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Elemental Portfolio
100+ companies | 20 exits
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Elemental Projects
70+ climate-tech innovation projects deployed
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Elemental Connect
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Elemental Policy Lab
Meet the moment, build the future
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Elemental Partners
Corporate, community, government & philanthropic partners
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5 Year Strategy
Scaling Climate x Social Equity Solutions
Water
Our water systems are encountering such severe threats that a quarter of humanity faces looming water crises. We invest in solutions that tackle water reuse and resource recovery, access and affordability, and unique business models and approaches that can break down barriers to the adoption of innovation.
Can we build a better WATER system?
We Invest In:
In the last year, inequities around access to clean, safe water have become even more pronounced while our critical water systems continue to be tested by emerging contaminants, aging infrastructure, and climate-related stresses. At the same time, we’ve seen just how resilient the sector can be. Moving forward, there is a real opportunity for the next generation of technologies to demystify water and provide a holistic understanding of how people, companies, and cities can collaborate to become better water stewards.
Beyond funding, we help to pull key commercial and market inflection points forward.
Our Water Portfolio
Automated design software for water treatment facilities
Recovering sustainable resources from wastewater
Redefining water infrastructure through machine learning
Portable water quality sensors for rapid contaminant analysis
Situational awareness for the wastewater network
Biotechnologies for safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, and renewable chemicals
Making drinking water from sunlight and air
Smart water leak detection & control for homes; Acquired by Resideo in 2019
Aerial imagery solutions for farmers
Customer engagement for water utilities
We take a systems approach to innovation
Water x Public Health
Impacts to our water and wastewater systems can also impact public health. We invest in companies like Kando who is building hardware and software to help to detect and reduce pollution events, and FREDsense who has developed portable water quality sensors for rapid contaminant analysis.
Water innovation for traditional infrastructure
Unique business models and approaches to innovation can help navigate the industryʻs challenges around adopting new solutions. We invest in companies like Transcend who is accelerating the once manual preliminary engineering process for water treatment and other industrial facilities.
Water reuse and recovery
How can we make use of components in wastewater that are worthy of reuse, for energy, for fertilizer, and beyond? We invest in companies like Cambrian who is recovering sustainable resources from wastewater.
A Platform For Global Impact
Emerson Collective is a social change organization that is working to renew some of society’s most calcified systems.
Emerson Collective is an organization established and led by Laurene Powell Jobs dedicated to removing barriers to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. Elemental is Emerson Collective’s platform for applying systems level, design thinking to the multifaceted environmental challenges of our time, using every tool and talent we can avail.
Conservation International is working to build a healthier, more prosperous, and more productive planet through science, policy, and partnerships with countries, communities, and companies. Over the years, they have helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 601 million hectares of land, marine, and coastal areas.
Conservation International is working to build a healthier, more prosperous, and more productive planet through science, policy, and partnerships with countries, communities, and companies. Over the years, they have helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 601 million hectares of land, marine, and coastal areas. More.
Ulupono is a Hawaii-focused impact investing firm.
Ulupono is a Hawaii-focused impact investing firm working to improve the quality of life for island residents in four key areas: locally produced food; clean, renewable energy; and better management of water and waste.
Severn Trent is a UK-based water and wastewater company in the FTSE 100 (100 largest companies in the UK). The Severn Trent Water Authority was created as one of 10 state-run regional water utilities in 1973, and became a private company when the UK privatized its water sector in 1989. Today, the company serves 4.3 million homes and businesses in the Midland region.
Severn Trent is a UK-based water and wastewater company in the FTSE 100 (100 largest companies in the UK). The Severn Trent Water Authority was created as one of 10 state-run regional water utilities in 1973, and became a private company when the UK privatized its water sector in 1989. Today, the company serves 4.3 million homes and businesses in the Midland region. More.
GS is comprised of GS Holdings and various subsidiaries and affiliates including GS Energy, GS Caltex, GS Retail, GS SHOP, GS EPS, GS Global, GS E&R, GS Sports and GS E&C. GS is the 7th largest business group in Korea in terms of assets.
As a Group with a large reach in the traditional sector, GS is looking to expand and improve beyond their core business. GS is searching for ways to invest in sustainability, and hope to expedite these goals through a partnership with Elemental Excelerator.
HomeServe USA is an independent provider of home repair service solutions since 2003. HomeServe serves more than 4 million homeowners in the U.S. and Canada and offers services with more than 700 municipal, utility and association partners in the US. And Canada.
HomeServe USA is an independent provider of home repair service solutions since 2003. HomeServe serves more than 4 million homeowners in the U.S. and Canada and offers services with more than 700 municipal, utility and association partners in the US. And Canada.
HomeServe is looking for unique partnerships to assist in building innovative energy efficiency plans to fulfill a complete home package for residential and commercial customers. Elemental Excelerator has been a pioneer in discovering start-up utility centric companies that could bring unique experiences to our target market through energy-related technologies and devices.
Schneider Electric provides energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability.
Schneider Electric’s at the Edge program invests in new ideas, emerging technologies and business models that both challenge and complement the Schneider Electric of today. From partnerships, seeding and accelerating startups, incubations, and joint ventures with established firms, Schneider Electric is covering the globe and working with entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into reality.
Kilroy owns and manages innovative, sustainable properties located in vibrant business epicenters.
Kilroy is focused on meeting the changing needs of the most dynamic companies in the world. Innovation in building efficiency is a core driver of Kilroy’s globally recognized sustainability programs.
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