On 4-5 June, the European Innovation Council hosted an EIC Multi-Corporate Day, bringing construction and infrastructure leaders Ferrovial, Acciona, ACS, Sacyr, and Vinci with 18 EIC-backed start-ups from 10 countries. The selected companies, chosen by the corporations and trained and coached by the EIC to align with their innovation priorities, presented their solutions during in-person pitching sessions at South Summit 2025 in Madrid, followed by tailored one-on-one meetings aimed at driving concrete business outcomes.
This acceleration activity, part of the EIC Business Acceleration Services, was designed to foster collaboration between innovative EIC-backed companies and leading European corporations, offering support to stimulate potential co-development partnerships, pilot programmes, and strategic investments.
This EIC Multi-Corporate Day perfectly reflected what ACS stands for in terms of innovation, uncovering the most disruptive start-ups in the construction and infrastructure sector. It’s truly inspiring to see how these 18 carefully selected start-ups, chosen through a highly competitive process, are presenting solutions with the potential to transform our industry.
Miguel José Segarra, Senior VP of Innovation at Dragados, ACS.
The selected start-ups showcased their cutting-edge solutions in areas such as construction technology, sustainable materials, AI-driven infrastructure management, and environmental monitoring:
- ALTAROAD (France) - AI-driven waste traceability and management solutions for construction sites.
- AXELERA AI (Netherlands) - High-performance, energy-efficient AI computing at the edge for infrastructure.
- COLD PAD (France) - Durable composite bonding and fastening solutions replacing traditional welding.
- FARADAIC SENSORS (Germany) - Miniaturised electrochemical gas sensors for IoT applications in construction.
- HYDRO VOLTA (Belgium) - Smart water and carbon capture solutions for sustainable construction.
- HYPERION ROBOTICS (Finland) - Low-carbon 3D printing and robotics for construction applications.
- IRIS AI (Norway) - Multimodal AI solutions for construction project management and compliance.
- MAGMENT (Germany) - Magnetisable concrete solutions for high-efficiency power transmission.
- MATERRUP (France) - Low-carbon cement from cold-activated clay waste materials.
- MULTIVERSE COMPUTING (Spain) - Quantum AI software solutions for enhanced computational efficiency.
- MYSPHERA (Spain) - IoT and AI technologies for healthcare infrastructure digitalisation.
- ORCHESTRA SCIENTIFIC (Spain) - Modular CO₂ capture technology for industrial applications.
- PIPES.ONE (Ukraine) - Mobile on-site polymer pipe manufacturing solutions.
- SAALG GEOMECHANICS (Spain) - Digital platform for geotechnical engineering and ground data analysis.
- SIMLAB (Poland) - 3D digital twin technology for facility and construction management.
- SPOTLITE (Portugal) - AI-driven satellite analytics for infrastructure risk monitoring.
- TWINSITY (Germany) - AI-powered infrastructure inspection using digital twins and drone imagery.
- WIDMO SPECTRAL TECHNOLOGIES (Poland) - High-precision subsurface tomography using spectral ground-penetrating radar.
For participating startups, this EIC Multi-Corporate Day represented an opportunity to engage directly with key decision-makers from Ferrovial, Acciona, ACS, Sacyr and Vinci:
"Participating in this EIC Multi-Corporate Day was a great opportunity for us as we are starting full commercialisation of our Widmo Cities project. We were fortunate to meet with five of Spain’s leading companies in the construction and infrastructure sector. It is notoriously difficult for start-ups to find appropriate people within large corporations who can understand the value of innovation and act upon it. Having access to such high-level meetings in a dedicated space was an opportunity that has the potential to create a lot of value for us and the construction industry,” said Greg Wabik, Business Development Associate at WIDMO Spectral Technologies.
"Our experience at the EIC Multi-Corporate Days with Ferrovial & Partners at South Summit has been great. The tailored training and hands-on support from the EIC team through the event planning process have been invaluable. Their commitment to bringing the most relevant stakeholders to the table ensures high visibility for the participating start-ups. For us, this truly sets this initiative apart,” noted Stefka Mihailova, Senior Sales Consultant at IRIS AI.
In addition to high-level networking opportunities, this exclusive acceleration initiative includes post-activity support for start-ups and corporate partners to maximise the impact of business proposals.
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About the EIC Corporate Partnership Programme
The EIC Corporate Partnership Programme, an initiative of the EIC Business Acceleration Services, allows EIC-backed innovators to boost their network and do business with relevant decision-makers from the largest companies in Europe. Since 2017, the EIC Corporate Partnership Programme has organised 74 initiatives with +120 corporate partners including ABB, Airbus, BMW, CaixaBank, CommerzBank, Enel, Ferrovial, L'Oreal, Medtronic, Neste, Roche, Saint-Gobain, Shell, Siemens Energy, Solvay or Telefonica. Over 1200 EIC-funded start-ups and scaleups and +2500 corporate high-level representatives have been able to participate in these initiatives reporting a significant business impact, follow-ups, and business deals.
The EIC is looking for large corporations with an open innovation spirit, interested in integrating innovations coming from start-ups, scaleups and research projects directly into their business offering, procurement and R&D activities as well as investing in highly innovative/deep tech companies. Open application for corporations.
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