| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.08.2023 | From seed to success: What is a startup accelerator? | Startup acceleration is a tool for entrepreneurs to gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive and crowded ecosystem. Consider Newton’s first law of motion – “An object in motion remains in motion at constant speed unless a... |
| 25.07.2023 | What is logistics management and what types exist | Logistics management refers to the comprehensive administration of a company’s resources (goods) from the initial product-building phase up until the moment it reaches a customer’s doorstep.
With an optimized logistics management process, ... |
| 18.07.2023 | These are the most sustainable cities in the world | Urbanization is the shift of populations from rural to urban areas. And in the last two centuries, this phenomenon has resulted in the rapid creation, growth, and development of new cities across the entire world, establishing them as cente... |
| 12.07.2023 | 2022 Leaplab edition: Pilot outcomes | According to recent data, almost 90% of all startups fail. Why? Because of common mistakes such as targeting the wrong market or conducting insufficient research, along with a lack of expertise, funding, or a proper marketing strategy.
To ... |
| 11.07.2023 | How 3D printing in the construction industry works | By: Ibon Iribar, Investment and Open Innovation Advisor at Cemex Ventures Ibon is responsible for analyzing investment and development opportunities in 3D printing and other promising solutions along the entire construction value chain, hel... |
| 20.06.2023 | Sustainable development, examples and goals | As the construction industry undergoes an inevitable revolution, this time we hope it looks a little bit different. Rapid industrial development has ushered us into the modern era, but it has also brought about enduring damage to our built ... |
| 08.06.2023 | Four areas of investment in Contech | One of the most common challenges for investors (e.g., banks, [corporate] venture capitalists, hedge funds, etc.) is having a limited deal flow. With so many startups in the ecosystem, it can be hard to find clarity in all the chaos. Couple... |
| 06.06.2023 | Recycled concrete, the eco-friendly solution for construction | We all know the basics of recycling. Plastics, paper, glass, and organic matter should be separated and put in their appropriate containers. But times have changed, and the number of recyclable materials is only increasing each year. In fac... |
| 24.05.2023 | Pitch to leading Contech investors | Construction Startup Competition 2023, the biggest challenge in the construction industry, goes beyond gold medals and trophies. It offers winners the opportunity to attend Pitch Day, the final phase of the Competition that brings together ... |
| 23.05.2023 | Everything you need to know about material handling | Have you ever ordered in, excited to eat your takeout, when you realize that your order’s been crushed during its delivery, no longer recognizable or comparable to the photo of what you ordered on the food delivery app? Now, let’s think on ... |
| 09.05.2023 | A letter to all Contech and Cleantech startups | We understand your pain points and how the murky economic forecasts cast a shadow of uncertainty on the future of not just your business but the world more generally. That’s why we think that there’s nothing wrong with asking for a little b... |
| 04.05.2023 | What are smart buildings and what technologies do they use? | Being smart is cooler than ever. But what makes something smart is pretty hard to define. Every day there seems to be a new term being described as such – just think of smartphones, smart cars, smart buildings, and smart cities.
But what r... |
| 25.04.2023 | LEADING INDUSTRY LEGENDS CHALLENGE STARTUPS TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION NOW | The Construction Startup Competition 2023 searches for the most promising startup solutions that pertain to sustainability, enhanced productivity, supply chains, and new construction methods and technologies within the sector.
Top players C... |
| 18.04.2023 | The pros and cons of wind energy | Wind energy has garnered a lot of praise along with criticism throughout the years, so here we discuss the advantages of wind energy and how it can help us reach the new frontier of sustainable living.
Breeze through the pros and cons of w... |
| 04.04.2023 | All you should know about strategic sourcing | Perhaps one of the most impressive and visible ways that the era of digital transformation has impacted the construction industry is through the increased efficiency and management of supply chains.
