19 - This PFAS Removal Company's Secret to 120+ Successful Projects
Wanna learn how to comply with PFAS Removal targets with the lowest risk and without breaking the bank? Listen to this! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big t…
- Water Tech Is Worth More Than You Think: LG Chem's $700M Deal
Why is a mildly successful Water Tech company valued at almost twice the S&P500 M&A average? And how is that link to Private Equity's appetite for water companies? Let's find out! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://…
- The Most Influential Water Summit You've Never Heard Of
Why is the Global Water Summit the Davos of Water? Watch this video and you'll find out! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLa…
- S12E18 - How This Startup Tests PFAS 5x Faster Than Labs
PFAS testing in Water takes 1-3 months according to the AWWA. How can FREDsense make it happen in 5 Days instead without cutting corners? Listen to this! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoin…
- PFAS in Your Tap Water? Don't Panic - do THIS Instead!
Just received a PFAS Notice at home? Don't panic - let's go through it together! #️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣ Johns Hopkins study on PFAS in Bottled Water: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34118648/ Study on PFAS in Beer: h…
- S12E17 - How Swirltex Transforms Wastewater Using Only Air Bubbles!
How can Swirltex claim to succeed where membranes always failed? Listen to this! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https…
- S12E16 - 16 Warning Signs a Founder Is About to Exit Their Water Tech Company
This simple sequence makes 83% of Water Founders Leave Early - that's what I found, investigating 1571 water tech companies and their 3356 founders! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalt…
- S12E15 - How BlueFoot Created Unbreakable Membranes with "Just" Polyester
Ever wondered if unbreakable membranes really existed? Listen to this! More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dw…