How Water Scarcity Threatens the Global Economy

Will Sarni, CEO of the Future of Water Fund, a venture fund that focuses on the Colorado River Basin, sees a silver lining. “Water scarcity drives innovation, which drives investment opportunities.”  

For business, water scarcity is where climate change hits home

In the words of Will Sarni, a consultant, water is an enigma. “It’s a personal thing. It’s a social issue. It’s got a spiritual dimension.” He hopes new technologies that use solar power to capture moisture from the air could bring creative destruction to the supply ofwater.

Water expert launches fund for technology to support Colorado River conservation

Will Sarni, founder and general partner of the fund and head of Denver-based Water Foundry, a water strategy company, says there’s a lot of good that new technologies can do while also creating financial returns.  

3 Ways to Invest in America’s Crumbling Water Infrastructure

The tailwinds for investing in water are compelling,” says Will Sarni CEO of the The Future of Water Fund a global water technology venture fund. The forces that have made water infrastructure an urgent issue—climate change, aging systems, and demographic shifts—“are not going away, they’re only accelerating.”

Part of the PepsiCo's goal to replenish more water than it uses by 2030 — includes a “founding investment” in the Fund.

That Denver-based fund formed last year with a plan to raise $5 million to invest in technologies and start-ups that could help conserve and protect water.  

Why companies, investors should be worried about water

Will says the world struggles to value water, which makes it difficult to secure capital investments in water technologies and solutions.

WHY WE NEED WATERSHED SCALE SOLUTIONS

There is an opportunity to mobilize investors (foundations, family offices, multinationals) to directly invest in water technology start-ups and growth-stage companies to solve water scarcity, quality, access, and equity issues.

Denver investment fund raising $5M for water tech startups

“We want to nurture startups that need access to money,” said Will Sarni, a general partner in the fund. “That’s where we think we can be part of the solution.”