CALL FOR REVERSE PITCHES BY:

* Investors & Funders

* Water & Other Sector Client Innovation Leaders!

* Accelerators, Clusters, Challenges
and Other Entrepreneur Support Programs

The WaterPreneurSHIP™ Experience!

Our 4th Annual Event Connecting WaterPrenuers with
Investors, Funders, Innovation-Seeking Clients, Advisors, Accelerators & Team Members
and Building a WaterPreneurSHIP Community!

Formerly Known as WaterPitch! The Water Startup Matching Extravaganza™

EXPANDED to Include 60 Startup Pitches Across 6 Themed Sessions

(ALL Stages, Sectors, Solutions & Startup Founders)

AND 60 Reverse Pitches

(Investors/Funders, Water/Other Sector Clients, Entrepreneur Support Programs)

Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2026

Water HQO Waterside Events | Washington, DC

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Super Early Bird Registration Open
Now Thru Friday 1/30/26

Sign Up NOW for Maximum Bonuses
Including Our Live Virtual Course:
The Keys to Water in Congress for Entrepreneurship (KWIC-E)
Starting at the End of January!

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Super Earlybird Reverse Pitch Registrations
With Maximum Virtual Training, Coaching & Marketing Bonuses
Available NOW thru 1/30/26 CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION!

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“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

Why Reverse Pitch?

As an Reverse Pitch Presenter at the The WaterPreneurSHIP(TM) Experience Water Startup Matching Event, you'll experinece a one-of-a-kind event where you'll get to:

  • Provide a 3-5 Minute Presentation on your Fund, Program, or Challenge to an Audience of WaterPreneurs, Investors, Funders, Clients, Entrepreneur Support Programs and other Suporters, sharing what you offer and what you are looking for with an interested audience
  • Attend Pitches and Visit Exhibits from dozens of the Most Innovative Water Startups with solutions to many of the most pressing challenges related to Water!
  • Build "Pipelines and Pathways" by Discovering WaterPreneur Supporters who are "upstream or downstream" from the support you offer
  • Discover Innovative Programs, Funding and Technical Assistance to Support WaterPreneurs and Client Pilot Projects
  • Learn What Water Challenges & Solutions Are Being Sought by Water & Other Sectors and join the Hackathon Tables at Lunch!
  • Participate in ALL the Pre-Event Virtual Courses (Keys to Water In Congress for WaterPreneurship and Conversations to Contracts Challenge); Virtual Pitch Prep & Practice Sessions & Onsite PREP DAY Presentation Coaching and Clinics - including a Track of Clinics for Investors, Funders, Clients and Support Programs!
  • All 3-DAY EVENT ACTIVITIES Included:
    * PREP DAY VIP Expo Preview Reception
    and Presenters Dinner (Pay On Your Own or Sponsored)
    * POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS & PERSONNEL DAY Washington Insiders Breakfast, Congressional Briefing, WaterPreneurSHIP(TM) Goes Global Workshop, and Fed-To-Tech H2O / WaterPreneurSHIP Careers Event
  • Benefit from Up to 4+ Months of Online Promotions of You and Your Organization (the Earlier You Apply & Send In Your $97 Reverse Pitch Commitment Deposit, the More Promotional Benefits You Will Receive!) - INCLUDING A FEATURE INTERVIEW in the Water Innovation Nation New Year's Celebration Virtual Summit (must apply by 12/12/25 and submit $97 Commitment Deposition by 12/17/25!

Register Now To Be A Reverse Pitch Presenter
At the 2026 WaterPreneurship Experience

To Receive One Complimentary Registration
(with $97 Meals & Materials Fee/Commitment Deposit)

Which Includes:

  • BONUS 4+ Months of Pre-Event Virtual Trainings & Promotional Recognition including
    *** Keys to Water in Congress for WaterPreneurSHIP Live Virtual Training (Jan-Feb '06)
    *** The Water Innovation Nation Celebration Virtual Summit (Record Jan-Feb '06 for Release in March Around World Water Day, Dates TBA)
    *** Virtual Pitch Prep & Practice Sessions with Top Water/Tech Pitch Coaches
    *** Conversations to Contracts 5-Day Virtual Challenge
    (Attend Live or Receive Replays - APPLY & CONFIRM EARLY FOR MAXIMUM BENEFITS!!!)
    *** Promotional Materials & Email/Social Media Copy Provided for You and Your Organizations
  • PREP DAY (5/4/26)
    *** Pitch/Reverse Pitch Presentation Coaching
    *** Clinics for Earlier Stage & Later Stage Startups and Startup Supporters (like YOU)
    *** Sponsored VIP Expo Preview Reception
    *** Light Lunch and Invitation to Presenters Dinner (Must RSVP - Pay On Your Own or Sponsored)
  • PITCH DAY a.k.a. THE WATER STARTUP MATCHING EXTRAVAGANZA (5/5/26)
    *** General Sessions & Keynotes
    *** Pitch & Reverse Pitch Sessions (Two Tracks!)
    *** Registration with Light Breakfast, Sponsored Breaks, Lunch, and Reception
    ***     Light Breakfast at Registration, Several Coffee/Networking Breaks, Box Lunch with "Hackathon" with Client Reverse Pitch Presenters, and Reception
  • POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS & PERSONNEL DAY (5/6/26)
    *** Washington Insiders Breakfast & WaterPreneurSHIP Briefing
    *** WaterPreneurSHIP Congressional Briefing
    *** WaterPreneurSHIP Goes Global Workshop
    *** Growing WaterPreneur Reverse Pitch Event for Prospective Team Members/CoFounders
    *** Light Breakfast and Box Lunch (Must RSVP) - Reception May Be Sponsored (TBD)
  • Full Access to WaterPreneurSHIP Expo & VIP Expo Preview Reception (pending sponsorship)
  • The WaterPreneurSHIP Experience App With Profiles of Pitch & Reverse Pitch Presenters
  • Register By 1/30/26 with your Commitment Deposit/Meals & Materials Fee of $97 to be enrolled in the Keys to Water in Congress for Entrepreneurship Course and receive a FEATURE INTERVIEW in the Water Innovation Nation Celebration Virtual Summit!
Click Here to Register to Reverse Pitch at
The 2026 WaterPreneurSHIP Experience
with Maximum Bonuses!