The Three Buckets of Water Conservation with Kim Baker, Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator
Mar 2, 2023
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Kim Baker from Elemental Excelerator discusses the challenges in water management and the need for sustainability. She highlights three innovative companies addressing water conservation. The episode also touches on the importance of community involvement and measuring impact for long-term success in climate action.
Elemental Excelerator supports startups tackling climate challenges with a focus on social justice and equity.
Kim Baker highlights three key problems in water management and emphasizes the importance of sustainability measures.
Deep dives
Climate Innovation at Elemental Accelerator
Elemental Accelerator, a nonprofit focused on climate and social justice solutions, supports companies making a real impact in combating climate change. They invest in startups with diverse founding teams, including those serving frontline communities and working with community-based partners. With a strong focus on social justice, Elemental Accelerator's strategy has proven successful, providing $65 million to startups that have raised $7 billion in follow-on funding.
Expanding Climate Solutions Globally
Elemental Accelerator has broadened its program to address various climate challenges such as energy, mobility, water, infrastructure, industry, agriculture, and more. With over 150 portfolio companies operating nationwide and internationally, they create peer-to-peer learning communities to tackle complex climate issues collectively. By emphasizing equity and access, Elemental Accelerator aims to support startups globally and facilitate technology deployment in diverse locations.
Supporting Hardware Solutions for Climate Challenges
Elemental Accelerator collaborates with hardware startups to address critical climate challenges, focusing on physical solutions like innovative water technologies. They fund demonstration projects to transition prototypes into operational solutions, emphasizing commercialization and market impact. By integrating equity and social justice principles into their programs, Elemental Accelerator nurtures startups to become industry leaders in climate tech.
Evolving Strategies for Climate Tech
As Elemental Accelerator looks ahead, they prioritize investing in startup success, partnering deeply with organizations for impactful collaborations, and inspiring climate action. By supporting entrepreneurs, building strategic partnerships, and advocating for a just transition, Elemental Accelerator aims to drive innovation in climate tech and create a sustainable future. The organization's commitment to supporting diverse solutions and fostering climate resilience reflects a long-term vision for positive change.
In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, Dylan is joined by Kim Baker, Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, a non-profit startup accelerator that works with companies at the intersection of climate and social justice, supporting entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and functional prototypes under a square partnership model. Kim explains the three problems facing today's water management programs and the steps required for sustainability. She shares details of three companies addressing different aspects of the problem. She also mentions that funding applications for Cohort 12 investments open on March 13th.
As the Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, Kim helps startups grow and works alongside municipalities, corporates, and investors in the water and circular economy sectors. She is an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Transcend and provides advisory services to several companies in the sustainability space.
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Previous guests include: Peter Reinhardt of Charm Industrial, Carlos Araque of Quaise, Noah McQueen of Heirloom, Areeb Malik of Glacier, Jeff Satwicz of Bigbelly, Abe Schneider of Natel Energy, Insiya Jafferjee of Shellworks, Paul Gross of Remora, Erika Boeing of Accelerate Wind and Daniel Betts of Blue Frontier.
If you have an interesting hardware solution to the climate crisis and would like the opportunity to share this with our audience, please complete this Guest Application form: https://fame.so/syn
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