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Paul Hauffen

Former VENTURE PARTNER at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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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 — present
  2. DauplerAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Imagine H2OAccelerator Judge & Mentorcurrent2023 — present
  4. Current SoftwareAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Novel Water, LLCPrincipal/Ownercurrent2022 — present
  6. VODA.ai®Advisor2025 — 2026
  7. CivilGridAdvisor2023 — 2026
  8. Burnt Island VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2026
  9. Danaher CorporationVice President | Strategy & Business Development - Aquatic Informatics2021 — 2022
  10. Sedaru, Inc.CEO, Chair of the Board2013 — 2021
  11. IDModelingCEO, Chair and Founder2004 — 2013
  12. Kennedy/Jenks ConsultantsOffice Leader - Los Angeles2003 — 2004
  13. InnovyzeDirector of Engineering Education1999 — 2002

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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Who is Paul Hauffen?
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.
What does Paul Hauffen invest in?
Paul Hauffen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS.
Where did Paul Hauffen go to school?
Paul Hauffen studied at Loyola Marymount University (Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering).

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