VC and Construction giants Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar, Dysruptek by Haskell, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard, NOVA by Saint-Gobain, Trimble, and Zacua Ventures are banding together to host the largest construction and cleantech startup competition to date.
The Construction Startup Competition promotes innovation, collaboration, and technology adoption with solutions that fall under:
- Green Construction (sustainability)
- Enhanced Productivity (efficiency)
- Construction Supply Chain (on time)
- Future of Construction (disruptive)
The competition offers an opportunity for startups to network with potential clients and partners, earn capital, pilot in global markets, and pitch to active industry investors and potential business partners.
Over the last seven years, the Construction Startup Competition has been a launching pad for almost 3,000 startups, facilitating fundraising and gaining recognition. The competition has named 36 winners, who have collectively raised more than $396 million in financing.
Over one-third of winners have received investment from and/or are working with one or more of the competition hosts, and three Contech acceleration programs use the competition as a qualified pipeline to build their cohorts.
“Every year we receive hundreds of applications from Contech and Cleantech startups, some of which have gone on to become big names in the industry, receive hundreds of million dollars in investment, and commercialise and expand their companies,” said Gonzalo Galindo, Head of Cemex Ventures.
Three winners will receive cash prizes at the final Pitch Day in November.
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