The construction market, which by histor... |
| 21.03.2023 | Deep Dive: StructShare x Cemex Ventures | Innovation isn’t linear, nor is it subject to limitations. Real innovation is derived from iterative processes that require constant user feedback and constant improvement. In fact, what defines innovation is its ability to go beyond existi... |
| 21.03.2023 | CEMEX VENTURES INVESTS IN ADVANCED MATERIALS PROCUREMENT SOLUTION | MONTERREY, MEXICO AND MADRID, SPAIN. MARCH 21, 2023 – Cemex Ventures, Cemex’s open innovation and Corporate Venture Capital unit, announced today its investment in the advanced digital procurement software company StructShare.
Procurement ... |
| 09.03.2023 | Everything you need to know about renewable energy resources | Fossil fuels or nonrenewable energy resources are no longer viable options, which is why governments, businesses, and even individuals have been adopting renewable energy resources as a sustainable alternative.
Sometimes the most important... |
| 23.02.2023 | Deep Dive: ETFuels x CEMEX Ventures | What does a leading building materials multinational like CEMEX have in common with ETFuels, a green fuels producer with a disruptive decarbonization model that aims to provide Europe with a pathway to energy security by reducing its depend... |
| 23.02.2023 | CEMEX ENTERS GROUNDBREAKING CARBON UTILIZATION AGREEMENT | MONTERREY, MEXICO. FEBRUARY 23, 2023 – CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it has signed an agreement with green fuels producer ETFuels, to transform CO2 from CEMEX’s Alicante cement plant in Spain into green fuels. This ca... |
| 22.02.2023 | The differences and synergies between corporates and startups | In the business world, there are different types of organizations that can vary in size, structure, culture and objectives. Two of the most common types of companies that we will discuss below are startups and corporations.
While both seek... |
| 14.02.2023 | Deep Dive: Our ESG policy | Before we dive deep into our new ESG policy, we want to clear the air (literally and figuratively). Sustainable investing, also known as socially responsible investing (SRI) or impact investing, is a term used to describe investments that p... |
| 14.02.2023 | CEMEX VENTURES ANNOUNCES ITS NEW ESG POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTING | MONTERREY, MEXICO AND MADRID, SPAIN. FEBRUARY 14, 2023 – CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s open innovation and Corporate Venture Capital unit, presents its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy t... |
| 07.02.2023 | Project Design, everything you need to know | Like anything worth working for, it doesn’t always come easy. To follow through and accomplish the objectives you’ve set out, it is important to think through and design the different avenues for success. That’s where project design comes i... |
| 02.02.2023 | 2022 Leaplab cohort: Program status | Is investment the most effective way to support a new startup? 80% of entrepreneurs interviewed in 2022 told CEMEX Ventures “Yes.” However, those same entrepreneurs also deemed it mandatory to receive other means of support, such as mentors... |
| 26.01.2023 | TOP 50: 2023 Industry Insights | CEMEX VENTURES TEAM, January 2023 – Forecasting investment is no easy feat, especially in the wake of volatile macroeconomic and non-market forces desolating even the most absolute of projections. Nonetheless, perhaps almost as important as... |
| 24.01.2023 | CEMEX VENTURES ANNOUNCES THE 50 MOST DISRUPTIVE CONTECH STARTUPS OF 2023 | Contech remains a promising sector for investment in 2023, with total investment in 2022 reaching an impressive $5.38Bn despite an overall decline in global venture capital funding. CEMEX Ventures presents its TOP 50 2023 Contech Startups l... |
| 29.12.2022 | Season’s greetings, from CEMEX Ventures to you!
Investments, partnerships, and more!
