Holcim has invested in Travertine to apply the startup’s proprietary circular technology to the decarbonisation of cement. By binding CO₂ from direct air capture into advanced mineral components, Travertine’s technology permanently sequesters carbon. Holcim’s investment, through its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit MAQER Ventures, will support the scaling of this technology to decarbonise cement.
Nollaig Forrest, Chief Sustainability Officer, Holcim: “We’re excited to work with innovative startups like Travertine to advance our goal of making decarbonised cement and concrete a reality at scale this decade. Driving circularity, Travertine reduces carbon emissions by capturing and binding CO₂ into advanced mineral solutions.”
Holcim MAQER Ventures participated in a funding round for Travertine alongside Clean Energy Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures, and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, Travertine spun out of Lammers’ lab at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2022.
