Holcim MAQER Ventures

🚨 Big Moves in Construction Tech! 🚨 Holcim MAQER Ventures invests in Gravis Robotics ⚡ We’re excited to announce our investment in Gravis Robotics, the Gold Winner of the #ConstructionStartupCompetition2025 and one of the most promising players in earthmoving autonomy. Gravis is redefining heavy-equipment operations with AI-powered robotic intelligence systems that bring precision digging, adaptive hydraulics, and real-time 3D machine vision directly into excavators and loaders. Their technology boosts productivity, improves onsite safety, and accelerates the digital transformation of construction and quarry operations. Our investment follows a successful pilot in the UK, where Gravis demonstrated its ability to operate in the complexity of real-world quarry environments — from navigating rocky terrain to loading trucks and feeding crushers with autonomous reliability. 👏 Congratulations again to the Gravis Robotics team on their Pitch Day victory and their continued achievements. We’re proud to be both investors and partners in accelerating this next chapter of autonomous construction. #ConTech #ConstructionInnovation #Robotics #HeavyEquipmentAutonomy #JobsiteAutomation #BuiltEnvironment #StartupEcosystem #MAQERVentures #Holcim #Autonomy #AI #QuarryAutomation

♻️ Every year, construction generates billions of tons of waste. Historically, most of it has been landfilled or downcycled — losing value instead of preserving it. 🏗️ But the paradigm is shifting: what if tomorrow’s buildings could be made from yesterday’s demolition? 🚀 Circular solutions are moving fast from niche to scale: 1️⃣ Advanced concrete recycling — giving demolition waste a true second life. 2️⃣ CO₂ mineralization — turning aggregates into permanent carbon sinks. 3️⃣ Bio-based SCMs — replacing clinker, the industry’s biggest CO₂ driver. 👉 This is more than an environmental move — it’s strategic resilience. 🌍 In an era of supply chain shocks, carbon pricing, labor shortages and resource scarcity, circular pathways reduce dependency on imports, stabilize costs, and turn liabilities into assets. 🏢Holcim already shows how circular construction can scale safely and profitably, supporting broader circularity ambitions. 🚀 At the same time, startups are pioneering the next breakthroughs — from new mineralization methods and bio-based binders to AI-driven sorting and modular recycling technologies. 🔄 The real question is no longer if circular materials will compete — but how fast they will overtake the traditional ones, and who will lead the transition. 💬 Do you believe circular materials will become the norm within the next decade? #CircularEconomy #CircularConstruction #ConstructionTech #Sustainability #Innovation #Decarbonization #Holcim #ECOCycle #ClimateTech #GreenBuildin

💥MAQER alert💥 🚀 At PRB, a Holcim company, Morgan PERRIN is driving digital transformation by partnering with DAILY&CO to list PRB products on online marketplaces. 🎯The goal: accelerate channel expansion, reach customers where they prefer to buy, and boost brand presence — without the long road of building everything in-house. 💡Key lesson so far? Marketplace success requires speed and seamless data flow—with Marketing, Logistics, and IT working hand-in-hand to deliver up-to-the-second accuracy. 🤝For Morgan, this isn’t just filling a gap—it’s about creating a new hybrid digital sales model, powered by partnerships. 🙏 Thanks to Chloe Joube & François Nieuwlaet at DAILY&CO, and to our PRB colleagues Laurent ROUGE & Alexandre Costa and Team, Gaétan Couturier & Benoit ARNAUD and Team, Karine TERREAUX & @Cédric Tourancheau and Team for making it happen. 📽️ Morgan shares his perspective directly in the video below! #BEaMAQER #HolcimMAQERVentures #DigitalTransformation #StartupCollaboration #Ecommerce #PRB #Daily&Co

“STILL DOUBTING EUROPE? GO TO HEL”— that’s exactly how our Slush 2025 journey began. We spent a few energizing days in Helsinki, connecting with founders, investors, and partners driving innovation across the global startup ecosystem. Together we explored groundbreaking technologies, discovered emerging trends, and met extraordinary entrepreneurs developing solutions that could shape a more sustainable and efficient built environment. It was also a pleasure to catch up with a few of the startups we have already partnered with Paebbl, Gravis Robotics and to see firsthand the incredible progress they’ve made — a true reminder of why collaboration and long-term support are so important. Helsinki, you’ve convinced us — Europe’s innovation scene is thriving, and we can’t wait to be back next year. Bengt Steinbrecher Markus Gatterwe Hélène Constans Jelena Stamenkovski Sven Ritschard Magaly Geneux Tatjana Rupp Artem Sumin François Perrot Ryan Luke Johns Marta Sjögren Holcim MAQER Ventures #Slush #Slush2025 #Innovation #Startups #VentureCapital #Sustainability #Tech  #holcim  #holcimmakerventure

❓ What happens when thousands of data points, plants, and teams connect into one global brain? 💡 A new level of performance. A new way of operating. A smarter industry taking shape. 🤝 This is how we’re building the future of real-time, smart operations at Holcim — together with bold startup partners. 🎥 Watch and hear what Marjan Milošević, Jorge Gamarra and Luis Carlos Ramos Krasnohira have to say about our Smart Operations Center #SmartOperationsCenter #Holcim #BuildingIndustry #Startups #OpenInnovation

❄️ Motivated enough to brave the cold? ❄️ 🚀 See you in Helsinki at Slush! #HolcimMAQERVentures #Startup #Ecosystem

❄️ Next stop: #Helsinki. 🔥And we’re bringing our #decarbonization powerhouse. 🌍🔥 🌳 We’re excited that Sven Ritschard, our Head of Advanced Decarbonization Projects at Holcim, will be joining us at Slush 2025. Sven is driving how we scale breakthrough #lowcarbon and #circular solutions across Holcim. 🏗️ If you’re building solutions that reduce #emissions or reshape material footprints, let’s connect in Helsinki. 🚀Let’s build what’s next. 👇 Watch the personal message from Sven to YOU!

🏗️Imagine a construction site that sees delays before they happen, spots safety hazards  before they occur, and flags costs before they spiral. 🤖 That’s the promise of AI and digital twins. With real-time visibility into assets and sites, digital twins turn data into a living model of the project, while AI uses that data to predict risks and optimize resources. 🤝Together, they can become a true game-changer for our industry. 🧭 The challenge? 🌍Construction as a whole is still at the beginning of its digital journey. Across the industry, data is often fragmented and processes are not yet fully standardized  — making it harder for AI to reach its full potential.  ⏳The opportunity is clear: by combining better data practices with a cultural shift towards digital adoption, we unlock the next level of productivity and decarbonization. 💬 What do you think — is the biggest barrier to AI in construction the quality of data, the trust in technology, or the mindset shift needed to embrace it? #CorporateInnovation #StartupCollaboration #VentureClienting #ConTech #PilotProjects #Procurement #InnovationStrategy #ScaleUp #ValleyOfDeath #DigitalTransformation