Construction Startup Competition 2022
CEMEX Ventures Leaplab
Make way for 2023! | Grab your mug of hot cocoa, put on your holiday pajamas, and sit back and relax while we take a glance back at 2022! Sharing the holiday season together is the greatest gift of all, which is why we’re spreading the cheer and reviewing the m... |
| 21.12.2022 | CEMEX INVESTS IN CLEAN ENERGY-FROM-WASTE TECHNOLOGY | MONTERREY, MEXICO. DECEMBER 21, 2022 – CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and CEMEX Ventures (CEMEX’s corporate venture capital unit) announced today their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions (“WtEnergy”), a clean energy startup t... |
| 21.12.2022 | Deep dive: WtEnergy x CEMEX Ventures | We know you’re no stranger to research, but we also know you’re busy, which is why we’ve cut out the extra work. We’re bringing you everything you need to know about our latest investments and strategic priorities through our new ‘Deep Dive... |
| 15.12.2022 | CEMEX SUPPORTS THE SCALING OF SOLAR FUEL PRODUCTION THROUGH ITS FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENT IN SYNHELION | MONTERREY, MEXICO. LUGANO, SWITZERLAND; DECEMBER 15, 2022 – Synhelion has raised CHF 22 million in another successful financing round. The funds were primarily provided by existing investors, including CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures, its corporat... |
| 07.12.2022 | 10 facts about solar energy | Solar energy is one of the most popular renewable energy sources on the planet, yet less than 5% of electricity produced globally comes from solar power.
The benefits of solar powered energy are extensive, which is why we’re shedding light... |
| 24.11.2022 | Good As Gold: Pitch Day 2022 | This year, the lead up to Pitch Day 2022 left us on the edge of our seats, wondering which of the extraordinary Construction Startup Competition 2022 winners would take home the gold medal in their category. Bigger and better than previous ... |
| 17.11.2022 | Sustainable buildings, the green alternative in construction | Think about all the buildings you walk into daily. Do you spend more time inside your house, office, or university than you do outside? We bet that the answer is yes.
Whether or not you live in a sprawling urban center, suburban neighborho... |
| 07.11.2022 | Meet the Leaplab 2022 Edition cohort! | As the famous saying goes: “This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” –Neil Armstrong.
There comes a time in every startup’s journey when a jump, risk, chance, or #Leap must be made because of the potential benefits it ca... |
| 02.11.2022 | CEMEX LAUNCHES STARTUP ACCELERATOR TO STRENGTHEN ITS OPEN INNOVATION APPROACH | MONTERREY, MEXICO. NOVEMBER 2, 2022 – CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, announced the launch of CEMEX Ventures Leaplab, an intensive acceleration program for inno... |
| 27.10.2022 | What is document management and what is it for? | Nobody likes paperwork. In fact, one of the biggest complaints regarding paperwork is that administrative tasks take us away from the job or the service we enjoy providing. But here’s the catch. Without the correct management and administra... |
| 26.10.2022 | THE BIGGEST STARTUP COMPETITION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NAMES THEIR 2022 WINNERS | MONTERREY, MEXICO. OCTOBER 26, 2022 – CEMEX Ventures, the corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of CEMEX announced today the winners of its 2022 edition of the Construction Startup Competition. CEMEX Ventures leads the panel of... |
| 26.10.2022 | Here are the winners of Construction Startup Competition 2022! | In 2017 we launched the first edition of the Construction Startup Competition, and six years later, we’re proud to continue and keep improving this unique tradition. Since the competition’s start, we have received almost 3000 solutions from... |
| 14.10.2022 | World Cup of ConTech: “Expect Amazing” | The promising entrepreneurs and startups who applied to this year’s Construction Startup Competition 2022 are nothing short of amazing. We count on the support of our partners Black & Veatch, Dysruptek by Haskell, Ferrovial, GS Futures,... |
| 11.10.2022 | 3D printed houses, everything you need to know | Hindsight is 20/20, but many thought leaders categorically agree that we are currently on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution brought us mechanized production, the second, mass production, and the th... |
| 28.09.2022 | Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, the solution to the climate crisis | How we commute to work, use transportation, go on vacation, and even how we shop at the grocery store, influence the size of our carbon footprint, the total amount of greenhouse gasses produced by our actions. And perhaps more than ever bef... |
| 14.09.2022 | CEMEX VENTURES COMMITS TO THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION TECH FIRM | CEMEX Ventures stands firm in its partnership with Modulous, reinvesting in the construction technology company in its Series A funding round. Modulous aims to build houses more quickly, sustainably, and economically with their end-to-end p... |
| 06.09.2022 | Workforce management, how it works | Behind every successful business is a bright idea. But to make your business run, you need a team that helps you every step of the way. Your workforce is one of the most important elements that allow your business to operate and see positiv... |
| 23.08.2022 | Logistics Management & SCM: The definitive guide | Logistics and supply chain management were once well-known terms used by the military to describe the processes related to the transportation of equipment and essential supplies to troops on the front line. Today these terms elicit less of ... |
| 10.08.2022 | How construction robotics is going to change the industry forever | Construction robotics is a key element of the future of the industry. In order to enforce change, truly promote a revolution of the construction sector, and increase the use of innovative technologies, the expanded use of robots and machine... |
| 02.08.2022 | CEMEX INVESTS IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION GLOBAL VENTURE FUND | CEMEX joins a select group of global investors to fund Zacua Ventures.
