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Zamir: A Series B in water tech matches a Series A in tech
“Typically in the water sector, I would say that that is a series B or beyond, but the scales in the water sector are a little bit different than, for example, in traditional tech. So what We might think of as a series B might be a series A for a non traditiona…”
Zamir: Xylem only invests in startups it has already partnered with
“We don't invest in companies that we have not interacted with and that we are not partnering with”
Zamir: Moleaer Is the World Leader in Nanobubble Pretreatment
“And then the other one Is a company called Moliere, which is a nanobubble pretreatment technology. They're the world leader in nanobubble pretreatment, and that enables that enables in your wastewater treatment processes to lower your energy requirements, to l…”
Zamir: Water Infrastructure Workforce Retiring Without Sufficient Replacements
“We have a very highly skilled workforce that is needed to operate water and wastewater treatment plants. That workforce is retiring out and not being replaced sufficiently, and so how do you support that knowledge transfer and the operation of those facilities…”
Zamir: Semiconductor fabs face massive financial losses without ultra-clean water
“If you're a semiconductor company that is just producing chips in the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of materials an hour, if your water isn't Clean, and we're talking medical grade you know, standards of cleanliness for semiconductor production then yo…”
Zamir: Industrial-purity recycled water requires remineralization for human consumption
“When you have that kind of you know, purity, high level purity of water, which you can use for industrial applications, it's actually not good for you as a human being. So in a lot of instances, when you clean water, you go through a, Water recycling process, …”
Zamir: Xylem Operates as LP in Multiple Venture Funds
“So we are also a fund of funds. We operate as a limited partner in a number of different venture capital groups that we've invested in to date.”
Zamir: Xylem evaluates 11-13 startups annually for corporate partnership
“We actually run a an invite-only partnerships program on an annual basis. We invite around 50 companies a year to apply. Of those 50, we have maybe 11 to 13 companies that we further evaluate through this pretty intensive due diligence process, and we end up i…”
Zamir: Xylem Partners with AI Wastewater Design Platform Transcend
“One that I'm really excited about that we have a partnership with is called Transcend. They're, An artificial intelligence based platform that designs wastewater treatment plants basically overnight.”
Zamir: Xylem Portfolio Is Split Roughly 50/50 Between Hardware and Software
“I would say right now it's probably around 50, 50 in terms of hardware, software.”
Zamir: Recent Texas Flood Surged 29 Feet in Two Hours
“We just had the flood in Texas this last weekend that claimed many lives as a result of unpredicted water flooding, 29 feet and upward in a matter of two hours, which Is just unprecedented.”
Zamir: Xylem CVC Operates Strategically to Drive Business Unit Growth
“I would say that Xylem CVC is very much on the strategic side of things. What we're looking to do is support all of our P and L's and all of our businesses across the company to grow from a top line perspective by adding new innovations from a technology or a …”