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EMV Capital is delighted to announce that its robotics and AI portfolio company, Q-Bot Ltd, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Victor Vadaneaux as Executive Chair and Malcolm Groat as a second Investment Director.  These senior appointments will help the company to scale its robotics-as-a-service sales in the UK and expand its digital retrofit service. As its next phase of growth, Q-Bot is set to launch in the US and scale in the EU through strategic partnerships.  Dr ILIAN ILIEV, MD of EMV Capital and an Investment Director of Q-Bot, commented: “Victor and Malcolm are joining us at an exciting point of Q-Bot’s journey, and bring strong experience in scale-ups and growth from relevant sectors. We have been an early backer of Q-Bot’s robotics and AI-driven insulation retrofit solution. The company is at the intersection of multiple megatrends, including growing automation and digitisation of the construction industry, the imperative to decarbonise existing housing stock, and the deployment of robotics and AI as synergistic tools fostering upskilling and employment in the construction services sector.” Read the full announcement ⬇ #builtenvironment #constructiontech #robotics #deeptech

Exciting News for Startups and Innovators Around the Globe! 🚀 📅 Applications are now open for the 6th edition of our VERBUND X Accelerator, welcoming startups and scaleups worldwide to participate and collaborate with VERBUND AG and the partner companies in these cutting-edge fields: Use case search fields: -      Industrial Energy Storage -      Hydrogen / Gas Sensors -      Technical Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources -      AI Agents -      Intelligent Analysis Based on Satellite Imagery Venture capital search fields: -      AI-Driven Product Development -      Energy Fintech Innovations -      Green Fintech & Sustainable Banking Technologies 👉 Submit your applications by August 18th 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/dWxKgS7B For this round you can collaborate with or receive financing from the following companies: Use Case Partners: Axpo Group, BIG Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft m.b.H., Porsche Holding, voestalpine, RHI Magnesita, wienerberger, VERBUND AG Venture Capital Partners: Elevator Ventures, Speedinvest, Greiner Innoventures GmbH, UNIQA Ventures, VERBUND X Ventures Don't miss the chance! 🚀 #verbundx #accelerator #innovation #startups #energytech

On May 2, 2024 REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund convened people from around the world for Supply Chain & Industrial Transformation: The Next Generation (Silicon Valley 2024) at the JP Morgan Chase Palo Alto Technology Center in Palo Alto, CA. In this showcase Constanza Gomez demonstrates how Sortile enables the sorting of post-consumer waste textiles and apparel using near infrared spectroscopy. Sortile is a startup in our portfolio at REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund. Our Thesis: REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund invests in early stage startups refashioning legacy industries through Data & AI, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, & Next Generation Supply Chains; Defensible through economic moats. More in the video below. #SCITSV2024 #SCITSV2024Showcase

Has VC winter really arrived in the robotics sector? FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH has published its latest report, and this statement may describe the situation quite well as it is. However, we need to look forward and VCs with a real long-term view will nevertheless invest in the coming quarters as we must lay the grounds for further disrupting #robotapplications now to harvest later. Only #robots and clever applications will help us to manage #workershortage in many areas and CO2 efficiency e.g. thru #reshoring as well. ROBOTICS VENTURES Helmut Schmid Prof. Wolf Michael Nietzer . MBA . LLM. Peter Nietzer https://lnkd.in/dxcjYc-t

🎢 Buckle up, our latest Pole Position session on capital & funding last week took our participating ventures to a whole new level! 💥 Challenged by Fabrizio Del Maffeo (Axelera AI), Benno Broer (PASQAL) & Tim Houter (Hardt Hyperloop) our Climate, Carbon, Cleantech & Circular cohort received a lot of constructive feedback and pertinent insights. 💪 Here are some noteworthy insights that unfolded during this session: 🔹Thinking big is not the same as ‘raising’ big! 🔹Use clear and multiple-value inflection points. 🔹Sell the roadmap 💰 This week we will prepare batch #5's CarbonX, CyBe Construction, OneThird , Photanol, QuinteQ Energy , RIFT, Relement, SeaQurrent®, Tarnoc, Thorizon with Ton van 't Noordende for the intimate Deeptech Capital Expedition that will take place in mid-January with specially invited top-tier international Deeptech investors 🏆🌎 #DeepTech #GreenTech #Startup #Program #Growth #StartupCapital

