Waterplan
YC S21San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 20 employees · 13 known investors
Waterplan provides a platform that assesses water risk for industrial and consumer goods companies by combining operational data with satellite imagery, then recommends mitigation strategies ranging from infrastructure upgrades to ecosystem-based approaches.
Also known as Water Plan
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMachine LearningB2BClimateClimateTechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Waterplan was founded in 2021 by Jose Ignacio Galindo and Nicolas Wertheimer.
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Jose Ignacio GalindoinCo-Founder & CEOHe previously co-founded Herolens, which was acquired by Innovid, and held a Chief Strategy Officer role at Wolox before its acquisition by Accenture. He has a background in software engineering.
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Nicolas Wertheimerin𝕏Co-Founder & CSONicolas Wertheimer is a medical doctor who spent nearly a decade as a water entrepreneur and founded Proyecto Agua Segura, a Latin American consulting firm focused on water access and sanitation, which has reached over 300,000 people and completed thousands of water infrastructure projects.
Investors · 13
Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan Francisco
Cemex VenturesMadrid
Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350Kvia Mehrad Yaghmai · inferred
Echo River CapitalMarin County · $10K – $250K
Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $2M – $20M
JetstreamSan Francisco
Sur Ventures$50K – $700K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Base10 PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Newtopia VCreportedBuenos Aires · $100K – $1M
Transition GlobalreportedLondon · $100K – $5M
Also in the syndicate · 2
Giant VenturesYCombinator
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$11M disclosed across 1 round · 2023
- $11MSeries AMay 2023 · 3 sources
Base10 Partners (lead), Giant Ventures, MCJ Collective, Transition Global, YCombinator
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 2
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Wri14 shared keywordsThe World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization whose experts and staff work on food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, and governance. It operates with over 2,000 staff across more than a dozen focus countries and partners in over 50 nations.
Fluencecorp9 shared keywordsFluence provides water treatment, wastewater treatment, and reuse systems for municipal and industrial customers, offering modular, containerized, and retrofit solutions including desalination and demineralization. It serves communities and a range of industries with technologies such as MABR, reverse osmosis, and UV treatment.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Waterplan do?
- Waterplan provides a platform that assesses water risk for industrial and consumer goods companies by combining operational data with satellite imagery, then recommends mitigation strategies ranging from infrastructure upgrades to ecosystem-based approaches.
- Who founded Waterplan?
- Waterplan was founded by Jose Ignacio Galindo, Nicolas Wertheimer in 2021.
- Who are Waterplan's investors?
- Waterplan's investors include Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Cemex Ventures, Cool Climate Collective, Echo River Capital, Giant Ventures Global Llp, Jetstream, Sur Ventures, Y Combinator and 3 more.
- How much funding has Waterplan raised?
- Waterplan has disclosed $11M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Waterplan headquartered?
- Waterplan is headquartered in San Francisco, US.