About Us
Our Mission is to End Thirst.
Our water is the purest available.
Our team created the first mobile all-weather desiccant/refrigerant hybrid atmospheric water harvesters. Our founder, Bjorn Simundson presented to the 2020 DARPA AWE program, which led to developing water harvesters for USACE and their Austere FOB program.
The harvesters were made by Therma-Stor, LLC under the direction of their parent company, Madison Industries' Chief Innovation Officer, Todd DeMonte. Those prototypes were used for training With Army Futures' Command 2022's USSOCOM's Project Convergence.
We have simplified water harvesters to be affordable to any person, family or community in the world.
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Atmosphereh2o Visionaries
Bjørn D. Simundson, Founder
With over 19 years of experience as an industrial designer and serial entrepreneur, Bjorn Simundson is renowned for his knack in crafting transformative technological solutions tailored to various industries and challenges. Armed with a Master's Degree in Industrial Design from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco (2005), and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from UC Santa Barbara (2001), Bjorn seamlessly integrates disruptive innovations with emerging markets, elevating them to world-class solutions for intricate problems.
Bjorn led the team that created the all-climate atmospheric water generators for the US Department of Defense, together with partner, Therma-Stor, LLC.
His portfolio boasts products that have clinched esteemed accolades like "Best in Show" at the Consumer Electronics Show and the Michelin Challenge Bibendum, recognizing his contributions to sustainability. His inventive prowess is further underscored by multiple patents and the successful co-founding and exiting of several ventures, one leading to a 9-figure buyout and another yielding a 19x return to investors over 5-years.
A sought-after speaker at conferences, Bjorn effortlessly commands attention in videos and podcasts, where he shares insights and connect-the-dots using humor on water resilience, sustainability technology, and the future of national security. Notably, he has engaged with various branches of the Government through the US Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology Policy on four occasions, for resilience, sustainability and even a vision for making water and growing crops in space.
Bjorn's dedication extends beyond accolades; he actively contributes to the National Disaster Resilience Council and the US Water Security Working Group, championing initiatives for a sustainable and reseilient future through the novel application of microgrids and networked utilities with multiple redundant backup systems. Additionally, he serves on the board of Sustainable Exploration, striving to address humanity's most pressing challenges both on and off Earth.
Driven by a passion for global problem-solving and innovation, Bjorn Simundson remains committed to empowering others to realize their utmost potential and have fun in the process.
Todd DeMonte, Co-Founder
Since 2019, Todd has been the Chief Innovation Officer of Madison Indoor Air Quality (MIAQ), where he led and oversaw the engineering, innovation, and regulatory efforts for MIAQ, which includes 20+ companies that focus on providing safe, healthy, and comfortable indoor air and has annual revenues of $3B. Todd led Therma-Stor's design, engineering and implementation team for the all-climate atmospheric water generators for the US DoD with Bjorn from 2020 to 2022.
During 2020-2023, Todd was also the Chief Technical Officer for the Indoor Air Hygiene Institute (IAHI), which monitored IAQ in commercial and manufacturing spaces, provided analysis, and helped implement actions to remediate areas of concern.
From 2004-2018, Todd was President and General Manager of Therma-Stor where he and his team grew developed new products and created new markets for IAQ products focused on controlling relative humidity (RH) and particulate matter (PM). During this time, the company's revenue over 600% ($100M+) and created over $250M in enterprise value.
Todd earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. He has been awarded 31 U.S. patents with several more pending.