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Paul Hauffen

Investor

VENTURE PARTNER at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Paul Hauffen is a two-time water-tech founder and CEO who built Sedaru (acquired by Danaher in 2021) and coaches water software founders on sales, pricing, and go-to-market using his customer-inclusion loop approach.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Hazen and SawyerVice Presidentcurrent2026 โ€” present
  2. DauplerAdvisorcurrent2023 โ€” present
  3. Imagine H2OAccelerator Judge & Mentorcurrent2023 โ€” present
  4. Current SoftwareAdvisorcurrent2023 โ€” present
  5. Novel Water, LLCPrincipal/Ownercurrent2022 โ€” present
  6. VODA.aiยฎAdvisor2025 โ€” 2026
  7. CivilGridAdvisor2023 โ€” 2026
  8. Burnt Island VenturesVenture Partner2022 โ€” 2026
  9. Danaher CorporationVice President | Strategy & Business Development - Aquatic Informatics2021 โ€” 2022
  10. Sedaru, Inc.CEO, Chair of the Board2013 โ€” 2021
  11. IDModelingCEO, Chair and Founder2004 โ€” 2013
  12. Kennedy/Jenks ConsultantsOffice Leader - Los Angeles2003 โ€” 2004
  13. InnovyzeDirector of Engineering Education1999 โ€” 2002

Education

  1. Loyola Marymount UniversityBachelor of Science, Civil Engineering1990 โ€” 1994

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)1Go-to-Market Strategy2Organizational Development2Capital RaisingVenture Capital1Management1Market AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipLeadership Development
+12 moreOrganizational LeadershipGISWater ManagementWaterHydraulicsSalesStrategyDatabase DesignAnalysisLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentSewer

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