Zacua Ventures envisions a more sustainable, efficient, and interconnected Built Environment.
The group of investors share the common objective of evolving the built env... |
| 24.07.2022 | CEMEX INVESTS IN COBOD’S REVOLUTIONARY 3D PRINTING TECH | CEMEX is expanding its partnership with COBOD, a leading 3D construction printing solutions company.
CEMEX and COBOD are evolving 3D printing construction through a new approach that significantly reduces costs and time.
MONTERREY. MEXICO ... |
| 13.07.2022 | Circular Economy in the Construction Industry | Circular economy is one of the secret weapons the construction industry can implement to tackle one of its biggest challenges: being one of the world´s largest consumers of raw materials. As the call to stop treating resources as unlimited,... |
| 22.06.2022 | Carbon Upcycling Awarded £2.3 Million to Manufacture Climate-Resilient Cement from Waste Glass and CO2 | Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Carbon Upcycling), a carbon utilization company that produces CO2-enhanced cement and concrete additives, announced today that it has been awarded £2.3 Million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)... |
| 13.06.2022 | What is Project Planning and how to do it step by step | Once upon a time in a not so very far away past, construction project planning was done using two tools we´ve learned to grasp since a very early age: pen and paper. Long before Excel ruled our day to day lives, and digital tools started bl... |
| 11.05.2022 | CEMEX Ramps Up Investment In Carbon Capture Tech Of The Future | CEMEX doubles down on investment in Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (“Carbon Clean”), developer of cutting-edge carbon capture technologies and solutions.
Carbon Clean closed a funding round to ramp up its technology to an industrial scale.
... |
| 04.05.2022 | CEMEX Invests in Automated Concrete Monitoring Technology | CEMEX invests in Chilean startup ObraLink with innovative technology to accelerate the digital transformation of the construction industry.
CEMEX gains access to a fully automated solution that reduces construction times and costs through a... |
| 01.05.2022 | Smart Buildings: What are they and how do they work | Gone are the days when being cool and being smart didn´t pair up: smart is cool (a wise choice many could have appreciated back in their school days).
Nowadays, there is something about adding the word “smart” ahead of common objects that ... |
| 25.04.2022 | Pitchday 2022: from the world to Groundbreak in New Orleans | We are getting closer to the days where saying “can you hear me?” will no longer be the first thing a potential investor hears from you when you first meet them. As exciting and fruitful as the past digitally-led two years have been for the... |
| 21.04.2022 | CEMEX Invests in Tech that Reduces Carbon Emissions in Cement by up to 30% | CEMEX has invested in Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a solution that enables the reduction of carbon emissions in cement and concrete production by up to 30% through clinker substitutes.
The technology will help scale CEMEX’s capability to ... |
| 13.04.2022 | Last Mile Delivery: The logistic challenge | Last Mile Delivery is part of the supply chain management (SCM) solutions that have been gathering more traction in recent years due to the increased demand to get the right materials in the right place and at the right time.
The global la... |
| 06.04.2022 | Green Construction, the sustainable future | As sustainable regulations continue to be on the rise, conversation around green construction methodologies is becoming the “it” trend in the industry.
