FUND NEWS

PepsiCo Announces New Innovations and Partnerships to Celebrate World Water Day

PepsiCo is also making a founding investment in the Colorado River Basin Fund. This first-mover investment is meant to catalyze the development of new solutions to help improve the health of the watershed.

March 22, 2022

Part of the PepsiCo's goal to replenish more water than it uses by 2030 — includes a “founding investment” in the Colorado River Basin Fund.

That Denver-based fund formed last year with a plan to raise $5 million to invest in technologies and start-ups that could help conserve and protect Colorado River water.

Jason Blevins

March 22, 2022

Corporate Water Strategy: Where We Were and Where We're Going

Companies such as PepsiCo and ABInBev are focusing on investments in watershed health to build sustainable and resilient communities and supply chains

Will Sarni (Special Contribution)

March 22, 2021

Water expert launches fund for technology to support Colorado River conservation

The new fund aims to fund startups that are developing tech to help conserve water in the Colorado River basin.

Greg Avery

April 19, 2021

As Utah sweats through another drought, could technology help save the day?

New investment group is looking to fund tech startups with innovative ways to help conserve precious water.

Shelley K. Mesch

June 15, 2021

World Water Day: Why Now is the Right Time to Invest in Water Innovation

The Colorado River Basin Fund will aim to meet these challenges and opportunities by identifying, investing in and scaling early-stage water sector technology innovations.

Will Sarni (Special Contribution)

March 22, 2021

Why companies, investors should be worried about water

In this episode, we hear from Will Sarni, founder and CEO of water consultancy Water Foundry. Will says the world struggles to value water, which makes it difficult to secure capital investments in water technologies and solutions.

A podcast from S&P Global

March 22, 2021

Tech and Innovation Offer Promise for the World’s Most Water-Challenged Regions

The private sector, coupled with catalyzing the investor community to support innovative water technology entrepreneurs and their startups, is part of the answer.

TECHONOMY

April 22, 2021

WHY WE NEED WATERSHED SCALE SOLUTIONS

Entrepreneurs to solve wicked water problems.

Will Sarni (Special Contribution)

April 22, 2021

Denver investment fund raising $5M for water tech startups

“We want to nurture startups that need access to money,” said Will Sarni, a general partner in the fund. “That’s where we think we can be part of the solution.”

Fresh Water News

April 9, 2021