The startups were Build2B (platform for construction freelancers), Soliquid (3D printing), EP Tender (battery as a service), Inergeen (modular construction) and VanO (shared mobility), as well as Waste Marketplace (construction site waste recycling), a startup resulting from VINCI’s intrapreneurship program. They each had a few minutes to pitch their innovative solutions and new business models to a jury of seven well-known investors from France and other countries, who all praised the quality of the projects. More than 300 people connected up to listen to the pitches and discussions, confirming that there is tremendous interest in innovative projects for the city of the future.
“The Leonard Demo Day offered top-quality pitches and ranks among the very best Demo Days I’ve been at in over 10 years as a business angel and venture capitalist. It’s all the more impressive given that this was a virtual Demo Day where everyone took part remotely. The organisation using the Hopin platform, with dedicated meeting rooms to be able to continue discussions after the pitches, worked perfectly,” said Ray Levitt, Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures and a member of the investor jury.
Next up will be the startups and scaleups accelerated by the CATALYST program, which will be presenting the outcomes of their successful collaborative projects with VINCI Group entities.
Through to 19 June, every day at 17.00 CET, the 11 companies specialising in construction, real estate and mobility will be chatting with the VINCI experts they have met and presenting the case studies on which they have worked together.
AGENDA:
- 5 juin : Smartvid – How to use AI to improve security (and social distancing) on a construction site
- 8 juin : Hiboo – Comment gérer plus efficacement son parc machine ?
- 9 juin : Holobuilder – How to enhance the progress analysis of a construction project to turn it into a sale argument?
- 10 juin : AOS – Comment améliorer la gestion des appels d’offre (gain de temps et d’efficacité) ?
- 11 juin : Waycare – How to improve traffic management via AI?
- 12 juin : Kenzen – How to prevent risks for workers before it’s too late?
- 15 juin : Converge – How to enhance productivity on a construction site thanks to IOT?
- 16 juin : Civdrone – How to empower surveyors to layout coordinates with paint and stakes 4x faster using unmanned systems?
- 17 juin : Spacemaker – Le generative design pour optimiser les opérations immobilières
- 18 juin : DIREXYON – Optimize critical asset/infrastructure investment strategy to maintain the service levels (sustainability) at the lowest costs?
- 19 juin : Vizcab – Anticiper la nouvelle réglementation RE2020 et améliorer l’impact carbone des bâtiments via les analyses de cycle de vie