In 2021, investment around green technologies and climate tech related solutions grew t... |
| 30.03.2022 | How does Modular Construction work? | Mateo Zimmermann, Investment Manager at CEMEX Ventures
With +15 years of professional experience, Mateo has an engineering and management background, that helps him seek solutions to enhance productivity in the construction industry throug... |
| 16.03.2022 | Worldwide Industry Leaders Launch Sixth Edition of Construction Startup Competition | CEMEX Ventures partners again with leaders Dysruptek by Haskell, Ferrovial, GS Futures, Hilti, VINCI Group´s Leonard, NOVA by Saint Gobain, and welcomes Black & Veatch, Procore Technologies, and Zacua Ventures.
Construction Startup Comp... |
| 02.03.2022 | CEMEX Invests in On-Demand Digital Delivery Solution | PartRunner is a technology and logistics company that services the construction industry.
Investment in PartRunner aims to streamline logistics, improve job site efficiency, shorten supply chain and reduce transportation costs in the constr... |
| 13.02.2022 | Blockchain: the future of construction payments and contracts | Blockchain technology is a decentralized database that stores a record of assets and transactions between two parties.
This database works as a public record of what, who and how it is done. This transaction history is stored in blocks of ... |
| 08.02.2022 | 3D Printing in Construction | By: Ibon Iribar, Investment and Open Innovation Advisor at CEMEX Ventures Ibon is responsible for analyzing investment and development opportunities in 3D printing and other promising solutions along the entire construction value chain, hel... |
| 08.02.2022 | How 3D printing in the construction industry works | By: Ibon Iribar, Investment and Open Innovation Advisor at CEMEX Ventures Ibon is responsible for analyzing investment and development opportunities in 3D printing and other promising solutions along the entire construction value chain, hel... |
| 03.02.2022 | CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in cement production with solar energy | For the first time ever, CEMEX and Synhelion successfully connected the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver, producing solar clinker.
This revolutionary innovation is an initial step to develop fully solar-driven ce... |
| 01.02.2022 | CEMEX Ventures Invests in Breakthrough Clean Hydrogen Technology | CEMEX continues to be a pioneer in the adoption of hydrogen technology within the cement industry.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and CEMEX Ventures (CEMEX’s corporate venture capital unit) announced today their investment in HiiROC, a cl... |
| 28.12.2021 | What are the Main Uses for Artificial Intelligence in the Construction Industry? | The revolution of the construction industry is based on innovative construction methods and new technologies that allow economic developments, fast and with better functionalities. To do this, there are machines that, through data collectio... |
| 23.12.2021 | It´s the most wonderful time of the year for Contech and CEMEX Ventures | Grab your glass, put some holiday music in the background, and join us in this trip down memory lane as we remember the highlights of this year!
Tis´ the season for celebration! As we do every December when it´s almost time to do the count... |
| 17.12.2021 | CEMEX is recognized as Global Open Innovation Challenger | Mind the Bridge, European Commission’s Startup Europe Partnership, and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the 2021 Corporate Startup Stars awards.
CEMEX Ventures, the company´s corporate venture capital and open innovation u... |
| 16.12.2021 | With new 3D printing technology, CEMEX and COBOD build a better future | The companies develop new construction method that significantly reduces construction costs and time.
Homebuilder Power2Build is the first company in the world to use the revolutionary system to address the affordable housing crisis in Ango... |
| 01.12.2021 | CEMEX Ventures presents its annual list of the Top 50 Construction Startups | Investment in the ConTech ecosystem reached record levels in 2021, with over $4.5 billion USD invested up to date. The previous record was set in 2018 with $1.8 billion USD invested.
Greener construction becomes the strongest category this ... |
| 11.11.2021 | The biggest startup competition in the construction industry names its 2021 winner | Construction Startup Competition is the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs in the industry and already amasses more than 2,000 solutions since its launch.
Document Crunch, an AI powered software to identify and explain critical issues in c... |
| 02.11.2021 | CEMEX Ventures invests in solar fuel pioneer Synhelion | CEMEX Ventures joins a select group of leading global investors supporting Synhelion.
