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Echo River February 2023 Update
In this issue: Early Financial Performance Industry News ERC Portfolio News Indigenous Wisdom Angel Portfolio Doubles in Value When I...

Peter Yollens
Mar 2, 20233 min read


Echo River January 2023 Update
In this issue: New Blog Post: Making the most of Flooding Industry News: Exits! ERC Portfolio News Indigenous Wisdom New Blog Post:...

Peter Yollens
Feb 2, 20233 min read


Making the Most of Flooding and Learning for the Future
California flooding, San Francisco Chronicle reporting In January, we were reminded of California’s climate predicament: to be living...

Peter Yollens
Feb 2, 20233 min read


2022: A Year in Review
Hey Everyone, I’m grateful to all your support in launching Echo River Capital in 2022. We’ve made big strides towards the goal of living...

Peter Yollens
Jan 1, 20232 min read


Echo River November Update
In this issue: New Blog Post: Plastics now found in rain and snow New Investments Portfolio News Industry News Getting images, Antarctica...

Peter Yollens
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Plastics now found in rain and snow
Getting Images, Antarctica Ice Pure water. Sounds good, right? Take a moment and think about where the purest water might be found. A...

Peter Yollens
Dec 1, 20223 min read


Echo River October Update
In this issue: Give the Gift of Water this Holiday Season Portfolio News Industry News Indigenous Acknowledgement Give the Gift of Water...

Peter Yollens
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Turning Water Into Wine
Wine grapes are a canary in the climate coal mine. Smoke from fires can damage flavors. Water scarcity can shrivel grapes on the vine....

Peter Yollens
Oct 5, 20221 min read


Echo River Capital is now listed on PALICO
September 6, 2022 – We are pleased to announce that Echo River Capital is now listed in the Palico Marketplace for LPs. Palico is a...

Peter Yollens
Sep 10, 20221 min read


Is this a Climate Turning Point?
2022. Will this be the year that Earth crawls back from the brink of climate catastrophe? I’m betting that in 2022 the world finally and...

Peter Yollens
Aug 29, 20222 min read


Water and climate legislation wins big in Congress
What a week for federal legislation! First the Inflation Reduction Act appears headed for the president’s desk, providing over $350B for...

Peter Yollens
Jul 31, 20222 min read


Impact Strategy at Echo River Capital
Kicking off our impact strategy We are developing our impact strategy at Echo River Capital to embed impact in each stage of the...

Peter Yollens
Jun 30, 20223 min read


Restoring Rivers: California Environmental Water Network hosts tech showcase with ERC
On May 10th, Echo River Capital joined with the California Environmental Water Network (CEWN) to showcase five emerging and innovative...

Peter Yollens
May 31, 20222 min read


Fighting Climate Change ... and Russia ... with Heat Pumps
“At least 25% of today’s warming is driven by methane from human actions,” (EDF) and a significant share of this methane (CH4, fossil or...

Peter Yollens
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Indigenous Wisdom: Southern Paiute
I traveled this month to the historic lands and waters of the Southern Paiute in Utah visiting Mukuntuweap National Monument, or what is...

Peter Yollens
Apr 26, 20222 min read


Water Tech is Climate Tech. Here’s why.
10%. I’m often asked by climate tech investors: why should I invest in water tech when I’m committed to addressing the climate crisis? My...

Peter Yollens
Mar 31, 20223 min read


World Water Day is March 22, 2022
Echo River Capital is proud to support World Water Day 2022. Tuesday, March 22nd has been United Nations World Water Day since 1993....

Peter Yollens
Mar 21, 20222 min read


Ukraine, Russia, and Water
Echo River invests strategically in the 3Ds of water tech – to digitize, decentralize and decarbonize the global water cycle....

Peter Yollens
Feb 27, 20222 min read


United Nations SDG 6
The water and sanitation crisis is getting worse. The challenges we face are unprecedented and growing. We need an immediate and...

Peter Yollens
Feb 26, 20221 min read


We're investing at the intersection of water and agriculture.
Agriculture Technology, or Agtech, is one of the key industry verticals Echo River targets for investment. To better understand the...

Peter Yollens
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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