Episode 85

Peter Yolles

Peter Yolles is the managing partner at Echo River Capital, a venture capital firm that he founded in 2021 to invest in software-enabled water and wastewater technologies that improve human health, the environment, and climate resilience. With an MBA from Yale School of Management and a Master’s Degree in Water Science, Management and Policy from Yale School of the Environment, Peter has over 30 years of experience in the water industry as an impact investor, entrepreneur, operator, and advisor.

Peter’s mission is to support founders and entrepreneurs who are developing innovative solutions for the water sector, such as data analytics, AI, IIoT, wastewater treatment and reuse, and decarbonization of the water cycle. Peter shares his strategic and operational expertise with emerging companies to help them achieve ambitious growth and impact. Echo River Capital is a certified B Corporation and is recognized by ImpactAssets 50 as a preferred Emerging Manager.

With 30 years of experience in the water industry, Peter is a passionate impact investor, entrepreneur, operator, and advisor. Peter founded and led Echo River Capital (www.echorivercap.com), a venture capital firm that invests in software-enabled water and wastewater technologies that improve human health, the environment, and climate resilience. Echo River Capital is a certified B Corporation and is recognized as an ImpactAssets 50 Impact Fund.

Some of Peter’s talks, panels and presentations include: SXSW, Sustainable Water Investment Summit, WaterSmart Innovations Conference, American Water Works Association, UN Climate Summit, UC Berkeley Haas, UCSB Bren School, Dominican University, Stanford GSB, University of San Francisco, and Yale School of the Environment.