Cemex Launches CEMEX Ventures
March 14 2017 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today the
launch of CEMEX Ventures, the company’s open innovation and venture
capital unit. Designed to lead the evolution of the construction
industry, CEMEX Ventures will leverage CEMEX’s knowledge of the
business with new, leading-edge technologies and platforms.
CEMEX Ventures will develop 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. What sets CEMEX
Ventures apart is its flexible approach to the attraction and
generation of innovative ideas that enables the incorporation of
initiatives and projects at any stage of their maturity.
“Through its open and flexible model, CEMEX Ventures aims to
generate insights, nurture ideas, incubate, invest in, and
commercialize the most promising solutions, while driving
disruptive change in the construction ecosystem and thereby
developing new sources of revenue for CEMEX,” said Fernando A.
Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX. “By engaging startups, entrepreneurs,
universities, and other stakeholders, CEMEX Ventures will tackle
current challenges in the construction environment and shape the
industry’s future.”
On March 29, CEMEX Ventures will hold the inaugural CEMEX
Ventures Competition, its first open call for startups,
entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses that are exploring new
opportunities in any of CEMEX Ventures’ focus areas.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides
high-quality products and reliable services to customers and
communities in more than 50 countries. CEMEX has a rich history of
improving the well-being of those it serves through innovative
building solutions, efficiency advancements, and efforts to promote
a sustainable future.
For more information on CEMEX Ventures, please visit:
www.cemexventures.com
For more information on CEMEX, please visit: www.cemex.com
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