Investments
34Portfolio Exits
3Partners & Customers
5About CEMEX Ventures
CEMEX Ventures is the open innovation and venture capital unit of CEMEX (NYSE: CX). CEMEX Ventures develops opportunities in key focus areas outside of CEMEX's core business, such as urban development, connectivity improvements within the construction value chain, new construction trends and technologies, and the creation and development of new project finance resources. It does so by engaging startups, entrepreneurs, universities, and other stakeholders to nurture ideas, incubate, invest in, and commercialize the most promising solutions.
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May 23, 2023
Too Long; Didn't Read In this episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, we speak with Mateo Zimmermann, Investment Manager at CEMEX Ventures. CEMEX invests in innovative construction startups aiming to foster the construction revolution. Zimmermann discusses the challenges faced by young people in finding affordable housing. The construction industry contributes to almost 30% of CO2 emissions worldwide.
CEMEX Ventures Investments
34 Investments
CEMEX Ventures has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was in StructShare as part of their Seed VC - II on March 3, 2023.
CEMEX Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/21/2023 | Seed VC - II | StructShare | $8M | Yes | CEMEX Ventures, Global Brain, Kompas, SeedIL, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | 4 |
12/22/2022 | Unattributed VC | WT ENERGY SMEA | Yes | 1 | ||
12/22/2022 | Pre-Seed | Data Rebels | $0.33M | Yes | 1 | |
12/21/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
12/15/2022 | Series B |
Date | 3/21/2023 | 12/22/2022 | 12/22/2022 | 12/21/2022 | 12/15/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Unattributed VC | Pre-Seed | Seed VC | Series B |
Company | StructShare | WT ENERGY SMEA | Data Rebels | ||
Amount | $8M | $0.33M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | CEMEX Ventures, Global Brain, Kompas, SeedIL, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 1 |
CEMEX Ventures Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
CEMEX Ventures has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was StructionSite on October 12, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/12/2022 | Acquired | 7 | |||
Date | 10/12/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 7 |
CEMEX Ventures Partners & Customers
5 Partners and customers
CEMEX Ventures has 5 strategic partners and customers. CEMEX Ventures recently partnered with Carbon Upcycling Technologies on November 11, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/4/2020 | Partner | Canada | `` Our roadmap to achieve this global ambition involves continuing to innovate our technology internally while , at the same time , continuing to seek complementary innovation outside of CEMEX Ventures through investments in start-ups , consortia , and high-value collaboration agreements such as the one reached with Carbon Upcycling Technologies . '' | 2 | |
5/17/2019 | Partner | ||||
3/26/2019 | Partner | ||||
11/8/2018 | Partner | ||||
10/20/2017 | Partner |
Date | 11/4/2020 | 5/17/2019 | 3/26/2019 | 11/8/2018 | 10/20/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Canada | ||||
News Snippet | `` Our roadmap to achieve this global ambition involves continuing to innovate our technology internally while , at the same time , continuing to seek complementary innovation outside of CEMEX Ventures through investments in start-ups , consortia , and high-value collaboration agreements such as the one reached with Carbon Upcycling Technologies . '' | ||||
Sources | 2 |
CEMEX Ventures Team
1 Team Member
CEMEX Ventures has 1 team member, including current President, Gonzalo Galindo Gout.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Gonzalo Galindo Gout | President | Current |
Name | Gonzalo Galindo Gout |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | President |
Status | Current |
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