{"podcast":{"title":"(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World","slug":"don-t-waste-water-water-tech-to-solve-the-world-429684","podcast_index_feed_id":429684,"rss_url":"https://feed.ausha.co/br23DCZ1GnG3","website_url":"https://dww.show","image_url":"https://image.ausha.co/aqeIcrBNGzFT8mIP6OvDO4mNiOTIvMgC4rdQTNqS_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1593422433","author":"Antoine Walter","episode_count":502,"summary":"❓ Ever wondered how the #WaterIndustry was reacting to our World's Water Challenges? Water Scarcity? #SDG6? PFAS? Climate Change? Circular Economy? Digitization and Smart Water? 💪 Get the Water Market pulse for free. In one hour per week, while you do the dishes! 📈 We talk water investment, water tech, water entrepreneurship and water market with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, book authors, scientists, investment funds, VCs, and C-Level experts from water majors. ➡️ Leverage their insights, advice & experience and ensure to stay on top of best practices 🗓️ Tune in every Wednesday (don't miss out! 😅) 🌐 Find all the detailed episode notes, interviews, infographics, and more at http://dww.show Currently in its 10th Season, the \"(don't) Waste Water\" podcast has already welcomed around 250 guests from Water Majors (SUEZ, Veolia, Jacobs, Xylem, Kemira, Evoqua, Aquatech, SKion Water...), Scale-Ups (Cambrian Innovation, Epic Cleantec, Gradiant, Liqtech, 374Water, Gingko Bioworks...), Start-Ups (Puraffinity, KETOS, 120Water, ZwitterCo, Membrion, Source...), Universities (Berkeley, the Columbia Water Center), Investment Funds (Sciens Water, Mazarine, Burnt Island Ventures...), Business Acc…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-waste-water-water-tech-to-solve-the-world-429684"},"episode":{"title":"What the Ovivo Carve-Out Changes for Water Investment","slug":"what-the-ovivo-carve-out-changes-for-water-investment","published_at":"2025-09-24T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-waste-water-water-tech-to-solve-the-world-429684/what-the-ovivo-carve-out-changes-for-water-investment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-waste-water-water-tech-to-solve-the-world-429684","url":"https://podcast.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s13e10-what-the-ovivo-carve-out-changes-for-water-investment","audio_url":"https://audio.ausha.co/oKaMGI6xX3lN.mp3?t=1758647338","summary":"How did SKion Water turn a $142M \"apple tree\" water investment into $1.8B gold with the carve out of Ovivo's Electronics division to Ecolab? Let's find out! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and \"a guy who knows a guy\"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist: leviathandata.io 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelab #️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣ Ovivo Electronics carve-out to Ecolab: https://www.ovivowater.com/en/news/ovivo-to-sell-electronics-division-to-ecolab/ SKion Water's website: https://www.skionwater.com/en/ My conversation with Reinhard Hübner: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s5e1-the-7-secrets-of-the-water-company-of-the-year-you-shall-absolutely-steal LG Chem's carve out of its RO division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPOrr-ycFM 🎙️ Subscribe and Listen to the Don't Waste Water Podcast HERE 🎙️ Podcast Channel: @dwwpodcast Main Channel: @AntoineWalterDWW Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water Website: https://dww.show/podcast/ 🙋 QUESTION: What would you like me to cover next? ⏰ TIME CODES ⏰ 00:00 If Ovivo was a Tree 01:20 Ovivo's History 06:50 Water Investment Consequences 11:46 Water Valuations 16:54 The Rise of PE-Backed Platforms 📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE 🌳 How SKion Water built a $142M acquisition into a $1.8B exit while keeping half the company - the apple tree story that proves water investment delivers 10x returns 💰 The cascade of billion-dollar water deals in 2024 that's proving once and for all that water investments outperform traditional sectors with documented 2x to 10x multiples 🎯 Why pure-play water companies massively outperform conglomerates and how the semiconductor water boom is creating unprecedented valuat…","meta_description":"How did SKion Water turn a $142M \"apple tree\" water investment into $1.8B gold with the carve out of Ovivo's Electronics division to Ecolab? 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