S11E1 - How Gradiant Became the First and Only Water Tech Unicorn

(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World

How do you go in just a decade from an MIT lab to a billion-dollar valuation in Water Tech? Everybody thought it was impossible until... Gradiant did it! Wanna find out how and what's next? Listen to this episode!

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#️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣

Will Gradiant succeed with H+E where SUEZ, Stulz, and Rena failed? https://youtu.be/GMk99gRjRSc?si=zAWY2rfg3GXFSWt2E

Gradiant's website: https://www.gradiant.com/

The Global Water Awards 2024: https://globalwaterawards.com/

Prakash Govindan's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-govindan-87168310/

The 3 VCs that made money in Water Tech (the greatest success being... Gradiant): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLn4j3w0P0

Full blog article: https://dww.show/how-gradiant-became-the-first-and-only-water-tech-unicorn/

Prakash Govindan on My Climate Journey: https://www.mcjcollective.com/my-climate-journey-podcast/gradiant

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 In This Week's Episode

02:29 Will Gradiant be named Water Company of the Year?

04:20 Gradiant's "Special Sauce" by Prakash Govindan

05:46 How big is Gradiant today?

07:06 Where does Gradiant's journey start?

14:33 How did Gradiant strive where Incumbents gave up?

16:38 Why did Gradiant focus on the industrial market?

18:35 What is Turing, Gradiant's new AI spin out?

20:25 When did Gradiant start expanding its water tech portfolio?

23:02 How does Gradiant open a new region?

26:10 The secret to Gradiant's "Proprietary Deals"

30:50 How does Gradiant engineer its "unfair advantage"

31:23 Gradiant's unbelievable employee participation scheme

33:41 What's next after their record-breaking Series D?

36:53 Will Gradiant ever enter the municipal market?

38:04 Are Gradiant's founders ready to pass the baton?

39:53 Gradiant's new verticals: PFAS & DLE

42:20 Gradiant's two aces up their PFAS Removal sleeve

45:33 Gradiant's M&A tricks

48:18 Succeeding with H+E Mission Impossible?

50:07 Gradiant's plans for Europe

50:46 Gradiant's next M&A moves

51:50 What makes Gradiant the 2024 Water Company of the Year?

54:38 Rapid Fire Questions

57:53 7 Insights from the First Ever Water Tech Unicorn

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About this Podcast: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this video is for you.

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Chapitres

1. Will Gradiant be named Water Company of the Year? (00:02:29)

2. Gradiant's "Special Sauce" by Prakash Govindan (00:04:20)

3. How big is Gradiant today? (00:05:46)

4. Where does Gradiant's journey start? (00:07:06)

5. How did Gradiant strive where Incumbents gave up? (00:14:33)

6. Why did Gradiant focus on the industrial market? (00:16:38)

7. What is Turing, Gradiant's new AI spin out? (00:18:35)

8. When did Gradiant start expanding its water tech portfolio? (00:20:25)

9. How does Gradiant open a new region? (00:23:02)

10. The secret to Gradiant's "Proprietary Deals" (00:26:10)

11. How does Gradiant engineer its "unfair advantage" (00:30:50)

12. Gradiant's unbelievable employee participation scheme (00:31:23)

13. What's next after their record-breaking Series D? (00:33:41)

14. Will Gradiant ever enter the municipal market? (00:36:53)

15. Are Gradiant's founders ready to pass the baton? (00:38:04)

16. Gradiant's new verticals: PFAS & DLE (00:39:53)

17. Gradiant's two aces up their PFAS Removal sleeve (00:42:20)

18. Gradiant's M&A tricks (00:45:33)

19. Succeeding with H+E Mission Impossible? (00:48:18)

20. Gradiant's plans for Europe (00:50:07)

21. Gradiant's next M&A moves (00:50:46)

22. What makes Gradiant the 2024 Water Company of the Year? (00:51:50)

23. Rapid Fire Questions (00:54:38)

24. 7 Insights from the first ever Water Tech Unicorn (00:57:53)