🔥𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱🌎 It is important to us to help shape the future of production processes through bio-inspired solutions. We achieve this through highly advanced #laser technology, that is cost-effective, #sustainable and can be used in almost all kinds of application. But there is more 🔦 We aim to replace harmful and often outdated manufacturing processes such as chemical etching, sandblasting and coating processes. We are excited to participate in this year's HTVD | HIGHTECH VENTURE DAYS (US Edition) as one of 40 selected startups. Meet our CEO Tim Kunze and find out how we transform surfaces with the power of light. We are looking forward to good discussions and an exciting exchange in the US metropolis of Washington DC. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗧𝗩𝗗 HTVD is a matching program for Startups, Venture Capital Investors and Corporates to foster collaboration and future growth paths. Thanks to HighTech Startbahn for organizing the #HTVD2024. See you on the other side of the great ocean. 👋 #CleanTech #surface #solutions #event

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟭𝟰𝗺 𝗘𝗨𝗥 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽 With a great set-up of pan-European LP’s we have actually surpassed our initial goal significantly, showing strong interest across the continent for #deeptech and a realization for the great commercial opportunities the sector offers.  While we already invested in incredible companies with Vsquared II (Synthara AG, NEURA Robotics, cylib, Quantune Technologies GmbH, Dynelectro, constellr, Atrandi Biosciences, Lace Lithography), we very much look forward to partnering up with more game-changing teams, companies and investors to form global deep tech leaders coming out of Europe. Vsquared Ventures Dr.-Ing. Herbert Mangesius Lise Rechsteiner, PhD Thomas Oehl Michael Jobst Patrick Tucci Jakob Lingg Patrick Hümmer Gina Krymalowski Ferdinand Vermersch https://lnkd.in/dimxZyn4

🍃 15 #greentech startups have their pitch decks polished and are ready to showcase their outstanding innovations in a 3-hour online event on February 20, starting at 10:00 CET. 🚀 Do not miss the opportunity to get quality deal flow. Get to know the #SynergistEIC #innovators

7% emissions from concrete alone? It's time to rethink how we build! Thankful to companies like Azolla Ventures for fueling essential deep tech innovations like ours. Carbon Reform's Carbon Capsule makes clean indoor air accessible and creates carbon-negative limestone all in one device, tackling both indoor and industrial emissions. 🔗 Learn more at carbonreform.com

Exciting News for Start-ups and Innovators Around the Globe! 🚀   Apply here: https://bit.ly/3W92WOd   📅 Applications are now open for the 6th edition of our VERBUND X Accelerator, welcoming startups worldwide to participate in these cutting-edge fields:   Use Case search fields: -      Industrial Energy Storage -      Hydrogen / Gas Sensors -      Technical Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources -      AI Agents -      Intelligent Analysis Based on Satellite Imagery Venture Capital search fields: -      AI-Driven Product Development -      Energy Fintech Innovations -      Green Fintech & Sustainable Banking Technologies   Submit your applications by August 18th 2024 🎯   We believe in the power of collaboration - partnering with leading corporations, we aim to create Europe's foremost Energy and Infrastructure platform, driving forward innovative technologies and revolutionary business models 🌟 For this round we partnered with the following - Use Case Partners:  Axpo Group, BIG Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft m.b.H., Porsche Holding, voestalpine, RHI Magnesita, Wienerberger Österreich - Venture Capital Partners: Elevator Ventures, Speedinvest, Greiner Innoventures GmbH, UNIQA Ventures   #verbundx #accelerator #innovation #startups #energytech #futuretech