Cemex Ventures
Corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of Cemex (Mexico)
Corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of Mexico’s Cemex, run from Madrid since 2017. Invests in construction-tech and low-carbon building-materials startups.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Madrid, Spain
- FOUNDED
- 2017
- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 2 people
Focus
- STAGES
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- ASSET MIX
- Venture capital
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
Overview
Cemex Ventures is the corporate venture capital and open innovation unit of the Mexican building-materials group Cemex, operated by Cemex Ventures España, S.L.U. in Madrid. With a global focus it invests in, accelerates and partners with startups in four areas: green construction, enhanced productivity, construction supply chain and the future of construction. Besides capital it offers pilots with Cemex, access to its R&D teams and network, and runs the Leaplab acceleration programme and the Construction Startup Competition. It was launched in 2017; Jesús Ortiz was appointed head in March 2026.
Investment thesis
Startups in green construction (decarbonising the built environment, circularity), enhanced productivity, construction supply chain and future of construction (robotics, advanced materials, industrialised methods) that Cemex can pilot and adopt.
PORTFOLIO (12)
- Energy VaultNOTABLEClimate & Energy
- DroneDeployNOTABLESoftware & SaaS
- OptimitiveArtificial Intelligence · since 2026
- WtEnergy (Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions)Climate & Energy
- Terra CO2Climate & Energy · since 2025
- COBODIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Carbon CleanClimate & Energy
- Carbon Upcycling TechnologiesClimate & Energy
- SynhelionClimate & Energy
- KC8 Capture TechnologiesClimate & Energy
- Soil ConnectSoftware & SaaS
- OutbuildSoftware & SaaS
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Frequently asked questions
Cemex Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in Madrid, Spain, founded in 2017.
Yes. Cemex Ventures invests its own capital in private companies.
Cemex Ventures invests in Industrial & Manufacturing, Climate & Energy, Software & SaaS and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at Cemex Ventures include Jesús Ortiz (Head of Cemex Ventures) and Alfredo Carrato (Investment and Open Innovation (as of Mar 2025)).
Cemex Ventures's investments include Energy Vault, DroneDeploy, Optimitive, WtEnergy (Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions), Terra CO2, COBOD, Carbon Clean and Carbon Upcycling Technologies, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Cemex Ventures is Optimitive (€5M Series A with Suma Capital and TITAN Cement Group), announced in Feb 2026.
No. Cemex Ventures invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.