Investors! Funders! Clients!

WaterPreneur Support Programs!

Are You Looking for the

Future of Water Innovation?

Watch This Video

to Learn How You Can Reverse Pitch at:

The 4th Annual
Water Startup Matching Extravaganza!™

(A.K.A. WaterPitch! The WaterPreneurSHIP Experience)

Apply to Reverse Pitch Here

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Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2026

DC Water HQO Waterside Events

Washington, DC

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50 Opportunities to Reverse Pitch
To Water Startups and Supporters

  • INVESTORS
    (Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors & Investor Groups, Corporate Venturing)
  • FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL INNOVATION FUNDING AND FOUNDATIONS
    (SBIR/STTR, New Agency Initiatives)
  • ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT PROGRAMS
    (Accelerators and Incubators, Clusters and Hubs, Prizes and Challenges, and Event-Based Programs)
  • WATER SECTOR CLIENTS
    (Drinking Water, Wastewater, Flood Control, Aquatic Habitat & Watersheds Management, Groundwater etc)
  • INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL SECTOR CLIENTS
    Including Retail, Direct-To-Consumer

“In addition to getting to connect with Startup Founders with solutions to the current challenge we presented on, we had the opportunity to learn from Startup Founders who provide solutions to challenges that we know are coming in the future.”

- Kimberly Reed, Chief Innovation Officer, Louisville Municipal Sanitary District

With NEW Hackathon Lunch Tables
for Client Reverse Pitch Presenters!!!

Brainstorm Real-Time Solutions with our
Practical Problem-Solver Founders!

Building "Pipelines and Pathways"

"On-Ramps and Off-Ramps"

and Strategic Partnerships

Your Complimentary Registration Includes:

  • Access to All Prep Day Presentation Coaching and Virtual Pitch Prep & Practice Sessions
  • Access to All Pitch Day General Sessions, Keynotes, Startup Pitch & Reverse Pitch Sessions
  • Access to Briefings On How To Connect With Policymakers for Policy Day
  • Access to Exhibit Space - Check Out the Latest in Water Innovations!
  • Light Breakfast at Registration, Several Coffee/Networking Breaks, Box Lunch, and Reception
  • Access to WaterPitch! Event App With Virtual Exhibits for ALL Pitch & Reverse Pitch Presenters - Including Your OWN Virtual Exhibit!
  • Hackathon Tables for Client Reverse Pitches (who pitch before lunch) - Investors / Funders and Entrepreneuer Support Programs welcome as well!