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Accelerator Pitch Day Event Success!
On March 5-6, we heard from some of the most advanced start-up companies aiming to shape the future of sustainable building materials at our accelerator pitch day event in London.
Congratulations to our finalists CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc., Cocoon, EnviCore Inc., Enzymatic, Material Evolution, Mimicrete, Neocrete and PHNX Materials for participating and delivering such compelling presentations!
The level of competition was exceptionally strong and it’s clear that we have some very talented and focused individuals at companies intent on transforming the future of the built environment.
During the event we heard from our key partners and portfolio companies across two separate panel discussions. Chris Fortunato hosted the first session around the role of CVC’s in supporting innovative new ConTech’s to pilot and scale, and was joined by Cheri Hanes, CRIS, Mike Evans, Cutler Knupp, and Edward Woods.
Day two started with a panel on the lessons working with large corporates. Thanks to our colleague and host Tulika Raj and our panel members, Apoorv Sinha, Hannah-Mei Andrews and Leah Ellis for their participation.
Eduardo Gomez, Head of CRH Ventures commented: Thank you to everyone who participated in our CRH Ventures Sustainable Building Materials accelerator program. This could not have been possible without the commitment and support of our CRH colleagues, partners, and, most importantly, the start-ups.
"We had 8 great pitches and this is just the beginning; we look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnerships."
Finally, thank you to our program partners, Arup, AXA XL, Bouygues Construction Venture, Climate Investment and Dysruptek.