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Prepared for Jasmine T. | Delivered November 15, 2019
Curapipe
Goals
Gain information on startups in Israel that specialize in the detection and maintenance of oil & gas pipelines or water pipelines
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Early Findings
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Description
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offers a solution to the problem of
pinhole leaks
in water and gas pipelines.
They do this by sending small sponge like objects into pipes, to remove scale and build up.
The process can be performed on
cast iron, lead and concrete pipes.
The process takes little time and is cost effective.
Investors
The only investor listed for
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is the
BIRD Foundation
, which gave them an undisclosed amount of seed funding.
Accomplishments & Strengths
C
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has created a solution that
addresses urban water losses
quickly and efficiently.
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key project is in Italy where they are deploying their solution to reduce water leakage in existing
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, reducing
98% of leakage i
n their first intervention.
The pinholes that
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is able to fix
reduce taxpayer costs, and in the case of gas lines can reduce greenhouse emissions.
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Prepared By
Jennifer P.
1306 assignments | 5.0