Holcim MAQER Ventures
VC Fund
Holderbank, Switzerland
Holcim MAQER Ventures is a VC fund in Holderbank focused on Fuel and Energy. Holcim MAQER Ventures is the innovation platform driving change through open innovation in the building materials sector.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Holcim MAQER Ventures invests in
Stages Holcim MAQER Ventures invests in
Countries Holcim MAQER Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Fuel 1 (25%)
- Energy 1 (25%)
- Mineral 1 (25%)
- Chemical 1 (25%)
- Robotics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Funding Round 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Country
- United States 3 (75%)
- Switzerland 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengt Steinbrecher
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Pritesh Gandhi
Maqer
|
Maqer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Robotics develops retrofit autonomy systems for heavy construction machinery, converting standard excavators and loaders into AI-enabled, semi- or fully-autonomous earthmoving machines. The company installs a rooftop-mounted “Gravis Rack”, a suite of sensors, compute, and automation hardware, along with a touchscreen interface called “GravisSlate,” allowing operators to control equipment manually, with augmented assistance, or automatically. Its system adds capabilities like real-time 3D surveying, terrain-aware excavation, adaptive cycle-time optimization, and remote or on-site control. Gravis serves contractors, rental firms, and equipment fleets seeking to increase throughput, improve safety, and reduce variability on job sites. | $23M / Seed / Nov 28, 2025 | ||
| Electrified Thermal Solutions replace fossil fuels with renewable heat in every furnace, turbine, boiler, and kiln to decarbonize industry.Electrified Thermal Solutions started at MIT in the noisy laboratory basement of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. The goal was simple: start an energy revolution.Founded in 2021, thecompany is based in Medford, Massachusetts. | $19M / Dec 12, 2024 | ||
| The modular technology from Paebbl may be included in any carbon capture system and is industrially scalable. As a result, Paebbl provides a raw material stream that is carbon-negative, radically altering the economics of preventing carbon from entering our environment. | $25M / Series A / Oct 09, 2024 | ||
| Travertine process accelerates the Earth’s natural carbon cycle to precipitate carbonate minerals from carbon dioxide in the air, permanently storing carbon in the solid phase. | $8.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 25, 2024 |
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FAQ
What does Holcim MAQER Ventures invest in?
Holcim MAQER Ventures invests primarily in Fuel, Energy and Mineral startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Holcim MAQER Ventures?
The team at Holcim MAQER Ventures includes Bengt Steinbrecher (Partner) and Pritesh Gandhi (Maqer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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