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3, 2, 1...Action! 📹 Take a glimpse at our powerful #ConstructionStartupCompetition2024 Meet & Greet in participation with BETA Network & Beaumont Bailey ⚠️ Applications are still open (but not for long)! Don't miss the chance to boost your startup and apply here: https://bit.ly/3K10EcY Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar Inc., Dysruptek, Ferrovial, Hilti Group, Leonard, NOVA by Saint-Gobain, Trimble Inc., & Zacua Ventures
[🗣️ Event] From the latest breakthroughs to solve the climate crisis to connecting with top investors in climatetech, the Climate Solutions Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was an event not to be missed! 🌤️ 💫 Sven Harmsen represented our team on a panel to discuss the latest trends and best practices in climatetech investments and startups. Many thanks to all for engaging discussion! 👏 #climatetech #corporateventure #canada #climate #startups
[👋 About us] Meet the team: Chloé Khalifat-Calbet ⚡Chloé Khalifat-Calbet recently joined the NOVA by Saint-Gobain team as our new Global Portfolio Manager! In this role, she will oversee and monitor our startups. 👩🎓 Chloé is an environmental engineer by training and spent the last six years supporting the development of innovative companies worldwide, both as a startup accelerator and an innovation consultant. She will be based in Paris. 🎉 Please join us in welcoming Chloé! #Paris #corporateventure #welcome #innovation #portfolio #startups
[👀 What’s Up] Are you experiencing a heat wave where you live? 🌅 🥵 😎 ☀️ Our portfolio company, Transaera, Inc., is working to help keep you 🆒 with a revolutionary air conditioner with advanced materials that remove moisture from the air before cooling it. ⚡️ 💰♻️ Would you want to stay 🆒 with a process that uses less electricity, long-term cost savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions? Learn more about the technology in this WBUR “Here and Now” interview featuring Sorin Grama, founder of Transaera.👇 #summerheat #cooling #heatwave #climate #greenhousegas #airconditioning
[🗣️ Event] Discovering emerging technologies and innovation in the design of building materials and systems was the focus of the BuiltWorlds Buildings Conference held in New York City, USA. 👨⚖️ In addition to attending the conference session, Michel Nasilowski had a great time serving as a judge in the BuiltWorlds Startup Competition. The competition was won by Heartland Industries, a producer of hemp-based additives that could be used in siding. 🪟 Our portfolio company, INOVUES, participated in the Demo Night Competition, too! Many thanks to BuiltWorlds for another exciting event! 👏 #buildingtech #healthybuildings #design #constructiontech #decarbonization #technology
[🗣️ Event] Fostering collaboration among startups and large corporations was the goal of the Asia Startup Summit in Singapore. ✴️ The summit, which was organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (FCCS), offered Jing Zhou the opportunity to participate in conferences, pitches, and B2B meetings while digging into all the possibilities of creating business around innovation and sustainability. #Singapore #innovation #sustainability #startups #corporateventure #B2B
[🗣️ Event] Is AI shaping the next generation of cities, buildings and spaces? 🌇 🌳 The main forum of the UrbanLab Innovation Summit in Shenzhen discussed AI as it relates to shaping the next generation of cities, buildings and spaces! Attendees also discussed urban planning, net-zero communities, and participated in a “Startup Roadshow” to unveil the latest cutting-edge solutions. 🏢 UrbanLab is an innovation alliance gathering Saint-Gobain and four other visionary leaders, including Swire Properties, Shui On Xintiandi, Goodman Group and JLL Spark, to explore groundbreaking ideas and technologies to shape a sustainable future for cities. Many thanks to all for the innovative discussions! #innovation #sustainability #netzero #AI #healthybuildings
[🗣️ Event] Circularity is gaining momentum in the U.S.! 🇺🇸♻️ Daphné de La Grandière attended Circularity 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to check out advancements within the target area and engage in discussions with other corporate investors that are focusing on end-of-life waste management. 🌳 It was great to meet so many people committed to circularity from various industries and learning best practices! #circularity #recycling #wastemanagement #corporateventure
[👀 What’s Up] We love to see our startups achieve milestones! 🚀 ⭐️ ⚡️♻️ Ion Storage Systems recently announced they are receiving $20 million in funding as part of a three-year, $40 million commercialization initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Saint-Gobain will be collaborating with ION to help accelerate the commercialization of ION’s high performing, anodeless SSB toward a greener energy economy. 🎉 Congratulations to CEO Ricky Hanna and the entire ION team!
ION Storage Systems is collaborating with world-class partners on a $40 million commercialization initiative! We are pleased to announce that ION will be receiving $20 million in funding as part of a three-year, $40 million commercialization initiative thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s ARPA-E SCALEUP program and several world-class commercialization partners. We are eager to work with industry leaders, like KLA, a leader in high precision process and quality control systems and Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest ceramics, glass and material suppliers, to accelerate a path to large-scale commercial deployment of our solid-state batteries (SSB). ION’s collaboration with this all-star team provides a path forward toward commercializing cleaner, more powerful and groundbreaking SSB technology. The ARPA-E SCALEUP program has long recognized, championed, and advanced technologies that transform how we live, work, and communicate. ION is thrilled to be selected for the SCALEUP award and we welcome our ongoing collaboration with the DOE. #IonStorageSystems #BetterBatteries #Investment #DOE #SCALEUP #EVs #Electricvehicles https://lnkd.in/eCkA_-bJ
[🗣️Event] Many thanks to all who attended the 2024 BuiltWorlds Paris Summit opening reception at our global headquarters! 🏠🏢 It was a pleasure to host you and enjoy a wonderful evening of engaging, networking and learning from leaders around the world who are dedicated to innovation in the full cycle of building and infrastructure. 💬 For those attending the main event on Thursday, June 27, be sure to check out “The Power of Strategic Partnerships to Foster Innovation” with Jonathan Williet, and our friends from the Construction Startup Competition Leonard, Cemex Ventures, Hilti Group, Trimble Inc., Zacua Ventures, Ferrovial, Caterpillar Inc., and The Haskell Company. Stop by to listen in and say 👋 hello! 🚀 Learn more about the Construction Startup Competition: https://lnkd.in/e-KxwaW
Ended Day 1 of the Paris Summit with a visit to VINCI HQ and a reception and remarks at Saint-Gobain's exquisite winter garden, which occupies the top level of its tower in La Défense, a major business district in the city. A big thanks to all who came out to join us. Day 2 is just beginning at Leonard, VINCI's accelerator, and we couldn't be more excited! See you all there!
[👀 What’s Up] It’s always great when our portfolio companies succeed! 💰 Exciting news from Maxterial, Inc., which marked a significant milestone by achieving nearly $8 million in Series A funding. Maxterial leverages an eco-systemic lean tech approach to develop innovative solutions that protect against wear, heat, and corrosion while reducing carbon footprint and eliminating toxic materials from industrial processes. 🎉 Congratulations to the founding team Mehdi Kargar (CEO) and Amy Haghdoost (CTO, COO) and the hardworking team on this achievement! #Because_X_matters #corporateventure #innovativesolution #startups #SeriesA
