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Nicolas Wertheimer

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Founder at Waterplan

Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay

FoundedWaterplan · YC

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Alphaeus HansonunlockedNicolas: together at Global Shapers Community (2024–2026)
×2Nicolas: together at Buenos Aires City Government
×8Nicolas: together at Karolinska Institutet
Nicolas: together at Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires

About

Nicolas 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.

Founder at WaterplanYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Nicolas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Waterplan's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Nicolas can intro founders to Waterplan's investors below.

Waterplan's investors · 14

Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Cemex VenturesMadridClimate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checks · since 2022Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksEcho River CapitalMarin County · $10K – $250K checksGiant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $10M – $20M checksJetstreamSan Francisco · since 2022L2 VenturesNew York · since 2022Newtopia VCBuenos Aires · $100K – $1M checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checks · since 2021Sur Ventures$50K – $700K checksTransition GlobalLondon · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Waterplan

JIJose Ignacio Galindo
Jose Ignacio GalindoFounder

Experience

  1. WaterplanCo-Founder & CSOcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  2. Proyecto Agua SeguraFoundercurrent2015 — present
  3. Global Shapers CommunityMembercurrent2016 — present
  4. Youth Congress for Sustainable AmericasMembercurrent2017 — present
  5. Universidad Torcuato Di TellaProfessor2020Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  6. Buenos Aires City GovernmentSocial Entreprise Mentor2019 — 2020Centro Metropolitano de Diseño
  7. Municipalidad de Vicente LopezResident at Medical Clinic2013 — 2014Hospital Municipal Bernardo Houssay

Skills & more

Microsoft Office5Public Speaking7Management6Leadership3Marketing7Social Media5Water Quality8Water Treatment11Water Resources2English6Medical Terminology4Public Health6
+7 moreCommunity HealthMultimediaWater SafetyWater SamplingEntrepreneurshipSocial EntrepreneurshipHospitales

Languages English · Spanish

  • Programa de Aceleración mentorDay - Octubre 2020 — Aceleradora mentorDay
  • Climate Reality Leader — The Climate Reality Project

From Nicolas's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicolas Wertheimer?
Nicolas 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.
Where does Nicolas Wertheimer work?
Nicolas Wertheimer is Founder of Waterplan.
What companies did Nicolas Wertheimer found?
Nicolas Wertheimer founded Waterplan.
Where did Nicolas Wertheimer go to school?
Nicolas Wertheimer studied at Y Combinator; University of Pennsylvania (Internship, Trauma & Cardiac Surgery); Karolinska Institutet (Internship, General Surgery).

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