Emerald secures €60m for water tech fund despite venture capital drought

Emerald Technology Ventures' Kelven Lam (left), Helge Daebel, Clayton MacDougald and Michal Natora. Supplied
30 okt. 2025
21:21
Switzerland's Emerald Technology Ventures has announced the first close of its water tech fund at €60m at a time when the sector finds itself parched of venture capital.

Zurich-based VC Emerald has closed the first portion of its Global Water Fund II at €60m.

The fund will invest in early and late stage companies globally developing technologies spanning water reuse, digital monitoring, prediction, automation, and detection of emerging contaminants.

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