Clean water, in short supply for almost 1 billion people around the world, will be the focus of investment for Frog Capital Ltd. as the U.K. venture capital firm sees rising demand from a burgeoning global population.
“There’s a lot of innovation and effort going into how the water supply is treated and managed,” Iyad Omari, a partner at the London-based Frog Capital Cleantech Fund, said in an interview. “I’ve seen hundreds of small companies that are doing innovative things in this area.”
Almost half the world’s population will be living in areas affected by “high water stress” by 2030, according to the United Nations. As growing numbers of people put pressure on limited supplies of drinking water, there’s increasing demand for technology that can make water treatment cheaper, cleaner, more widespread and more efficient.
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Author: Katie Linsell
