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Emerald Technology Ventures Scott MacDonald, Partner

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Emerald Technology VenturesScott MacDonald, Partner

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Strong Global Market DriversScarcity, Pollution and Costly Infrastructure

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Emerald Deal Flow – Water > 700 water technology deals evaluated to date

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Access to multiple water utilities

Former employee of Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG)

International Water Association (IWA)

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Netherlands, Israel, Singapore (PUB, EDB etc.)

Linking Water Technologies with international science, markets and customers

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Founding member of Task Force for “Innovation in the water sector”

Helge Daebel, PhD – extensive know-how and network

Member of Task Group of “New Sanitary Concepts” of German Water Association

Strong links to multiple water utilities

Former employee of Institute of Federal Waterways

Suez Env., Veolia, GE, Siemens, DOW Water Solutions, CH2M Hill, Black & Veatch, Befesa, Syngenta, John Deere & Co., DSM, BASF, St. Gobain, Suncor, IFC (World Bank), …

Well connected to several universities, research institutes and VCs globally (EU, Americas, Asia and Australia)

Access to top level staff at major corporations

Frequent speaker at top level events, e.g.:

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AquaSpySmart Irrigation Management

AquaSpyTMAquaSpyTM

Markets

Investment Rationale

Agriculture Urban Landscape Turf Golf

Most accurate technology Strong value proposition Water & energy savings Root structure Yield

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inge watertechnologies AG Leading Ultrafiltration Membranes, Modules and Racks

Markets

Investment Rationale

Municipal DW POU, POE Industrial Process Water Pretreatment Desalination

Strong Market Pull for UF filtration

Unique Membrane No Fibre Breakage Excellent Engineering Reliable and easy

operation

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Markets

Investment Rationale

Strategic drinking water mains

Sewer force mains

Recognized Market Leader Tremendous Infrastructure

Rehabilitation & Replacement Needs

Deferral of capital expenditures Avoiding catastrophic failure Basis for strategic pipe asset

management Reducing water loss

Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC) The intelligent answer to aging water pipes

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