Accelerator program
What it’s about:
A 6-month acceleration program fostering innovation in the construction space with technical and market expertise from Holcim and world-class corporate partners. Startups can join for free, we do not take equity as part of the accelerator program.
Discover the program
ACCESS & OPPORTUNITIES
Gain access to technical/business experts and actual markets from which you can gather valuable feedback. Use R&D facilities of the involved international partners for product testing and as a launchpad.
COACHING & NETWORKING
Access to high level mentoring by working with top managers from international companies all along the construction value chain.
CO-CREATE
IMPACT
Work with Holcim country operations directly to create impact with your solution in tests and demonstrations during the program.
What’s in it for
you as a startup
Develop your early product with real market and technical feedback from Holcim and other corporate partners
Key Facts
400+
Total applicants
31
Total Alumni
10
Holcim Country Organizations involved
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2019-2020)
Season 3 (2022)
Previous Seasons
Season 1
Open Call to all construction-related pain points in cooperation with Sika and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Close collaboration with Holcim’s corporate entities. Startups participating included: CarbonCure, Alice Technologies, Carbon Upcycling.
Season 2
Operations-driven pain points such as construction waste, CO2 neutrality, digital design, performance monitoring and real time quality control in cooperation with Sika and CCCC.
Startups participating included: Basilisk, Sonocrete, Delair, Maturix
Season 3
A global challenge about the Carbon Efficient Construction, with pain points highlighted by the business units around recycled & sustainable building materials, social housing, reuse of demolition waste and bio-based concrete solutions. Holcim partnered with Sika, Bouygues Construction and Mott McDonald for Season 3. Startups participating include: Low Carbon Materials, Modulatio and iNex Circular
Season 4
Gear up for a transformative six-month acceleration program designed to fuel innovation in the construction sector, with valuable technical and market insights from Holcim and top-tier corporate partners. This year’s theme focuses on driving circularity within the construction industry. Aspiring startups worldwide are invited to put forth their groundbreaking ideas to revolutionize the sector. The participating startups will then have the opportunity to craft inventive solutions across various aspects of circular practices.