# Devesh Bharadwaj

> Devesh Bharadwaj is the founder and CEO of Pani, a Canadian water technology company that uses AI and digital twins to help treatment facilities improve operations. Raised in New Delhi, he moved to Victoria in 2012 to study mechanical engineering and founded Pani in March 2017 before graduating. His work evolved from membrane and osmotic energy technologies to software for existing plants; his recognition includes Forbes 30 Under 30, a 2022 UVic Emerging Alumni Award and a 2023 Clean50 Emerging Leader honour.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Pani
- **Organizations:** Pani, University of Victoria
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30, North America 2022, Social Impact category., University of Victoria Emerging Alumni Award, 2022., Clean50 Emerging Leader, 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Moved from New Delhi to Victoria to study mechanical engineering at UVic.
- **2016** — Co-authored Multistage Pressure-Retarded Osmosis with Thomas M. Fyles and Henning Struchtrup.
- **2017** — Incorporated Pani Energy in March and graduated with a BEng later that year.
- **2018** — Demonstrated osmotic energy-storage technology at the GLOBE Forum in Vancouver.
- **2019-2020** — Pani participated in NRC IRAP-supported pilot projects in the United States and India.
- **2021** — Pani announced CAD $8 million in funding, including seed equity and public-agency contributions.
- **2022** — Received a UVic Emerging Alumni Award; named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 North America Social Impact class of 2022.
- **2023** — Recognized as a Clean50 Emerging Leader and discussed the evolution of Pani’s software-only Zed offering.
- **2025** — Participated in Cleantech Group’s Making Waves water-innovation webinar.

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30, North America 2022, Social Impact category.
- University of Victoria Emerging Alumni Award, 2022.
- Clean50 Emerging Leader, 2023.
- BCBusiness 30 Under 30, 2020.
- Co-author of the 2016 research paper Multistage Pressure-Retarded Osmosis.
- Led Pani through its announced CAD $8 million 2021 capital raise.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Cleantech Group published highlights of a water-innovation webinar featuring Bharadwaj, including his views on performance benchmarking and simpler instrumentation.
- **2023-05** — Pani received Distinction in the Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year category at the Global Water Summit.
- **2023-04** — Bharadwaj discussed the customer-led evolution of Zed in a Victoria Tech Journal interview.

## Links

- Website: https://pani.global/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devesh-b-78730985/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/deve6h

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