US/Europe: Spain-based Cemex Ventures and nine other venture capital partners have named 13 finalists for their Construction Startup Competition 2026. Eight will pitch in Las Vegas, US, on 9 – 11 November 2026 and a further five in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 November 2026.
Finalists include Germany-based Bton Holding, which has developed the Hybrid Suspension Mixing two-stage processing technology for low-cement concrete production, and Canada-based Universal Matter, which has developed graphene dispersions to increase concrete strength.