Funding the Best Water Companies in the World - BIV on The Unicorns Podcast

Written By Marissa Sterling

Thank you to Cassandra for hosting Tom Ferguson on the 14th episode of The Unicorns Podcast. You can listen in here, or wherever you get your podcasts. The episode covers a good amount of ground (or water):

  • What founders in the enormous, lucrative and misunderstood water tech space should expect when looking for investment (clue: a lot of No’s).

  • What investing in Water actually means (more to follow on that one).

  • The hubris of desk-based thesis construction in VC.

  • The advantages of “living in the land of the sensible” and how we think about portfolio construction.

  • A deeper dive into two of BIV Fund I’s 18 companies - next generation wastewater filtration at ZwitterCo and atmospheric water generation for the kitchen countertop at Spout. Different but equally useful prisms through which to understand the discipline of investing in water. 

Enjoy, and all feedback welcome.

Marissa Sterling
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