The Weekly Dive #27
New robots explore and clean the oceans. Here is how corporations can help solve the water crisis. US water infrastructure has backlog of $625 Billion. Shrimp farming startup Tepbac raises $2.25M. The Air Water Company becomes the first publicly traded SPAC atmospheric water technology company. PFAS linked to post-diet weight gain. Plastic particles found in the Arctic. This week, we are highlighting Katherine Hill Ritchie, one of HydroDAO's key advisors and part of the leadership of our new VC fund. Learn about her impressive background and why she is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - Another study warns we are on track to experience another 3 degrees of global warming.
This week's quote:
Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
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What's New with Water Innovations?
Dive deeper with the Fifish V-EVO: The underwater drone revolutionizing ocean exploration
The Fifish V-EVO might be small but its features are impressive.
Jellyfish-inspired robot can gently remove ocean waste without harming marine life
This hand-sized robot moves using electrohydraulic actuators that act as muscles.
MWRD joins Water Research and Innovation workshop
The Megacity Alliance for Water and Climate organized a workshop on Water Research and Innovation (WRI).
Superconductors to enable next-generation transit and energy transmission
Economic and environmental benefits to transit people, cargo, and energy.
What's New in the Industry?
How corporations can help solve the water crisis
"I believe that the business community has both the responsibility and opportunity to take stronger and more decisive action to prevent further catastrophe."
Shrimp farming platform lands $2.25m from Aqua-Spark, AgFunder, Son-Tech
Vietnam-based Tepbac has raised a $2.25 million pre-Series A round.
Air-to-Water Technology Maker To Go Public Via SPAC
This merger will establish the first publicly traded air-to-water technology pure-play.
An Urgent Need To Fund Water Infrastructure
U.S. Drinking Water Systems Have A $625 Billion Backlog.
What's New in the Science?
Exposure to PFAS Chemicals Linked to Post-Diet Weight Gain
Researchers tracked 381 Europeans who lost a minimum of 8% of their original weight after two months of dieting and found those who had the highest levels of PFAS in their blood gained back the most weight.
Plastic Particles Found in The Brains of Mice Just Two Hours After They Ate
MNPs can reach the brain a few hours after eaten, possibly thanks to the way other chemicals stick to their surface.
Scientists have found ice algae loaded with microplastics in the Arctic
These microplastics could seriously endanger the food web.
Book Exposes Military BioLab Spill That May Have Leaked Anthrax Into Public Waterways
There were “repeated and egregious” safety breaches and government oversight failures.
Katherine has 21 years of finance and alternative investment experience in venture capital, private equity and hedge funds. She is a frequent keynote speaker and content provider to investment conferences and publications world-wide.
Katherine has worked for 8 family offices, and 4 Billionaires. Her passion and expertise is advising companies and funds on their investments, due diligence, operations, fundraising and strategy. Katherine's current roles include Senior Director of Venture Funds at TEDCO, Board Member at Nottingham Spirk, Investment Committee for University Impact, and Head of the Investment Committee for Beyond Impact. She is an early-stage Angel Investor in Portfolia, How Women Invest and board member of Citrine Angels, focusing on female and diverse founders, sustainable blue and green technologies, and impact related companies. Katherine founded Private Capital Investments in Geneva, Switzerland providing personalized and objective investment services for family offices beyond typical brokers, bankers and wealth managers. She serves on the board of several non-profits including Chair ACG New York Family Office Committee, Global Co-Chair The Guild, Philanthropy/Education Committees 100 Women in Finance and Fordham MBA Overseers Board.
Thank you Katherine for your investment leadership in advising family offices and for your support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
Yet Another Study Warns We're On Track To Hit 3 Degrees of Warming
Humans are quitting coal too slowly to meet targets set under the Paris Agreement, the international treaty on climate change that aims to address global warming by curbing carbon dioxide emissions.
