9:30am - 10:45am

Startup Pitches Round I

AI Solutions, Water Risk Management,
Cybersecurity and Resiliency

• Criticality Sciences (Alexandria, VA), Susan Ginsburg “Infrastructure-risk software that quantifies network resilience and fragility and identifies critical assets for cascading failure risk”
• Utilyst (Raleigh, NC) John Armin PhD, PE, MCS, “Building secure, on-premises AI solutions for utilities—addressing a $multi-billion market with 10,000+ potential customers across the US – while solving critical infrastructure challenges where cloud solutions aren't viable due to security requirements—creating on-premises AI systems that meet CISA and regulatory standards”
• PEARL Intelligence Network (PIN Water) (Hampstead, MD) Doug Hood “Turning data into actionable intelligence so you make decisions on reliable information for federal response ,managing local utilities, ensuring regulatory compliance or protecting community health – environmental decisions impact everyone”
• ROHIC (Washington, DC) Andrew Tsintsiruk"Rohic unifies your data, channels and go-to-market teams with purpose-built AI Agents, turning every GTM motion into coordinated execution"

11:30am - 12:15pm

Startup Pitches Round 2

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Treatment,
Resource Recovery, and Leak Detection

• DMR International/PurAsure™ (WoodStock, IL) Rick Latella PurAsure™ Cleans stormwater, filters pathogens and contaminants for safer ecosystems, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations”
• Forager Station (Sterling, VA) Patrick Ho "Tackling the global lithium shortage with patent-pending refining technology, delivering higher efficiency, water savings, and broad industry applications to support clean energy innovation"
• LeakzAlert LLC (Alexandria, VA) Seeman Saeed “Providing 24/7 professional monitoring services to protect your property with alerts on any water-related issues before they become costly disasters”

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Startup Pitches Round 3

Food/Beverage/Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals,

and Intellectual Property Protection

• 1WaterMark (Durham, NC) Kobe Nagar “Providing a gloal standard for good water, helping consumers choose products backed by puire, responsibly sourced water while helping brands earn credit for doing the right thing.”
• SmartCups (Mission Viejo, CA)  Chris Kanik “Breakthrough technology platform that transforms how products are made, shipped, and consumed across practically every industry and category with a patented zero-liquid printing system”
• IPRights4All/TILG Technology (Washington, DC) Chris Bennett "a proprietary SaaS ecosystem for accessible services. The platform provides creators with a centralized, secure, and user-friendly interface to manage their assets. It's designed to simplify the complex process of IP registration, tracking, and monetization, allowing anyone anywhere to access top-tier protection."