34 EDITIONS // GLOBAL TRACK RECORD

Past Forums of
Venture Matching.

From Berlin to San Francisco – since 2010, WaterVent has been the premier stage for water tech innovators to meet the world’s most relevant investors.

Recognition

// OFFIZIELLE ANERKENNUNG

Certificate of Honor: The Mayor of San Francisco, David Lurie, honoring us on the occasion of our 32nd WaterVent on October 24th, 2025.

Left to right: Ulf Leonhard, Mayor David Lurie, Jonathan Storper, Partner Hanson Bridgett LLP (Sponsor)

Ulf Leonhard

Initiator of WaterVent

VIEW FULL CERTIFICATE (PDF) ↗

// US HUB

OCTOBER 24, 2025

San Francisco Forum

Our strategic expansion into the US tech ecosystem. A dedicated session for international water tech startups looking for California-based venture capital and industrial pilots.

// DETAILED SCHEDULE (OCT 24, 2025)

08:00

Welcome, coffee & croissants

09:00

Welcome Address

Allison Schutte & Jonathan Storper (Hanson Bridgett LLP)
James Adducci (Janney Montgomery Scott) | Read Bio (PDF)
Sally Gutierrez (USEPA ret.), Denys Visser (Johnson Screens)
Günther Mösslein (Mösslein Water), Ulf Leonhard (Watervent)

09:30

Investors & Experts in Water

Intro by Nidhi Menon (Imagine H2O)

Tom Joseph (XPRIZE), Dr. Cat Shrier (WaterCitizen)
Kobe Nagar (7Environmental), Timur Davis (Munich Re Ventures)
Clara Drysdal & Peter Yolles (Echo River Capital)

10:00

Water Technology Innovators I

Intro by Charlie Walker (GWI)

David Balsar (MEKOROT®), David Locke (XPRIZE)
Watergenics, Pure Bluetech, Active Membrane, Airjoule
1Watermark, NALA Membranes, Atrium Energy, Biota, GreenPebble

11:20

Water Technology Innovators II

Intro by Judith Herschell (GWA)

Remote: Carolina Sánchez Badini (Cycle H2O)
Aqaix, Noah Water solutions, Moses West Foundation, Paniclean
Solinas Technologies, INFINIREL, Tomorrow Water, AMS, Mars Materials

12:30

Keynote: Daniel Lurie
Mayor of San Francisco

12:50

Success Stories in Water

Greg Newbloom (Membrion), Aaron Tartakovsky (Epic Cleantec)
Remote: Victoria Edwards (FIDO AI)
Shannon Knee (Cetos Water), Paula Kehoe (SFPUC)

14:15

Innovators III & Remote Pitches

Intro by Jim Lauria (Mazzei Injector)

Holland Sensor, NanobOx, Mermade, Jolt Solutions, Fraunhofer IGD, Aruna, H2OLL

15:15

Corporate Water Users

Daniel Benitez (Veralto), Dr. Nathan Wangusi (BlueCredits)
Volkmar Kunerth (EDAMS), Alex Kopelyan (IndieBio)
Will Sarni (Earth Finance)

16:15

Innovators IV

Intro by Sally Gutierrez & Bryan Stubbs (CLEWA)

Water Harvesting Inc., Renewable Ocean Energy, XCellAssay, Gneuton, Divirod, Treetoscope, Agrinoze, Kira

17:15

Banking & Legal Framework

James W. Adducci (Janney Montgomery Scott) on Market Readiness.
Hanson Bridgett LLP on IP & Founding in California.

18:30

Reception on roof deck

// INDUSTRIAL HUB

MAY 12TH & 13TH, 2025

31st WaterVent: BÜFA Group

Hosted at the BÜFA headquarters in Oldenburg. This edition was custom-tailored for BÜFA’s business scopes, focusing on new chemistry, materials, and sustainable process technology.

