Cycle H2O – Cycle Capital
The Cycle H2O Fund is the first Canadian investment fund dedicated to water-related solutions, with a target size of $30 million. It aims to accelerate the growth of water technology start-ups in Quebec and Canada, in the industrial and agricultural sectors.
Investment $500 000
Category Water
Type Hedge funds
Organization Cycle Capital
Year 2024
Status Running
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Partners: Cycle Capital, Cycle Momentum, Aqua Action, Anges Québec, H2O innovation Inc, Suez, Evoqua.
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Sectors targeted by the Cycle H2O fund: the industrial sector (treatment, recycling, optimization), the municipal sector (treatment, efficiency, digitization) and agriculture (precision irrigation, fertilization).
Rethinking water use
Financing the emergence and acceleration of innovative companies
Leader in “blue gold” investment, the $30 M Cycle H2O Fund finances the emergence and acceleration of innovative companies, and multiplies solutions, in equipment and software, for the protection, reuse and conservation of our water resources. Our approach is to invest on an equitable and quasi-equitable basis in companies that solve major challenges and have the potential for global deployment. Our focus is on water-intensive sectors: municipal, agricultural and industrial.
Many factors justify the importance of investing in innovative startups, in order to find solutions to the following challenges:
- 90% of climate issues are water-related (drought, flooding, etc.);
- We are consuming more water than the planet can sustainably supply (“Peak Water”);
- Demand for freshwater will outstrip supply by 40% by the end of the decade;
- The $1T+ water industry has been under-invested for decades, offering lucrative investment opportunities.
There is no substitute for water, whatever the cost. The only sustainable option is innovation. By investing in water technologies, we create sustainable prosperity for people, the environment and the economy
Simon Oliver
Senior Partner Cycle Capital & Head of Cycle H2O Funds
We are very proud to have invested in Cycle H2O, Quebec’s first fund dedicated to water, and to support its development. This sector is heavily impacted by climate change, and has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are convinced that the projects supported by this fund will have a positive impact on the management of Quebec’s water resources!
Vincent Moreau
General Manager, Great Montreal Climate Fund