Since 2020, CEMEX and Synhelion began developing an innovative solar-driven technology that aims to eliminate fossil fuels and the carbon footprint in the... |
| 26.10.2021 | Here are the winners of Construction Startup Competition 2021! | After five years of existence, we continue to nurture and grow our ecosystem of startups and new businesses that transform the day to day of the construction industry. From our first edition of the Construction Startup Competition in 2017 t... |
| 21.10.2021 | CEMEX Ventures invests in startup looking to ease global logistics challenges | Startup Voyage Control coordinates the materials supply chain through a digital platform that provides a single and reliable information source.
The UK-based startup is developing a solid supply chain ecosystem focusing on product integrati... |
| 07.10.2021 | Deep decarbonization: The great challenge of the future | Deep decarbonization of the industries is key to the efforts being done worldwide to limit the global temperature increase in this century to 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, while pursuing the means to limit the increase to 1.... |
| 30.09.2021 | CEMEX Ventures aims at digitization & sustainability in construction material management through follow-on investment in Soil Connect | Soil Connect is a solution for the high costs and inefficiencies associated with the transport and management of materials like soil from excavation grounds; it´s the first, and only, institutionally backed digital marketplace focused on th... |
| 21.09.2021 | Construction Technology: The future of the industry | Who says that with the $2.9 billion invested so far in 2021 in the ConTech ecosystem, or Construction Technology, this does not become a crushing trend in the industry?
Last 2020 the ConTech industry closed with $1.3 billion (USD) invested... |
| 09.09.2021 | Energy Vault to trade on NYSE through PIPE agreement with CEMEX Ventures and other investors | Novus Capital Corporation II (NYSE: NXU, NXU.U, NXU WS) (“Novus”) and Energy Vault, an energy storage solutions company, jointly announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination; upon closing, the combi... |
| 08.09.2021 | “Contech Startups: Assemble!” | The fifth edition of Construction Startup Competition saw another year of significant increase in the quality of the startups who submitted their solutions. Since the 2020 edition, we´ve been gathering the best players in the construction i... |
| 25.08.2021 | What is a smart city? Technology and examples | Approaching construction from an efficient and smart perspective is the raison-d’ être of smart cities. There are so many different aspects which have an impact on smart cities: energy, transportation, waste management, mobility, not to men... |
| 09.08.2021 | Discover how BIM is implemented in each step of the construction value chain | A huge amount of data is generated at every single stage of a project’s lifecycle, and this is where Building Information Modeling (BIM)comes into play. Do you know what this innovative trend is all about?
BIM is not a type of software but... |
| 03.08.2021 | CEMEX Ventures invests in carbon capture tech of the future | CEMEX Ventures invests in Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (“Carbon Clean”), the developer of one of the most promising and advanced carbon capture technologies.
The investment aims to support CEMEX´s new and aggressive climate action target... |
| 13.07.2021 | Innovative Construction, 12 innovations for the future | By Gonzalo Galindo, Head of CEMEX Ventures
With 30 years of experience in the built sector, Gonzalo leads CEMEX Ventures in the search of innovative business models for CEMEX and the construction industry, helping propel innovation, sustai... |
| 22.06.2021 | CEMEX Ventures Exploits Digitized Industrialized Construction To Design And Build Eco-Friendly Homes Through Its Follow-On Investment In Modulous | Modulous is a tech-enabled player for the delivery of industrialized and sustainable homes, based on an asset-light business model and a strong network of international and local partners.
It links to a carefully curated supply chain which ... |
| 15.06.2021 | 4 examples of new construction methods | Innovation in the construction industry is needed now. Although it is known for moving on a slower pace and fall behind other industries, there are more players like us coming into the mix that are betting on disrupting the industry and doi... |
| 03.06.2021 | What is supply chain management in construction and why is it important? | If the pandemic taught all of us something was that an optimal management of the supply chain guarantees that toilet paper won´t be running out on your local supermarket. If that does not tell you that this is an important area withing ever... |
| 26.05.2021 | CEMEX Ventures expands its investment in SAALG to make their technology an international standard for engineering projects | CEMEX Ventures, Mott Mac-Donald and Crèdit Andorrà invest in SAALG Geomechanics to make their technology become the global standard for great engineering and construction projects.
