# The Three Buckets of Water Conservation with Kim Baker, Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2023-03-02
- Length: 47m
- Episode: 22
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0njz70rn-kim-baker-water-conservation

## Summary

Kim Baker, Senior Director of Innovation at Elemental Excelerator, discusses the organization's role in funding and supporting climate tech startups, with a specific focus on water conservation hardware. She outlines three key areas for water innovation: supporting existing municipal infrastructure, extending access to off-grid communities, and addressing emerging contaminants like microplastics. Baker highlights portfolio companies such as Century, Source Global, and Matter, detailing their specific hardware solutions and deployment models.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=3) Introduction to Elemental Excelerator and Kim Baker
- [4:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=265) Elemental's Investment Strategy and Application Cycle
- [10:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=658) Kim Baker's Background and Role at Elemental
- [15:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=949) The Commercialization Gap and Square Partnerships Model
- [21:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=1309) The Water Crisis and Three Buckets of Solutions
- [26:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=1589) Portfolio Company: Century's Wastewater Sensors
- [30:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=1827) Portfolio Company: Source Global's Hydropanels
- [32:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=1968) Portfolio Company: Matter's Microplastic Filters
- [34:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-03-02-the-three-buckets-of-water-conservation-with-kim-baker-senior-director-of-innova#t=2091) Future of Elemental and Climate Tech Optimism

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Elemental Excelerator (company)
- Century (company)
- Source Global (company)
- Matter (company)

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