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January 6, 2025

Gradiant: Give Nature Water Back | Builders VC

In this short feature by Builders VC, Anurag highlights how Gradiant is tackling one of today’s most pressing challenges: water scarcity. Through innovative technologies, Gradiant empowers industries to reduce water consumption, recover valuable resources, and responsibly treat wastewater for safe return to the environment. Sustainability is at the core of Gradiant's mission, enabling industries to operate efficiently while protecting our planet’s most precious resource. Watch the full video (1:17).

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November 13, 2024

Gradiant’s alkaLi Redefines Efficiency in Direct Lithium Extraction | International Mining

Gradiant’s spin-out, alkaLi, is revolutionizing the Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) market with its EC² technology, delivering an unprecedented 97% lithium recovery rate from North American salar brines. Guaranteed to achieve at least 95% recovery at customer sites, EC² enables production of battery-grade lithium faster, more sustainably, and at significantly lower costs.

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October 31, 2024

You would not believe how much water went into making your iPhone | Everybody in the Pool

In this episode of the “Everybody in the Pool” podcast with Molly Wood, Gradiant CEO Anurag Bajpayee discusses the staggering amount of water used in everyday products, how the largest names in industry are recognizing the value of water and taking action to reduce their water footprint, and how Gradiant is solving the world's PFAS problem with ForeverGone - one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 and the only all-in-one solution that removes and destroys "forever chemicals.”

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October 21, 2024

This Industrial Spinoff is Pulling Lithium from Brine to Meet Growing Battery Demand | Forbes

Forbes’ Amy Feldman met with Prakash Govindan to discuss the launch of alkaLi to accelerate the scaling of battery-grade lithium production. The world needs lithium to power its electrical future, but getting it is a costly and dirty business. Wastewater unicorn Gradiant thinks there might be a better way, and just launched a new company to prove it. Kieran Meadows from Forbes brings this to life in a video format.

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October 15, 2024

Destination Southeast Asia – Investment Trends and Founder Interviews | EDBI Singapore

Govind Alagappan, President, meets with EDBI, a Singapore-based investor in high growth technology sectors. Govind explains the importance of Southeast Asia and our key learnings in the region. Note: Article is published on page 37

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October 15, 2024

Gradiant’s Anurag Bajpayee featured on “First Move” with Julia Chatterley | CNN

“Industrial water recycling firm Gradiant goes for growth.” In the latest episode of First Move, CNN's Julia Chatterley discusses with Anurag Bajpayee how Gradiant's end-to-end solutions are helping the world’s essential industries. We share on the importance and scalability of alkaLi’s EC2 lithium production process. Check out this 8-minute video segment with Julia and Anurag.

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August 27, 2024

Clean Start: Recycling and Reusing Wastewater | CNBC

CNBC's Diana Olick joins 'Power Lunch' to dive into the critical topic of water management and the increasing efforts to find more efficient and economical ways to recycle and reuse it. As the water demand continues to rise, especially from heavy and global manufacturing industries, innovative solutions are becoming imperative. Companies like Gradiant are at the forefront of addressing these challenges through advanced technologies.

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July 31, 2024

Chip Industry's Water Usage Equals Hong Kong's Water Needs: Intel and TSMC Fabs Strive for Sustainability | Business Insider

Semiconductor factories consume millions of gallons of water every day, with more advanced chips requiring an increased amount of water. Prakash Govindan, Gradiant’s COO, met with Business Insider to discuss water scarcity, regulations, and how chip fabs such as Intel and TSMC are developing methods to reduce their water usage footprint.