Session 3: How to get funding in Asia
How do you find funding for research, money for startups, or clients as a consultant? These answers are often location dependent, so we will have three sessions each with a different geographic focus. This session will focus on finding funding as a researcher, consultant and entrepreneur in Asia.
CWiW, Agenda for Change, and RWSN are pleased to offer this virtual session as part of our 2025 Water and WASH Career Days. Thanks for support from Global Water Center, Josh’s Water Jobs, Skat Foundation, and World Vision. Be sure to check out other sessions here.
Meet the Speakers
Durga Das is the Founder of AERONERO, which aims to harness innovative technologies for environmental betterment with a focus of converting air to water as a sustainable resource. She has mentored other startups and has over a decade of experience to guide international market penetration and corporate social responsibility initiatives. She is Goldman Sachs 10k fellow as well as a Vital Voices Fellow. Aeronero has been recognized as a Meaningful Business 100 awardee in November 2024 and a Trailblazing Entrepreneur by FEDEX at the Global Entrepreneur Week in December 2024. A professional sports person, Durga has used her skills on the field to empower her entrepreneurial journey.
Mahak Agrawal is the founder of All Bits Count (ABC), as well as a climate scientist, urban planner, public policy and sustainability expert. She has experience working with a range of different organizations including the World Bank Group, the Government of India, the OECD, and the UN Environment Programme. Her work experience includes being a UN Fellow and an expert reviewer for the IPCC.
Veena Srinivasan is the Executive Director of WELL (Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods) Labs, a new research and innovation centre in India at IFMR, in collaboration with Krea University, established for research and innovation for societal impact in the area of land and water sustainability. She is also a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore. Prior to joining ATREE, she worked for several years on energy and water issues in India, California and globally.
