ZwitterCo, Inc.


Overview

Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems used in industrial wastewater treatment degrade from processing organic-rich wastewaters. Pretreating wastewater with ZwitterCo’s membranes, which perform nanoscale organics separation with unprecedented fouling-resistance, can prevent RO degradation. Our solution will have the lowest levelized installation and operational costs and will save mid-size commercial water treatment facilities nearly $1M/year.

Management Team

CEO

Alex Rappaport

Leading the ZwitterCo team with a focus on strategic planning, fundraising, and team development. Previously, a PM at Firecracker, Inc., where he led the implementation of the company’s core platform into new market verticals. Former director of the Tufts Entrepreneurs Society and built the Tufts Venture Lab, a co-working space and incubator for startups. M.S. in Innovation and Management and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Tufts

CTO

Chris Drover

Leading the R&D programs at ZwitterCo. Senior technical manager for six years at Oasys Water. Worked on scale up and implementation of a novel membrane technology for industrial wastewater market. Led R&D of new membrane chemistries, membrane configuration, and process design, contributing to eight patent families. Designed and deployed pilot FO systems. M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tufts and B.A. in Chemistry and Physics from Ohio Wesleyan.

VP Business Development

Aditi Deorukhakar

Leading ZwitterCo’s commercial efforts with a focus on sales and market development. Previously served as a customer-facing estimation engineer at Expo Gas Containers in Mumbai, India. She has experience with vendor management, bid & tender preparation, capital cost estimation, and technical marketing for projects exceeding $15M in total value. M.S. in Innovation and Management from Tufts and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Mumbai University

VP Product

Chris Roy

Leading product design, applications testing, and field operations at ZwitterCo. Previously a field engineer for CeraMem, developing ceramic UF membrane plants in the O&G, metal finishing, chemical, medical, and aerospace industries. Lead field engineer on over 25 projects, including two 1 MGD plants, that involved extensive domestic and international travel and totaled over $13 million in revenue. B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UMass Amherst