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title: "Hydrant: The hydration company making Pedialyte that actually tastes good | Trends by The Hustle"
description: In 2017, John Sherwin saw a gap in the hydration market. On one end was Gatorade, drowning in sugar. On the other end was Pedialyte, a gnarly tasting dehydration solution marketed toward children. Leaning on his biology degree, Sherwin created Hydrant.
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# [Hydrant: The hydration company making Pedialyte that actually tastes good | Trends by The Hustle](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/hydrant-2)

 Written by [Aja Frost @ajavuu](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) | Feb 4, 2020 10:12:43 AM

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In 2017, John Sherwin saw a gap in the hydration market. On one end was Gatorade, drowning in sugar. On the other end was Pedialyte, a gnarly tasting dehydration solution marketed toward children. Leaning on his biology degree, Sherwin created [Hydrant](https://www.drinkhydrant.com/).

He started with an Indiegogo campaign that raised $17.5k. Then he met his cofounder Jai Jung Kim, who pulled the plug on Wharton (yes, that Wharton) and reallocated his tuition money to the startup.

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