Mission
Imagine H2O empowers people to develop and deploy innovation to solve water challenges globally. We envision and build solutions with the world’s best water entrepreneurs
Ruling year
2008
President
Scott Bryan
Main address
Four Embarcadero Center Suite 1400
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 USA
EIN
26-1453882
NTEE code
Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)
Management Services for Small Business/Entrepreneurs (S43)
International Science & Technology Development (Q36)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Imagine H2O is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people to develop and deploy innovation to solve water challenges globally. The organization’s water innovation accelerator provides entrepreneurs with the resources, insight and visibility to launch and scale water solutions. By partnering with industry and policy experts and a global network of customers and investors, Imagine H2O has become a proven path to market for emerging water technology businesses. Since 2009, the organization’s program alumni have collectively raised more than 1 in every 10 dollars of venture capital in the water industry.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Accelerator
Imagine H2O's flagship accelerator program annual supports 12 startups selected by an independent judging panel. Participants benefit from investor and customer introductions, mentorship, market insight and visibility.
Where we work
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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our impact is direct – new solutions to key water problems, and systemic – developing the Silicon Valley for water, an ecosystem of stakeholders to the next great water innovations.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Imagine H2O leverages an annual competition to identify promising innovations and entrepreneurs around the world. We offer not only cash prizes for the best ideas, but an accelerator program to help competing entrepreneurs turn their plans into transformational solutions. Our open innovation programming helps entrepreneurs identify problems that have social impact and major commercial market opportunities. Imagine H2O connects the most promising plans with world leaders in the water sector, government, and social enterprise to help turn new ideas into self-funding, high impact solutions.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Imagine H2O provides water innovators with the following:
- Feedback and market insight from industry experts
- Introductions to investors and customers
- Visibility at the industry's largest trade shows and events
Imagine H2O provides university students with the following:
- Introductions to the educational and vocational opportunities in the water sector
- A platform to turn an idea or body of research into a business
- Connections to industry experts, public officials, investors and entrepeneurs
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Imagine H2O's portfolio of winners and finalists represents 1 in every 10 dollars of early-stage financing in the water sector.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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IMAGINE H2O INC
Board of directorsas of 11/09/2022
Tamin Pechet
Tamin Pechet
Upwell
Matthew Evans
Salmon River Capital
Peter Werner
Cooley LLP
Brian Matthay
Cypress Creek Renewables
Rebeca Hwang
Rivet Ventures
Matt Servatius
Wells Fargo
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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