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Peter Yolles

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Echo River Capital · Board director at Watersmart

Marin County, California

Writes $50K – $250K checks

FoundedWatersmart

About

Peter Yolles is a former water‑tech founder who scaled WaterSmart Software to 200 utilities and 20+ million users, pairing a Yale MBA and water‑science master's with North‑Star, values‑forward investing.

Invests in

AgTechClimate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechHardwareSaaS

Board director at Watersmart

Intro paths

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Watersmart's investors below.

Watersmart's investors · 2

Echo River CapitalMarin County · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015The Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Watersmart

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Robin GilthorpeExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Echo River Capital PBCFounder and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Amritam HoldingsInvestor2021 — 2023
  3. Water Insight AdvisorsAdvisor, Angel Investor2018 — 2020
  4. WaterSmart Software (Acquired by VertexOne)Board Member2009 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. WaterSmart Software (Acquired by VertexOne)Founder and Chief Policy Officer2014 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  6. WaterSmart Software (Acquired by VertexOne)Founder and CEO2009 — 2014San Francisco
  7. Water Insight AdvisorsPrincipal2008 — 2011San Francisco
  8. The Nature ConservancyProject Director2001 — 2008San Francisco
  9. Western Water CompanyVice President1999 — 2001Pt. Richmond, CA
  10. GE Capital - Structured Finance GroupAssociate1997 — 1999Stamford, CT
  11. Environmental Defense FundIntern1995 — 1996Oakland, CA
  12. Pacific InstituteAnalyst1992 — 1994Oakland, CA
  13. Fastline - Mobile Traffic Info ServiceBusiness Development Manager1991 — 1992San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Yale School of ManagementMBA, Finance
  2. Yale School of the EnvironmentMaster's Degree, Water Science
  3. University of Colorado BoulderBA, Political Science
  4. IAU Institute for American Universities
  5. Lick-Wilmerding High School

Skills & more

Strategy99Strategic Planning46Leadership28Water99Impact Investing10Sustainability99Start-ups35Entrepreneurship52Venture Capital11Business Development31Water Management78Environmental Policy41
+12 moreClimate ChangeWater ResourcesProgram ManagementNatural Resource ManagementEnergy ManagementEnvironmental ScienceProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsTeam BuildingSustainable BusinessWater SupplyCleantech
  • NAUI Scuba Diver Certification — NAUI Worldwide

From Peter's professional profile.

Deals · 1

WatersmartBoard seat

via Echo River Capital · filed Apr 2015 · $7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Peter Yolles work?
Peter Yolles is Managing Partner at Echo River Capital and Founder at Watersmart.
What does Peter Yolles invest in?
Peter Yolles invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Peter Yolles write?
Peter Yolles typically writes checks of $50K – $250K.
What companies did Peter Yolles found?
Peter Yolles founded Watersmart.

Same school

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Also attended University of Colorado Boulder165

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Also attended IAU Institute for American Universities1

Juliette RichertPrincipal at The Artemis Fund

Also attended Lick-Wilmerding High School9

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Shared employers

Also worked at Amritam Holdings2

Russell SproleFounder and Managing Partner at Virta VenturesGreg LooserInvestor at Amritam Holdings

Also worked at The Nature Conservancy30

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Also worked at GE Capital - Structured Finance Group215

Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Alex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion Capital

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Also worked at Environmental Defense Fund9

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