The joint investment will propel the development of the Daa... |
| 20.05.2021 | New building materials to change the construction industry | The call for innovation in the construction industry involves every relevant player in the construction value chain and that includes those in charge of supplying the building materials for a project.
Lucky for us, at CEMEX Ventures we kno... |
| 14.05.2021 | A complete guide about the built environment | As part of this year´s Construction Startup Competition, we are looking for startups that offer solutions that fall under the category “Efficient Jobsite & Built Environment”. This means we are looking for startups that offer improved c... |
| 29.04.2021 | What is carbon footprint and what can you do to reduce yours? | For the past decades, the green movement, environmentally conscious and eco-friendly phrases have gained their spot in every industry marketing material. Whether its clothes made from sustainable fabrics, organic food, or green concrete, it... |
| 14.04.2021 | Construction Startup Competition 2021 opens call for entrepreneurs building the new legends in construction | CEMEX Ventures, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group´s Leonard and NOVA by Saint-Gobain renew their alliance and are joined by GS Group, Korean business conglomerate focused on energy, retail and construction, and Haskell, leading American firm of... |
| 30.03.2021 | The ultimate guide to invest in startup companies | By: Juan Nieto Villamando
Juan Nieto is the Asia Representative and Investment Analyst for CEMEX Ventures in Shanghai. He expands CEMEX Ventures´ reach in the Asia Pacific region by building and growing the Contech ecosystem in the area. J... |
| 17.02.2021 | What are the six stages of a startup? | A startup is an entrepreneurial project that seeks, either with their own investment or with the help of a third party, to undergo a journey towards successful monetization of a product or service. Although the failure rate is high, the mos... |
| 08.02.2021 | CEMEX AWARDED GRANT FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO DEVELOP PIONEERING CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY | RTI International, CEMEX, Carbon Clean and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will jointly work on development of a CO2 capture system and commercially viable carbon utilization solution.
The grant will span the project during 30 months in CEMEX... |
| 13.01.2021 | CEMEX VENTURES PROMOTES THE REDEFINITION OF HOW HOUSES ARE DESIGNED AND BUILT THROUGH ITS INVESTMENT IN MODULOUS | CEMEX Ventures invests in a disruptive offsite construction method to relieve the global housing crisis, with a clear focus on sustainability, quality and affordability.
Modulous offers an answer to the housing requirements in the United Ki... |
| 23.12.2020 | 12 months and a pandemic: The longest year in history! | This 2020 is a year to forget! But at CEMEX Ventures, there are 5 things we want you to remember. We´ve been getting used to riding the wave and solving the challenges the construction industry encounters daily. From substantial improvement... |
| 14.12.2020 | CEMEX VENTURES LAUNCHES THE 50 MOST PROMISING STARTUPS IN THE 2020 CONSTRUCTION ECOSYSTEM AND THE CITIES OF THE FUTURE | Despite the pandemic, the Construction and Technology ecosystem closes in 2020 with more than US$1.3 billion of investment in startups.
CEMEX Ventures launches TOP50 Contech Startups with the most promising solutions in the ecosystem and ad... |
| 04.12.2020 | CEMEX VENTURES INVESTS IN SOIL CONNECT TO DIGITALIZE EXCAVATION MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AND REDUCE WASTE IN LANDFILLS | Soil Connect is a digital marketplace for excavation materials, primarily soil and aggregates, which reduces the construction industry’s carbon footprint by facilitating the use of materials that would otherwise end up in landfills.
MONTER... |
| 03.12.2020 | Five gold medalists move forward in Construction Startup Competition 2020 | The winners from this year’s competition pitched their solutions during the Digital Pitchday and five startups have been chosen to move on to a Speed Dating round with industry decision makers and investors.
After reviewing over 700 startu... |