// MONDAY, MAY 12TH — CET

12:00

Check-in

13:00

Welcome

Sebastian Specht, MD, BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG
Stephan Göttke, Corporate Venturing BÜFA Holding
Ulf Leonhard, Watervent

13:30

Start-up Block 1

Introduction: Mark Felstead, Dutch Cleantech

Niclas Andersson, Untap! former Airwater2all AB
Dr. Liviu Mantescu, Watergenics
Florian Rohde, instrAction GmbH
Vincent BOUCHIAT, GRAPHEAL
Nicola Rubini, Rivercleaning Srl
Richard Eckl, Energyminer GmbH
Wouter De Weirdt, Tectero BV
Dennis Prausse, nerou

14:30

Panel – Investment in Water

Ulf Leonhard, Watervent (Recommendations for Startups)
tbd, PureTerra Ventures
Mark Felstead, Dutch Cleantech
Sead Bajrovic, Water Impact Partners
Felix Schröder, BRYCK Startup Accelerator
Dr. Volker Zang, Rödiger Vacuum (Aqseptence Group)
Günter Mösslein, Mösslein GmbH

15:00

Break

15:30

Start-up Block 2

Introduction: Peter Oksen, WIPO Green (UN)

Dr. Estelle Clerc, CellX Biosolutions AG
Gabi Wolkinson, BioCastle Water Technologies
Johann Barklach, Variolytics
Stéphane Ghenassia, PlanctoLab et PlanctoPolis
Polina Aman, NanoFract GmbH
Félix BOGLIOLO, Via Marina S.A.R.L.
Oliver Richard Flettner, ION Deutschland GmbH
Paloma Zanelli, Ainwater

16:30

Start-up Block 3 - Americas via Teams

Introduction: Günter Mösslein & Dr. Cat Shrier (WaterCitizen)

Marty Hayek, Namara Water
Ameet Chaudhury, Aruna Innovation
Marc Andelman, Mespilus Inc.
Joseph Studholme, Hydronos Labs
Len Bland, Nano Gas Environmental

17:30

Feedback & Wrap-up

18:00

Reception, Dinner & Networking

Option: Factory Visit (BÜFA Group)

21:00

End of first day

// TUESDAY, MAY 13TH — CET

09:00

Check-in, Coffee, Snacks

09:30

Welcome by BÜFA Cleaning GmbH & Co. KG

09:40

Introductions

Sahl A. Salam, Roland Berger London
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Rauschenbach, Fraunhofer-IOSB

10:00

Start-up Block 4 via Teams

Sandeep Sarkar, Need Inovation (India)
Zeev Fisher, Mapal Green Energy Ltd. (Israel)
Isabella Palmgren, Mimbly (Sweden)
Matthew Black, Shower Canary Ltd (New Zealand)
Lorraine Raby, GEOTERRA Image (Portugal)
Timo Dilly, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Solutions GmbH
Harry Brooksbank, Nafura Advanced Technologies
Mads Nedergaard, SenArch ApS

11:00

Success Stories

Introduction: Aquius Capital (Thomas Peutz, Henk Nieboer)

Richard Bruins, FerrTech
Mathias Fickenscher, H20 GmbH
Robert Andersson, Aquarobur

11:45

Start-up Block 5

Introduction: Dr. Arnt Baer, Gelsenwasser AG

Doris Korthaus, Korthaus Pumpen GmbH
Stephan Mangold, Unda GmbH
David Din and David Rast, Olb
Dr. Ralf Wendt, Unique Clear UG
Alexander Ubl, STREAMETRIC
Johannes Büker, Hydronauten GmbH
Erwin Meijboom, Slow Mill Sustainable Power BV

12:45

Feedback & Wrap-up

Comments by BUEFA Group & Remarks by Ulf Leonhard

13:15

End of forum

// EVENT PARTNERS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS // NETWORK

Aqceptence Group

BÜFA

Cannobe

Global Water Advisors

Janney

Moesslein

SWAN

US-Saudi Water Summit

Water Pitch

Water Citizen

// HISTORY

OCTOBER 25, 2024

30th WaterVent Berlin

Chamber of Commerce (IHK) Berlin.

APRIL 24, 2024

29th WaterVent Berlin TXL

Urban Tech Republic, Infocenter Berlin TXL.

OCTOBER 11, 2023

WaterVent Cincinnati

US Mid-West session in cooperation with Waterpitch.

2018 — 2019

Philadelphia Series

Two successful editions focused on the US East Coast water market.

// AUDIENCE

Global Demographics

Investors and entrepreneurs are the two largest groups participating in WaterVent matching events.

Participant Groups

Entrepreneur Origins

// ZOOM ARCHIVE

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• Nov 10th 2022 // Mar 31st 2022

• Nov 18th 2021 // Sep 29th 2021

• May 11th 2021 // Mar 25th 2021

• 2020: 7 Sessions (May to December)

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